🍵 Moroccan mint tea

Name: Moroccan mint tea
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Morocco · Maghreb
Ingredients: 2 tsp gunpowder green tea; 1 large bunch fresh spearmint (about 30 g); 4 tbsp sugar; 900 ml boiling water

Origin: Morocco · Maghreb

60kcal

per serving · 200 ml

30kcal

per 100 g

0 gProtein0 g / 100 g

0 gFat0 g / 100 g

15 gCarbs7.5 g / 100 g

Moroccan mint tea is Chinese gunpowder green tea brewed with a large handful of fresh spearmint and sweetened generously with sugar. It is fragrant, sweet and refreshing, with a gentle bitterness from the tea. It is poured from a height into small glasses so that a light foam forms on top, and is offered to guests throughout the day.

Diets

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Vegetarianno meat or fish in a typical recipe

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Veganno meat, fish or animal products in a typical recipe

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No pork

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Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

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Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

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Low-carb7.5 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

None of the 14 major allergens in a typical recipe.

What it is made of

green teafresh mintsugar

Recipe

4 servings10 min

Ingredients

2 tsp gunpowder green tea
1 large bunch fresh spearmint (about 30 g)
4 tbsp sugar
900 ml boiling water

Method

Put the tea in a teapot, pour in 100 ml of boiling water, swirl for a few seconds and pour this first rinse away.
Add the mint and sugar, then fill the pot with the remaining boiling water.
Steep for 3–4 minutes, or simmer briefly on low heat.
Pour a glass and return it to the pot two or three times to mix.
Serve in small glasses, pouring from a height to create foam.

How to make it lighter

Most of the calories come from the sugar: 1 tsp of sugar ≈ 16 kcal, so halving the sugar makes a real difference.
Add extra mint instead of sugar for more aroma with less sweetness.
Serve in small traditional glasses rather than large mugs to keep portions modest.

History

Green tea is usually said to have become common in Morocco in the 19th century, when British merchants brought Chinese tea to Moroccan ports. Moroccans combined it with the local habit of drinking mint infusions, and the sweet mint tea became a symbol of hospitality across the Maghreb.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →