Beauty And The Beast: 21 Easter Eggs & References You Must See
11. Chamomile
When Belle first arrives at the castle, Chip the teacup wonders out loud to his mother what type of tea she might like best, then lists off different leaves. He includes Chamomile, which is an homage to an early version of his mother.
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In the 1991 animation, Mrs Potts was originally called Mrs Chamomile, as producer Don Hahn told Vanity Fair:
"For Mrs. Potts, we originally tried to find the most soothing possible association and we came up with Mrs. Chamomile. Chamomile is a very, soothing herbal tea, but nobody could pronounce it. So Howard [Ashman] said, 'Let's call her Mrs. Potts.'"