You agree that we (or our appointed agents) may examine and test any goods that are claimed to be defective to establish whether those defects are our responsibility. It's your destination for everything beautiful, authentic, artistic, and made the Moroccan way with love. To make Moroccan mint tea, the only ingredients you will need are gunpowder loose tea, a generous amount of fresh mint leaves, a few aromatics (optional), and sugar. Maghrebi mint tea ( Maghrebi Arabic: أتاي, atay; [1] Arabic: الشاي بالنعناع, romanized: aš-šhāy bin-na'nā'; [2] Berber languages: ⴰⵜⴰⵢ, romanized: atay), also known as Moroccan mint tea [3] [4] and Algerian mint tea, [5] [6] [7] is a North African preparation of gunpowder green tea with spearmint leaves and sugar. Add mint (fresh or dried) and make sure it is all covered with water, otherwise, it may leave your tea with a bitter taste.

This blend includes a stronger 'gunpowder' green tea which you'll see as dark, almost black rolled leaves. This is changing a bit; it is becoming more common to serve two teapots on a serving tray—one traditionally sweet, the other lightly sweetened or not at all. The ratios below are for a small pot of tea and are approximate, as tea leaves vary in quality and strength. Moroccan Mint is also known as Spearmint or Nana Mint and was once originally known as crisped mint.

Sugar: White table sugar is the most common sweetener for this tea, though you can substitute honey or agave. Refreshing and sweet, mint teas are popular across northern Africa, where you might find them referred to as nana tea or Algerian tea, depending on where you are. Steep: Fill serving glass with hot water, then add the infuser filled with the cleaned gunpowder green tea leaves, along with fresh mint and sugar.

Diana has served as head recipe developer and editor for the Emmy-nominated PBS series Moveable Feast, food editor and test kitchen manager at Fine Cooking Magazine, and recipe developer and product tester at Food Network. We've even added a sprinkling of blue cornflower petals for a British touch – why not try it the traditional way, mixed with honey or sugar? About our product information: We do everything we can to ensure that the product information of the products we sell is as accurate as possible. It is usually a Chinese Gunpowder Green Tea mixed with either Spearmint or Peppermint leaves and sugar. It is not just meant for drinking; it is meant for sharing and is a symbol of hospitality and family in Morocco.The higher the tea is poured, the more foam you will get on top of your drink adding more texture and flavor to your tea.

On special occasions like engagement parties and marriages, the most used herbs and spices are rosebuds, verbena, and/or cinnamon. It doesn't matter whether you're a master tea connoisseur, sort of into coffee aswell or an outright tea fanatic, the passion and love for tea is what drives us both. This type of tea was introduced to the court of the Warrior Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif by Europeans in the early 18th century. Gunpowder Green Tea: A Chinese-style tea in which the leaf has been rolled into a small round ball, resembling gunpowder.This refreshing blend of Ceylon Gunpowder green tea and a Formosa Oolong with Peppermint and Spearmint has been created by our master blender to bring to you the taste of North Africa. The method of serving often follows an informal ceremony which is adhered to, almost without exception when preparing this tea for visitors.