The Traditional Moroccan Tea Ceremony
Famous for their hospitality, proper Moroccan etiquette is to offer tea to any visitors.
Mint tea is ceremoniously prepared in front of guests and at some formal occasions.
The host will sit before a tray holding two teapots and tea glasses. The glasses are decorated as befits the status of the house. Fresh mint leaves, dried green tea leaves, and sugar are in a bowl along with boiling water.
The host uses the boiling water to rinse the ceramic tea pot.
Then tea leaves are added to each pot. The tea leaves are then rinsed with the boiling water. All the water used for rinsing is discarded.
The host adds sugar to each of the pots and fills them with the remaining boiling water. The tea is allowed to steep for several minutes before stirring. The tea glasses are filled halfway, simultaneously from both teapots. The teapots are held at least twelve inches above the glasses while pouring.
The first glass of tea is quite strong. While the guests are drinking their glasses of tea, the host will prepare the pots again with tea leaves, sugar, and handfuls of fresh mint leaves.Bone China from England
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