Sound like a good glass of mint tea?
This small glass of tea more or less sweet, more or less bitter depending on its degree of infusion.
Mint tea is a real social link, it is an institution, and offering a glass of mint tea is part of the rules of living in all Maghreb and Eastern countries.
But how to make authentic mint tea?
For 6 tea glasses, you need:
- A bouquet of fresh mint
- Two teaspoons of green tea.
- Sugar to your taste
Preparation:
Boil water.
Put the tea in the teapot, and pour the equivalent of a teaglass of boiling water over the green tea to rinse it off to remove the first notes of bitterness.
Empty the teapot while keeping the tea granules rinsed.
Add a bunch of fresh mint to the teapot, and sugar.
Pour boiling water.
Let it steep for a minute, then pour into a glass Tuareg style: starting down, then slowly going up.
Once the glass is full, put it back in the teapot. Repeat once or twice until a small golden foam appears.
Your tea is ready!
All that remains is to accompany your tea with an assortment of baklavas.
Tuareg proverb " The first glass is as sweet as life, the second as strong as love, the third is as strong as love"
If you don't have a teapot, don't panic, go to our shop in the tab Tableware.