和西蒙·里夫一起寻茶

  • SimonReeve
  • 60分钟
  • AdventurerandjournalistSimonReeveheadstoeastAfrica… AdventurerandjournalistSimonReeveheadstoeastAfricatouncoverthestoriesbehindthenation'sfavouritedrink.Whilewedrinkmillionsofcupsofthestuffeachday,howmanyofusknowwhereourteaactuallycomesfrom?ThesurprisingansweristhatmostoftheleavesthatgointooureverydayteabagsdonotcomefromIndiaorChinabutareboughtfromanauctioninthecoastalcityofMombasainKenya.  Fromhere,SimonfollowstheteatrailthroughtheepiclandscapesofKenyaandUgandaandmeetssomeofthemillionsofpeoplewhopick,packandtransportourtea.DrinkingteawiththeeveryonefromMasaicattleherderstothedescendantsoftheoriginalwhiteteaplanters,Simonlearnsthattheindustrythatsuppliesoureverydaycuppaisnotimmunetothetroublesofthecontinent-poverty,lowwagesandchildlabour.