stackyFACTSEarl Grey tea relies on a citrus fruit nobody actually wants to eat. Bergamot looks like a bumpy lime and tastes violently sour and bitter. It is cultivated almost entirely to extract the aromatic oils from its rind, making it one of the few fruits grown strictly for its peel.
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