OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaTea comes from the leaves of a small evergreen bush called Camellia sinensis, and it is the most popular drink in the world after water! The tea plant loves to grow on misty hillsides in warm places like China, India, and Japan.
When you pour hot water over the dried leaves, the water slowly turns into a beautiful golden or green color, and that is your tea! Today, people all around the world drink billions of cups of tea every single day. They enjoy it hot, iced, sweet, or plain.
- People in China discovered tea over 4,000 years ago!
- One old story says a leaf accidentally blew into an emperor’s cup of hot water, and that was the first cup of tea ever made.
- The difference between green tea and black tea is just how the leaves are dried and prepared after they are picked.
