We all have pet peeves over which we get very worked up. For "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch, it's what qualifies as a tea. Leaves from the foothills of India and Brazil: tea. A daisy-like flower used to make herbal infusions: not tea, at least according to Cumberbatch.
Cumberbatch made his case while promoting "The Grinch" on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show in London yesterday:
"I'm sick of chamomile tea being called tea!" Cumberbatch exclaimed with the type of stage presence only a Brit possesses.
"It's not tea. Tea is a green leaf that comes from (mainly) the foothills of places like India or countries like Brazil. places that have beautiful mountains, so it needs to be a sort of subtropical alpine climate. It's a very specific process. Chamomile is not grown in these environments."
Watch the interview -- which is very entertaining -- in full below (the tea rant starts around 8:15):