Chinese green tea , primarily Gunpowder , with a touch of Chun Mee . Egyptian spearmint . A hint of spearmint oil . These ingredients create the incomparable bouquet of this refreshing, exquisite tea that evokes dreams of North Africa.
At the end of the 18th century, large quantities of green tea arrived in Moroccan ports from the Asian colonies of European countries. Mint had long served there not only as a spice but also as the basis for a highly valued and universally popular hot beverage. So what to do with the abundance of imported goods? Resourceful traders managed to attract attention and generate interest. Demand quickly followed. The successful blend of green tea and mint was a welcome alternative to expensive coffee and frowned-upon alcohol. "Whisky Marocain," as it is jokingly and self-deprecatingly called, can rightfully be described as Morocco's national drink .
Convenient for you all year round : Our Moroccan-style green tea contains mint in dried form, complemented and refined with a touch of natural flavoring.
Here's how it's done : Boil water until it's rolling, let it stand uncovered for five to ten minutes to cool. Pour it over the loose tea. Use one teaspoon per cup and let it steep for three minutes.
Traditionally, it's sweetened with plenty of sugar. It tastes especially good with honey. Served with baklava, an Arabic pastry... a dream from One Thousand and One Nights. In North Africa, it's drunk hot and poured in a high arc from an ornately decorated silver pitcher into delicate glasses. It tastes delicious, cooling and invigorating, but also cold, ice-cold in summer.
Shelf life : If you store it protected from sunlight, heat sources, moisture and atmospheric oxygen, you can store it for several months without loss of quality, at least one year.
