Made some for my mom, brother and me after a delicious meal of Middle Eastern: hummus, mujaddara, falafel, baba ghanouj, tabbouli…yum!
This works well as a ‘digestif,’ light, soothing and refreshing
Most obvious to me was the smell of cloves that filled the kitchen while it was steeping.
Spicy anise, cloves and an end note of mint. Has a medicinal quality but not unpleasantly.
I think it’s pretty fantastic, mom likes it well enough, although thinks it’s probably an acquired taste, and my brother said he likes the smell better than the taste.
I think the mixed reviews are pretty indicative of the highly unusual and unique flavor..it’s definitely interesting!
Edit: I didn’t use sugar or milk with this one, don’t think it needs it. I would definitely drink it again but my family was more ambivalent, so I averaged out ratings. For me personally I’d put it at an 85.
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I think the meal you describe would have been perhaps better paired with a sweet tea. North African cuisine has a lot in common with Middle Eastern and Persian and the Moroccans are obsessed with green tea thick with sugar.
This Holy Basil sounds like it might have gone better with a sweet dessert to off-set the medicinal spices.
thanks for the advice, I’ll try that next time!
I think the meal you describe would have been perhaps better paired with a sweet tea. North African cuisine has a lot in common with Middle Eastern and Persian and the Moroccans are obsessed with green tea thick with sugar.
This Holy Basil sounds like it might have gone better with a sweet dessert to off-set the medicinal spices.
thanks for the advice, I’ll try that next time!