The wonderful thing about Goa is, that you don’t have to actually move to experience little “adventurous”. You see, this is the most touristic region in India, people are coming from near and far to spend some quality time in paradise. I have met exceptional people from all over the world by sitting at home and I have met the weirdest people too. Its kind of a magical place and whenever I leave my dear Goa, it is as if my senses said that it was simply wrong, a crime, a huge mistake! Many visitors feel the same way and mostly you will experience that this people will always come back, for their love to Goa is full of passion.
One of our friends from France had so come back to Goa and his eyes were full of live, finally he was back for an other awesome vacation. Patrick travels regularly to morocco, his wife is from Marrakesh, and when ever he comes to visit us he tries to bring us a little gift. This time he got us a gorgeous Moroccan Tea set, including a tea pot and 6 glasses. While he was telling us his little adventures in the dessert, I was making tea for us all, after a recipe he had instructed me.
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The Moroccan tea is considered very special, it is a sign of friendship, amiability and tradition. It is so popular that the people there drink tea the whole day and you will sometimes see a sports bar with a few men and a couple of tea glasses, but never alcohol. The Moroccans are surely proud of their tea, only the one who prepares the best tea is the tea brewer, the man of the family. The tea drinking traditions have further spread throughout north Africa and you might see it too in Europe in some Moroccan family houses. Never ever make the mistake in refusing a tea, it is considered very impolite! Anyway who would be foolish enough to say no to a home made healthy tea?
Interestingly there are some few believes involved when serving and drinking the tea. The tea pots have a long curved pouring spout which helps in pouring the tea evenly into the small glasses, which in return creates little bubbles. For some reason Moroccans love their bubbles. Why? Our friend didn’t know either. Each person usually gets minimum 2 rounds served. The first round is as bitter as life and the second as strong as love. Yes they even have a saying for their tea!
So many people in this world are enjoying it, drinking it at any time of the day. It must be special or it wouldn’t have so much significance!
- 15 fresh big Mint leaves
- 3 Teaspoon Green tea
- 4 cups Water
- Sugar according to your taste
- Add to the tea pot the green tea leaves with little boiling water, mix it a bit and throw out this first water. That will help in removing the bitterness of the green tea.
- Now add to the teapot with the green tea, the mint leaves, the water and sugar. See that the mint leaves are properly submerged, or you might get a bit of a burned bitter taste.
- Never mix with a spoon the content in the tea pot. Moroccans use a small glass inside the tea pot to mix it properly. Cook it for 5 minutes, but not any longer, or it will get too bitter and serve it hot. enjoy!
- 15 fresh big Mint leaves
- 3 Tsp Green tea
- 4 cups Water
- Sugar according to your taste
- Add to the tea pot the green tea leaves with little boiling water, mix it a bit and throw out this first water. That will help in removing the bitterness of the grean tea.
- Now add to the teapot with the green tea, the mint leaves, the water and sugar. See that the mint leaves are properly submerged, or you might get a bit of a burned bitter taste.
- Never mix with a spoon the content in the tea pot. Morrocans use a small glass inside the tea pot to mix it properly. Cook it for 5 minutes, but not any longer, or it will get too bitter and serve it hot. enjoy!
This week Arwa, from La Mere Culinaire, shared with us her little adventurous in the dessert. To read more click on the scarabaeus underneath!
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Oh, great photos. And, I love the tea set!
Your new tea set is beautiful 🙂 Such a wonderful gift! I’m sure your tea tastes brilliant too!
And now I want to go to Goa! What a beautiful tea set. I just love those pretty glasses – they do look very Morroccan.
A beautiful tea set – I’m very jealous. I think the bubbles are part of the performance – the proper preparation of tea should be like a piece of theatre – at least, when it’s for friends.
I’m trying to drink more tea myself, especially being that it’s supposed to be fairly healthy for you! I may just have to give this one a shot! I’m intrigued with how the Morrocans mix their tea…
Green tea and mint, and sugar! Interesting combination which I’ve never tried before. It’s wonderful that you are in an interesting place and experiencing diversity there. 🙂
What a beautiful gift! I have some Moroccan glasses and I really treasure them too! 🙂
What a great gift, love the glasses. Interesting read here about Morrocan tradition and tea beliefs. Your blend of mint and green tea does sound good. Now I am ready for a tea party!
