Middle Eastern Tea
Middle Eastern tea is hospitality in motion: mint lifted by height, cardamom in the steam, small glasses refilled before anyone asks.
Featured middle eastern tea
- Moroccan mint tea, poured high - Drink desk - Marrakech - Green tea, fresh mint, sugar, and height that aerates the glass.
- Cardamom black tea - Drink desk - Amman - Black tea with cracked cardamom, strong enough for tiny glasses.
- Sage tea after dinner - Drink desk - Jerusalem - Sage leaves steeped with black tea for a clean, herbal finish.
- Lebanese mint black tea - Drink desk - Beirut - Mint and black tea poured beside pastries without drowning the table in sugar.
- Egyptian shop tea - Drink desk - Cairo - A strong black glass, sweetened directly, built for a loud counter.
- Iraqi spiced tea - Drink desk - Baghdad - Black tea with cardamom and a small glass that stays hot in the hand.
- Persian cinnamon tea - Drink desk - Shiraz - Black tea, cinnamon, and a sugar cube held back until the drink asks for it.
- Turkish-style tea glass - Drink desk - Istanbul - A concentrated black tea diluted to order, served in a tulip glass.
- Iced mint tea - Drink desk - Casablanca - Mint tea chilled hard, brightened with lemon, and served before the ice softens.
- Anise tea cup - Drink desk - Damascus - A soft anise note in hot black tea, sweet enough to round the spice.