Maghrebi mint tea (maghrebi arabic: أتاي, atay; arabic: الشاي بالنعناع, romanized: aš-šhāy bin-na'nā'; berber languages: ⴰⵜⴰⵢ, romanized: atay), also known as moroccan mint tea is a north african green tea prepared with spearmint leaves and sugar. it is traditional to the greater maghreb region (the northwest african countries of morocco, algeria, tunisia, libya, and mauritania). its consumption has spread throughout north africa, parts of the sahel, france, spain, the arab world, and middle east. mint tea is central to social life in the maghreb. and is very popular among the tuareg people of algeria, libya, niger and mali. the serving can take a ceremonial form, especially when prepar...

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