The Story of Tea

Tea is the most popular drink in the world after water.

In Turkey, people drink it all day, from breakfast to late at night.

The story of tea began in China about five thousand years ago.

According to a popular legend, some leaves fell into the hot water of an emperor.

He tasted the water and liked it, and a new drink was born.

For many centuries, tea stayed in Asia.

Then European traders brought it home in the 1600s, and it became very fashionable.

In Britain, people started to drink tea with milk and sugar.

Turkey started to grow its own tea in the 1920s, near the Black Sea.

Today, the Turks drink more tea per person than almost any other people.

A good cup of tea is hot, fresh, and shared with friends.