3 teaspoons green China tea

3 tablespoons sugar

The national drink is served in glasses at all times and everywhere. It has mint flavor, is very sweet and is sometimes seasoned with orange blossoms.

Water: Boil water. Pour a small amount in teapot and swish around to warm the pot. Put the tea in the tea pot, put a little boiled water and swish to rinse tea with boiling water discard water from the tea, Add the mint (reserve some for garniture) and sugar in the teapot, cover with boiling water and Bring to a boil again put it on a slow flame for 1 minute. Let tea brew, stirring the leaves once or twice. Cover pot; steep at least 5 minutes.

Pour small amount of tea into tea glass; pour tea from cup back into teapot. Repeat 3 times to blend ingredients; garnish each tea glass with springs of mint. Add a sprinkling of orange-blossom water. Serve hot

Bismillah !   Enjoy.