"The Moroccan Tea, a History of Traditions" An old belief is that men are better able to prepare mint tea. Indeed, they would be more patient and more inclined to spend up to 30 minutes preparing it to perfection. But in the daily life, women are as busy preparing tea as men. The mint tea holds a very important place in the life and the social relations in Morocco: it is indeed the drink of the friendship and the hospitality. We propose and drink it when we meet, with family, friends, colleagues, customers… It is usually prepared in front of guests. The tea preparer places on the table a large silver tray with all the ingredients: teapot, hot water, tea leaves, mint leaves, sugar… The mint tea is traditionally drunk at any time of the day, with a small preference at the end of the meal, like a digestive.
