Moroccan Tea

At a Moroccan restaurant, dessert will oftentimes be served with hot green tea that has been flavored with spearmint and sugar. The preferred Moroccan tea is Chinese gunpowder green, which is traditionally served in a glass. All the utensils such as a silver teapot, a brass hammer for sugar, and silver boxes of tea, mint, and sugar, are set out on a low table before the start of a Moroccan tea ceremony. These ingredients are then steeped in boiling water. Each person has three glasses for the tea. The pot is raised high above the glass while pouring. This is done to oxygenate the tea and create a froth at the top. Each guest is served one of their glasses of tea as the meal goes on. With each glass of tea, water and sugar proceed to be added to the pot but no more tea is added.

Make your own Moroccan Tea