Moroccan Mint

Single bag from a tea box. This is such a clear, fresh peppermint. That’s the only ingredient in this bag, and it’s really refreshing and nice cold. I would totally drink this one again.

Tastes very minty.
Can get 2 good steeps out of it.
Makes a good tea for the price.

Refreshing!

Went to a new restaurant today with my siblings!

It’s called “Hunter Gatherer” and it’s an all vegetarian diner that just opened up Tuesday of this week. They’ve got a really small menu to start as they kind of find their footing, but the response has been so great that they’ve already started expanding and even had to hire more staff just to keep up with the demand. The aesthetic is SUPER cool too; there are these vintage bird cages hung from the ceiling like chandeliers, and the walls are lined with paintings of different scenes in nature as well as faux animal heads. It’s gorgeous, and the irony of it being a vegetarian diner is so perfectly tongue in cheek.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoeQqSnVUAEssjK.jpg Here’s the only picture I could find of the inside of the diner. This is my favourite wall in the restaurant, to be honest.

So, for my dinner I had the “Stranger” burger – which was a chickpea and lentil based patty with BBQ sauce, onion, mozzarella, and jalapenos. And it was fucking DELICIOUS. The two people I was eating with ordered the same – they’ve not vegetarian but once they realized they had to stop comparing the burger to meat because it’s not meant to replicate it they enjoyed it a lot more. I’m dying to go back for breakfast; they do a deep friend oatmeal bar with berries and vanilla ice cream that sounds fucking AMAZING.

Obviously this tea was what I was drinking; I do like that the restaurant has obviously made a conscious choice to use Organic teas but obviously I’d love to see some loose leaf options as well. They do make a pomegranate iced tea the Southern way, but were sold out of it when we were there. Next time, maybe. As far as the taste of the tea goes? I mean, it’s Moroccan Mint. Simple, and safe which is what I was going for when I ordered it.

A great mint tea, I’ve bought several boxes. The mint is sweet and has a bold flavor but doesn’t get bitter or oily like peppermint tea can. As a bonus it’s a grocery store brand so it’s not hard to find in a pinch.

The smell of the dry leaves is excellent. This tea has a mild and slightly sweet mint taste. I think I like peppermint tea better than Moroccan Mint but this is good too.

The first try I used 2 tsp for 12 oz of boiling water for about 10 minutes and it was quite weak.

The second time I used 2 tsp for 8 oz of boiling water for about 12 minutes and it was a bit better but still a bit weak.

The third time was a charm. I used 2 heaping tsp (about 2.5 tsp) for 8oz of boiling water for about 18 minutes and it was a good strength.