Mint Tea

Tea figures prominently in the Jewish gastronomic landscape, from samovar-brewed tea of Russian Jews to the “glass” of tea sipped through a sugar cube by our Yiddish-speaking ancestors on the Lower East Side to the fragrant mint tea enjoyed by Jews of North Africa (especially Morocco) and the Middle East. North Africa tea masters make a great ceremony out of serving mint tea, pouring it from dizzying heights into tiny, gold-rimmed glasses.