Also, I hope your orange tree is a success! Fruit trees would be wonderful to have around, I do miss living by the orange groves when I was in Florida. Enjoy the weekend!
fruit trees are nice right? they give u a nice feeling in the garden plus they r useful. =) have a nice weekend tina!
I definitely want to visit goa some day! This tea sounds delicious and quite refreshing!
I love drinking tea, but never tried it with mint leaves….sounds really interesting.
Helen, I am so happy to see your tea has no sugar! I would love Moroccan tea if it wasn’t always served horrendously sweet! I had the “pleasure” ti taste it several times in Morocco and it was so sweet I could hardly feel the taste (I am not used to very sweet drinks or even desserts, so the sugar hides all the taste if put in big amounts). It was always also made with dried mint leaves and green tea mix, so it wasn’t half as good as yours! Putting fresh leaves sounds like a wonderful idea. I must definitely try your Moroccan tea recipe. I will wait until warmer days come: it will be a very healthy and refreshing drink. Thanks for sharing.
i personally dont like sugar in tea etc. my teeth start to ache and my gums to itch, but nowdays I had to add sugar again since I had lost too much weight ( i was 45 kgs). anyway… u r right the morrocans over do it with the sugar. my husband and our friend asked me that day if I had even added any. lol sweet thooth ppl. XD
When I make chai at home, I love to add mint leaves to it. It’s nice to see the similarity in the Indian and Marrocon way of making tea.
I would love those glasses. They are exquisite. So colorful, bright and happy!
…so very much like india =)
Hi! Thanks for coming by my blog. I’ve had the first hand experiencing Moroccan Tea when we were in Morocco (Casablanca and Marrakech) last November. It is a wonderful process to watch, but like many others who have commented, I found the tea in Morocco far too sweet. The fresh mint is really what sets this special tea apart. I brought some home with me, thanks for the reminder to have some.
Thanks for stopping by my space Helen.I am so delighted to find this post about Moroccan tea as this is the same way I used to have tea with my Tunisian neighbor.I wanted to blog about it but didn’t get around to do it.
the tea set is so beautiful, i cant seem to stop oggling at the beautiful colours. the procedure u mentioned sounds very different… almost like an art. very interesting
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I love Moroccan mint tea and the tea set is so beautiful! Goa sounds like a dream.
Helene,
You are so good at the food blog! Really. I love that you have a story behind every recipe, and your photos are to die for! I so enjoy your posts everytime:) That tea set is gorgeous…I want one!
This tea is very comforting…I’m always seeking aromatic mint.
What a lucky girl you are for receiving such a gorgeous tea pot…I’m envious.
BTW…took a caramelized sweet potato from your other post ;o)
Ciao for now and flavourful wishes,
Claudia
I drink tea all day long, too…thanks for sharing the Moroccan tea experience with us…quite interesting 🙂
wow…such a flavorful tea….with aromatic mint….ur tea set is so beautiful…..loved all ur clicks 🙂
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I love morrocan tea — always order it whenever I have the chance.
And how gorgeous is that teapot!! Want 😀
I LOVE tea so I think this Moroccan tea experience might be something I will definitely enjoy. Especially on a lazy day 🙂
I just love the whole tea ritual, great photos too!
Ooooh… this sounds so lovely! I LOVE LOVE teas, and enjoying “tea time” was one of the highlights of my trip to India back several years ago.
The ritual of tea has always fascinated me although, I know little about it. Thank you so much for sharing The Moroccan Tea Experience, Helene. It was such an enjoyable visit:) Take good care of that tea set, it now has become and important part of you friendship:)
I’ve never tried the Moroccan minty tea, been curious to try.
I love the ritual of tea. This is new to me though. I’ve never tried brewing one like this with mint. The colors of your glasses caught my eye immediately. I love the combination!
You know I adore India, and look forward to the day I can visit the gorgeous country! I love learning new interesting facts, this was really fun to learn! Hugs, Terra