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Tea

Tea is a kind of dried leaves which is got from tea plants. It is a popular drink. It grows in China , India , Japan , Indonesia , Ceylon & Bangladesh . It grows on the dry slopes of hills. It grows on hilly areas where water does not stay. Tea plant grows twenty to thirty feet high. They are not allowed to grow so high in the garden. They are prune & allowed to grow from three to four feet high. There are four crops in a year. The leaves & buds are rolled over by a machine & dried in the sun & air. Black tea is got by drying slowly & green tea is got by drying quickly. The dried leaves are packed & are ready for sale. It is easy to prepare tea as a drink. Water is first boiled in a kettle. Then a quantity of dried leaves are put in it. Milk & sugar may be mixed with it. Tea is refreshing & stimulating. It removes fatigue. It’s an antidote to cancer. Tea is one of the cash crops of Bangladesh . We earn a lot of foreign currency by exporting it.