Advent Day #11

Tea #11 - “Moroccan Mint Green Tea”

If anyone ever loved mint things, it is me. My favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip. I can’t wait for the Christmas season for all the peppermint items to return to the grocery stores. This green tea boasts both spearmint and peppermint as its ingredients, but I can honestly admit that I thought I would not like it. It started when I saw the tea bag which had a finer mix rather than the lovelier whole leaves I have enjoyed in some of the other recent tea bags. I was excited to try my first Fortnum & Mason tea hailing from Africa though. I thoroughly enjoyed my research about this tea! I found out the Moroccans have been drinking sweet green mint tea, also called Maghrebi tea due to the region where it is popular, since the 19^th century. They prepare it in “breds,” stainless steel teapots, and it is the men who brew it and serve it in “keesan,” jewel-colored tea glasses. This tea is described as “gunpowder” which explains its appearance in the bag, and it first came to Morocco via import in the 1860s. Interestingly, I drank it without milk or sugar, not realizing that the Moroccans drink it with an ample amount of sugar. Despite my not prepping it traditionally, this tea was a pleasant surprise! It is smooth, and the mint is subtle but obvious. I would absolutely drink this regularly and would love to try it again soon with the sugar added! 8/10