Is Tea natrually from Egypt? I know a lot of countries have tea that is unique to their country but Egypt is so hot I don't see any tea being grown there. So is all the tea there imported from other countries or do they have their own 'unique' types of tea?

Actually we do not !! we import tea mainly from India, Cylan,
but we have our own tradition way to make the tea. normally Egyptian do not use tea bags, they have to boil the tea for two or three minutes as we like it strong tea. we add mint and that is very popular, black tea is the word . i mean when u ask for a tea in Uk , they serve you with tea with milk, in Egypt if you order tea they serve you black tea, then u have to ask for the milk.
All hotels and restaurant serving tea bags so do not be afraid , you will find the tea you like. as well Lipton Tea is very popular in Egypt , do not think it availble anymore in Uk. or Europ. never saw it there.that i used to carry my own tea bags while travelling.

In Sinai , they add a herb called Habak to the tea and it is very tasty , do not miss it if you are having a bedouin dinner.

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Ah... Habak is like mint, right? And it's grown in the desert during the
winter months. It sounds as if it would be incredibly good in a cup of tea!

it does not really taste like mint . but it so much look like it , and yes you are right it grow in the desert during winter. and very nice to have a cup of tea with it in the weather of Cairo today. lol

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I loved the tea in Egypt, and consequently, I always try to keep fresh mint around to add to my tea at home now. It was a great thing to learn about there.

Sounds like I'd love the way tea is brewed in Egypt, since I enjoy a strong cup as well, and rarely use tea bags! I also tend to not use milk, so that's another plus for me, hehe. The habak sounds like a delicious addition; I wonder if you can get it outside Egypt?

I was wondering that, too. I'm still looking around for where to buy it,
but I found that it's also called "Bible Mint." You'd think some tea place
in the UK or US would sell it.

i do not think you can find it anywhere but Egypt, never saw it anywhere else , but once you are here you can buy one kilo of it and it is very cheap and last for life time.

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I've actually seen habak mint plants out in West Texas and New Mexico so people are able to get clippings for starters somewhere. It's a beautiful plant ...lovely blue gray foliage.

thanks for he info , did not know u can really find them anywhere else. i thought it an Egyptian thing. sorry guys we are like that pheros are the original of everything. heheheh

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