Sri Lankan tea and coconut brands in Speciality and Find Food Asia in Singapore

Union Commodities Pvt Ltd of Sri Lanka in collaboration with M/s Untitled Untold Pte Ltd participated at the Specialty and Fine Food Asia exhibition which was held

Your guide to using coconut in your cooking!

You might not have considered this before, but there are a lot of different ways to enjoy coconut Why? This fruit… nut… is probably the most charismatic

Heart Healthy Spices for Daily Consumption

The use of herbs and spices has been very important throughout history Besides its value as a luxury commodity, spices have continuously been used for their healing

The perfect kitchen spice rack – 10 spices must haves for any Sri Lankan kitchen.

Sri Lanka is famously known as the “land of spices” due its abundance of a variety of home-grown organic spices and herbs Spices are an essential part

15 ways people are using tea at home

Tea is no longer just for sipping Whilst it is predominantly still considered an afternoon beverage or a great beverage to start your day with, it actually

20 Fun Facts About Coconuts

Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a

Know your teas: Reducing anxiety and how

Tea is an excellent way to incorporate a little zen into your daily routine Union Commodities is home to a vast range of Pure Ceylon Teas that

6 best teas for headaches and migraines

When people have a headache, they often wonder if they should consume caffeinated products Depending on your unique circumstances, caffeine can have both beneficial and detrimental effects

Could Cashew nuts improve your health?

Cashews are cultivated in various warm climates across the globe and abundantly grown in places such as Puttalam, Galle, Hambantota and Kurunegala in Sri Lanka For centuries,

Sri Lanka: The home of the world’s Superfoods

The term ‘superfood’ refers to a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being Whilst the world continues to be

Why Ceylon Cinnamon is coveted, the world over

Ceylon cinnamon is native to one region of the world and is considered a priceless commodity in the spice world

The cinnamon tree originally

The Origins of Tea

To truly ascertain the origins of tea, one must first traverse the history of tea 

Tea is often thought of as being a quintessentially

The history of the Spice Trade

The Spice trade is the cultivation, preparation, transportation and merchandising of spices and herbs – a practice formed in ancient origins steeped in cultural and economic signifiers

Tea in the fight against COVID- 19

With vaccines for COVID-19 now being distributed worldwide, we begin to look inward at Sri Lanka as numbers continue to increase at a low incline, and we

Health benefits associated with turmeric

Turmeric has been used in mainly Asia countries such as India and Sri Lanka for thousands of years as a spice and medicinal herb
Turmeric has been proven

10 things you didn’t know about Tea

Most people know that Tea has a long history and rich heritage But there are still a lot of things that the world at large does not

How to brew the perfect cup of tea

Tea has become the second most popular drink, the world over, after water It is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over

The health benefits of drinking tea against COVID-19 and diabetes

With recent rumours about the anti-viral properties of tea in the fight against COVID-19, as titans of industry, we at Unicom decided to put the rumours to

Types of tea produced in Sri Lanka

Call it ‘Thae’ in the vernacular in Sri lanka, ‘Chai’ in many Asian nations but ‘Tea’ to the English and known to the world in many languages

The perfect Afternoon Tea Menu

Tea on its own is heavenly, but the ritual of afternoon tea seems to have originated from Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, who was rumored to