Pickwick Tea Minty Marocco, 20 Tea Bags

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Whereas Algerian cities had been introduced to coffee culture under the influence of the Ottomans, Moroccan cities would only be introduced to coffee later.

Many families serve tea more than once a day and Moroccan hospitality dictates that one must always offer mint tea to both drop-ins and expected guests. 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.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

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It's your destination for everything beautiful, authentic, artistic, and made the Moroccan way with love. Add mint (fresh or dried) and make sure it is all covered with water, otherwise, it may leave your tea with a bitter taste. In one of Nass El Ghiwane's most popular songs, Es-Siniya ( الصينية), the tea tray is used as a metaphor to discuss the hardships of migrating from the countryside to a big city such as Casablanca. In old Morocco – and still today in traditional Moroccan families -, the family head male was the person in charge of making Moroccan mint tea. Sugar and tea would arrive from Europe to the port of Essaouira, where Jewish merchants who had started migrating to coastal cities in the 19th century managed their passing through the interior of Morocco.This type of tea was introduced to the court of the Warrior Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif by Europeans in the early 18th century. A blend of Ceylon and Indian teas infused with minty freshness, creating a lively, aromatic experience rooted in Moroccan tradition. Inspired by the tea served in the souks of the Moroccan medina, we've blended our smoky Gunpowder green with pure peppermint leaves for a refreshingly nuanced loose leaf infusion.

This blend includes a stronger 'gunpowder' green tea which you'll see as dark, almost black rolled leaves. Once you make a hot cup of Moroccan mint tea for your family and friends, I can assure you that they will long for your invitations as your mint tea will taste like being on vacation in Morocco! While the basic Moroccan mint tea is a go-to drink for every day, Moroccans like to add herbs, spices, and aromatics on special occasions or to get some health benefits.This type of tea is traditionally poured from a forearm's height over the glass; this allows for the creation of a desirable foamy "head" on the top of the tea. Its consumption has spread throughout North Africa, parts of the Sahel, France, Spain, the Arab world, and Middle East. This aromatic plant was widely used in Algeria to cure and prevent cholera when it plagued the country from 1835 until 1865.