Bergamot: from perfume, oil and tea to food and juices, how the fruit's growing popularity is reviving one of Italy's poorest regions

Mostly grown in one of Italy’s poorest regions, bergamot is prized for the oil it produces that has long been used in perfumes and tea. Now its popularity is soaring – especially in Asia – thanks to a growing use in things like food and juices.
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The finest Earl Grey tea and the luxury oils and essences used in stress-killing aromatherapy have one thing in common. They’re made with the pure essence of bergamot, a pricey citrus hybrid shaped like an orange but yellow like a lemon, which grows in a restricted patch of land in the far south of Italy.

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