Pickwick Tea Minty Marocco, 20 Tea Bags

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For the uninitiated, Moroccan mint tea, or Maghrebi mint tea, is a simple yet refreshing tea that’s commonly served in the region. It is usually a Chinese Gunpowder Green Tea mixed with either Spearmint or Peppermint leaves and sugar.

It is poured into glasses from high above to swirl loose tea leaves to the bottom of the glass, whilst gently aerating the tea to improve its flavor. 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. In Morocco once steeped, the tea is poured from a great height into glass cups to be enjoyed throughout the day and especially when one has visitors.

This Sultans Moroccan Mint Tea has the smoky, tart gunpowder tea gets a burst of fresh spearmint mintiness from the natural nana mint. I can’t believe I haven’t posted a recipe for how to make Moroccan mint tea but realized now would be a great time. Oral traditions in the Algerian city of Tlemcen distinguish between "Fassi tea drinkers and Tlemceni coffee drinkers". 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. Among urban populations, partaking in the tea ceremony became a symbol of status and savoir faire, while among rural farmers it was a way to emulate the urban class they both envied and resented.

In the twenty years after the Anglo-Moroccan Treaty of 1856, and after the British East India Company diverted tea meant for the Baltic states to Morocco during the Crimean War, [11] tea imports quadrupled but tea consumption remained an urban practice. The native spearmint naʿnāʿ ( نعناع) possesses a clear, pungent, mild aroma, and is the mint that is traditionally used in Maghrebi mint tea.It will be of the highest quality and it will age beautifully, The patina will look better, day after day. It is traditional to the Greater Maghreb region (the northwest African countries of Morocco, Algeria, [8] [9] [10] Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania). 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. If we receive your notice of cancellation as set out above within such 7 day period, then we will let you have a full refund.

Dried Cuban Peppermint leaves blended with Gunpowder Quing (pinhead) green tea make this an excellent digestif after a meal or as a refreshing pick-me-up at any time of the day. Ever since our founder Walter Whittard weighed out tea leaves behind his high mahogany counter, we've been experimenting with our own inventive blends. The taste is full-bodied with a malty depth followed by the cool tingle of mint that is both satisfying and invigorating.This delicious and refreshing beverage is served with special tea cookies, additional mint leaves in the glass, shaped brown sugar and often in coloured glasses. From design and decor to food and travel, moroccanzest is the space where I share what I loved growing up in Morocco, and more. Gunpowder Green Tea: A Chinese-style tea in which the leaf has been rolled into a small round ball, resembling gunpowder. Maghrebi Mint Tea is also widely consumed throughout the day in bars and cafes that offer an alcohol-free alternative to the pubs and bars that our culture is more familiar with, the difference being the lack of alcohol. Hi JM, the ingredients are for a traditional Moroccan tea with a sweetness that probably will satisfy more taste buds.