Where does Britain's tea come from?
20:40, 11 January 2014
LONDON. January 11. KAZINFORM While we drink millions of cups of tea each day, how many of us know where our tea actually comes from?
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to east Africa to uncover the stories behind Britain's favourite drink, BBC News reports. Most of the leaves that go into our teabags do not come from India or China, but are bought from an auction in the coastal city of Mombasa in Kenya. From here, Simon follows the tea trail through the epic landscapes of Kenya and Uganda and meets some of the thousands of people who pick, pack and transport it. In this clip he visits a tea plantation and has a go at picking tea leaves himself. Watch The Tea Trail with Simon Reeve on BBC 2 at 20:00 GMT on Sunday 12 January or catch it later on the BBC iPlayer.