how to make moroccan tea

 HOW TO MAKE MOROCCAN TEA ?

The tea is consumed throughout the day as a social activity, with tea bars filling a similar social function to alcohol drinking establishments in Europe and North America.

Mint tea (in Arabic, شاي بالنعناع, shāy bil n'anā', or more commonly, in dialect, التاي, it-tay) is central to social life in the Maghreb. The serving can take a ceremonial form, especially when prepared for a guest. The tea is traditionally made by the head male in the family and offered to guests as a sign of hospitality. Typically, at least three glasses of tea are served, and it is considered impolite to refuse it.

NOW HOW TO MAKE TEA 

 Guidelines

The following instructions will let you  make a delecious cup of any kind of tea. Also included are suggestions for amount of tea leaves, time of infusion, water temperature, and material of teapot for the all categories  of tea. Of course, there are more detailed instructions for any kind of  moroccan tea. To discover more about how to make a specific kinds of a variety of tea, click on the kind of tea below.

1.  Bring freshly drawn, cold water to a boil in a kettle
2.  When water is at a gentle boil, remove heat.
3.  Pour hot water into teapot and teacups and pour off. By warming the cups in this way, the water temperature will be more consistent.
4.  Add the proper amount of tea leaves per person to the pot.
5.  Allow water to cool to the proper temperature, if necessary, and pour over the tea leaves.
6.  Steep for the proper length of time.
7.  Strain completely into another teapot or directly into the serving cups.

TYPE OF TEA	AMOUNT	TIME OF INFUSION	TEMPERATURE	MATERIAL
WHITE	2-3 tsps	3 minutes	176° - 185° F	Glass, porcelain
GREEN Japanese (Steamed) Chinese (Pan Fired)	1-2 tsps 2 tsps	1-2 minutes 2-3 minutes	158° - 176° F 176° - 185° F	Glass, earthenware Glass, porcelain
OOLONG Light (Green) Heavy (Dark)	2-3 tsps 2-3 tsps	2-3 minutes 3 minutes	185° - 203° F 203° F	Porcelain, yixing Yixing
BLACK Broken Leaf Full Leaf	1-2 tsps 1-2 tsps	2-3 minutes 3-5 minutes	203° F 203° F	Porcelain Porcelain
PU-ERH (FERMENTED)	1-2 tsps	3 minutes	212° F	Yixing
TISANES/HERBAL	1-2 tsps	3 minutes	212° F	Glass, porcelain