Tunisian Mint Tea
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- 04 Oct 2022
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Enjoy a cup of this soothing and delicious Tunisian green tea and mint. It is sweet, easy to make, and everything you would expect to get from Tunisian hospitality.
WHAT IS TUNISIAN MINT TEA?
Tunisian mint tea is a Maghrebi-style tea that is popularly consumed in the Maghreb region, in the Northwest of Africa, comprising countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, and Algeria. This tea culture has can also be seen in other countries such as Egypt and Sudan.
Similar to other Maghrebi-style teas, Tunisian tea is made by brewing green tea and mint leaves in boiling water. The tea is usually offered as a sign of hospitality to guests and is normally available in the house throughout the day.
INGREDIENTS
· Dried green tea leaves: alternatively, use gunpowder green tea (a Chinese-style tea in which the leaf has been rolled into a small round ball, resembling gunpowder).
· A few cleaned fresh mint sprigs: This is the kind you mostly find in supermarkets or in your garden.
· Sugar: Tunisian mint tea is known to be notoriously sweet, from white table sugar. In this regard, feel free to adjust the sugar according to your taste, or even make it keto-friendly by using sugar-free sweeteners!
· Water: boiling water to steep the mint and tea leaves in.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH TUNISIAN MINT TEA
For an authentic experience, serve this mint tea with pine nuts, and some Tunisian sweets. When serving, Tunisian tea is normally poured to glasses from a distance, a process that helps aerate the tea, so feel free to also try this.
