Complete your Holidays to Egypt by Sampling their Superb Teas
Are you planning to fully enjoy your holiday destinations to Egypt? Aside from visiting popular tourist sites such as the pyramids and the Sphinx, you should sip some of their teas. Tea is no less than Egypt’s national drink and is typically served at the first meal of the day. Today, tea is a part of folk etiquette and everyday life. In fact, if you go inside an Egyptian household, the family will let you know you are welcome by serving you a cup of tea. Egyptian tea has a lot of varieties that you may want to try.
1. Koshary tea
This is a well-known light hot drink in Northern Egypt. It is prepared by steeping black tea in boiling water. The tea is allowed to sit for a few minutes to cool down. Then it is sweetened with cane sugar and flavored with fresh mint leaves. You can also mix in a little milk to give the tea a fuller body.
2. Saiidi tea
Saiidi tea is common in Southern Egypt. Around two or more tablespoons of black tea per cup is steeped in boiling water over a strong flame for more than five minutes. The result is an extremely heavy and bitter tea. You can can lighten it up with a few spoonfuls of milk.
3. Green tea
Light and refreshing, green tea is a recent arrival in Egypt. Green tea is formulated from ground, snipped, or whole leaves of the camellia sinensis. The drink is rich in flavonoids, antibodies, and polyphenols that enhances your health.
4. Karkadeh
More of a herbal tea than a true tea, karkadeh is a popular dessert drink. It is usually served very sweet and cold. But it can also be served piping hot. Egyptologists discovered that the Karkadeh was once the drink of pharaohs of the old. As a tradition, weddings are blessed with a toast of hibiscus tea.
5. Licorice tea
Served during Ramadan, licorice tea is a sweet hot drink made of dried apricot and water. It is quite refreshing during hot weather.
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