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Moroccan hospitality: mint tea

In a 19th century commercial report the Arab merchant Suleiman told of his travels in China. He mentioned tea as an almost sacred herb, the importance of which was essential in Chinese society; outside Chinese texts, this is the oldest written record about the existence of tea. Tea arrived in Egypt towards the 16th century, having passed through Pakistan, the Arabian Peninsula and Turkey. But its progress stopped there and it did not get past the Libyan Desert.

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Le Temps Retrouvé Madeleines

Préparation Bring the milk to a boil, add the tea and let infuse for 3 minutes. Strain the infused milk to remove the tea leaves. Weigh the filtered preparation and add milk up to 45 g. Set aside. In the warm infused milk, add the honey and set aside. Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside. In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar to obtain a frothy mixture. Grind the 3 g of tea. Melt the butter (about 8°C). Mix the eggs and the sugar till a creamy color. When the mixture is well

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Exotic Escape

Preparation1.For the tea Steep 8 g of in 5 mL tonic water for 1.5 hours in the refrigerator. To keep the tonic from going flat, cover your tea with cling film while steeping and until you add it to the cocktail. 2.Mix the cocktail (makes one drink) Fill a shaker with crushed ice, then add 12 mL of -infused tonic water and the juices Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds, then pour into a lowball glass such as a whiskey glass Finish with a splash of grenadine

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Bubbly Sorbet

Preparation1.For the tea Steep 8 g of Sweet Sorbet in 5 mL fizzy lemonade for 1.5 hours in the refrigerator. To keep the lemonade from going flat, cover your tea with cling film while steeping and until you add it to the cocktail. 2.Mix the cocktail (makes one drink) Start by filling your wine glass with crushed ice. If you don’t have any, you can crush whole ice cubes with a muddler. Pour 15 mL of Sweet Sorbet -infused fizzy lemonade, the Prosecco, and the elderflower syrup over the ice. S

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