Mint

The only mint that can be used is mentha viridis. The best quality, dark and with firm stalks, comes from Meknès or the Zerhoun. Mint grown in the gardens of Fez is less scented.

Fassis of all classes on their way home in the evening will stop and buy a few sprigs from the seller of mint squatting behind the mass of dark green in which he has stuck a red rose here and there.

Wormwood or sage can be infused with the tea in the winter when it is hard to find mint. These