Hi Ripon,

> I have tried many different brands mint tea bags but would love to
> know- how to make it fresh. I know, I need to use strong black tea but
> how much fresh mint to put?

You are talking about a special sort of mint tea ? Usually, mint teas I've
drunk were made with green tea.

Here is a recipe of mint as it is served in Morrocco.

Mint tea

First teapot
Ingredients :
3/4 liter of boiling water
1 1/2 tbs of good tea (green tea, like gun powder)
1 handful of leaves and stalks of mint [you need a special sort of mint,
it's called "nana" in Arabic and French and has a flavor very different from
the peppermint and other mints often used fr herb tea and cooking]
150 g of sugar
Preparation :
Rinse the pot with boiling water, add the tea, pour half a glass of boiling
water, turn the pot to make the water rotate and rinse the tea quickly,
discard that water that has taken the bitterness and dust from the tea. Add
the mint and sugar. Brew during 7-8 minutes and serve.

Second pot :
Let tea and mint in the pot, add a ts of tea and a few leaves of mint, 150 g
of sugar. Add 3/4 liters of boiled water. Brew until mint leaves go up to
the surface, stir and serve.

Third pot :
Like the second one.

You can add pine seeds in the glasses before serving.


Link to the post I have translated :
http://tinyurl.com/xj8r

Kuri