Moroccan Mint Tea

Description

You’ve just discovered the best Moroccan Mint Tea. This is a Flavoured Gunpowder Green Tea combined with Peppermint leaves to create a match made in heaven. The infusion has a close association with Moroccan culture. However, it has since spread around the world.

What is Moroccan Mint Tea?
This blend (also called Maghrebi Mint Tea, Sahrawi Mint Tea and Touareg) includes Chinese Green Tea that has been rolled into small pellets. Accompanying these leaves is either Peppermint or Spearmint. Moroccan Mint Tea’s history dates back to the late-17th or early-18th century when Queen Anne (1665-1714) sent Tea to Sultan Moulay Ismail for releasing captured Britons.

Today, traditional Moroccan Mint Tea has become a bedrock of the local culture. Its creation for guests now signifies hospitality and affection, a preparation process that is almost ritualistic in nature. Those invited to have a cup – three! – of it must practise patience to adhere to the age-old saying, “Insha Allah”. In the context of making a brew, the term means that with God willing, all things come with time.

The host will first gather their Teaware – a tray adorned with an intricately designed Teapot and similarly ornate glasses. They will then rinse the Teapot with boiling water before adding Moroccan Mint Tea leaves and sugar. More water is added to the pot so that the Tea can steep for a few minutes. The next step takes impeccable precision as the host pours the liquid into the glasses from an impressive height.

It is paramount that a thin layer of foam appears on the surface. Should it not, the host will repeat the process with a fresh batch. But assuming everything goes to plan, you’ll soon be enjoying a delicious, invigorating and health beneficial cuppa in the company of new friends. Just don’t refuse their humble and most generous invitation as Moroccans don’t take kindly to impoliteness!

Ingredients: green tea, peppermint