Leïla’s Arabic mint tea – 100% organic

Name: Leïla's Arabic mint tea - 100% organic
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A Moroccan inspiration: Leïla’s Arabic mint tea is a refreshing green tea from China, generously perfumed with real mint leaves (no aroma) and delicate cornflowers.

In many Arabian countries, offering mint tea is part of the rules of etiquette and is the most refined expression of hospitality. The tea used is exclusively green tea, which is revered for its freshness and its thirst-quenching virtues.

Also famed for its medicinal properties, mint tea is commonly used to treat colds, sore throat, sinus congestion, and stomach ulcers. Rich in antioxidants, peppermint helps enhance immunity and wellness. Seasonal allergies can also be treated by drinking tea made from Rosmarinic acid, an anti-inflammatory agent found in mint. Instead of adding leaves directly to the water, this special mint tea (known as nana in Iran) is made by boiling freshly-ground grass with water.

Leïla’s mint tea is a unique and very refreshing light-green tea. Discover 3 ways to prepare your Leïla’s Arabic mint tea.

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1 pack = 40g = 30 large cups

To prepare your tea, you will need a tea strainer or our biodegradable empty tea bags

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Arabic Mint Tea tradition

Maghrebi mint tea – also known as Moroccan, Touareg and Sahrawi mint tea – is a tea prepared with mint leaves and sugar. A traditional tea of the Greater Maghreb region, Maghrebi mint tea is popular throughout North Africa, parts of the Sahel, and the Arab world.

Thi tea is central to social life in the Maghreb. Serving of the tea can take a ceremonial form, especially when offered to guests. As per tradition, at least three glasses of tea will be served, and it is considered impolite to refuse.

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

The main supplier of tea to the Maghreb is China, as it has been for hundreds of years.
Traditionally, the tea is served three times. The amount of time it has been steeping gives each glass of tea its own unique flavor, described in this famous Maghrebi proverb:

“The first glass is as gentle as life,
the second is as strong as love,
the third is as bitter as death.”

Also read : Arabic mint tea : tradition and history