Bysapp tea?!
Bysapp tea?
I visited a friend from Muaritania last night and we drank a tea called Bysapp, which was very good. He showed me the plant or maybe it was just the leaves that it was made from. I'm pretty sure the label said Bysapp, or at least something very close to this word. I can't find any information about it, has anyone ever tried this or know where I can find it?
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2 days ago
No, it wasn't the hot tea made with gunpowder tea. I've had that before. It was made from some kind of flower I think. The hot tea that Desichef mentioned is wonderful though.
Answers: 2 days ago
No, it wasn't the hot tea made with gunpowder tea. I've had that before. It was made from some kind of flower I think. The hot tea that Desichef mentioned is wonderful though. I ACTUALLY FOUND IT!!
It's BISSAP (as in Hibiscus tea or karkade):
Bissap is the SENEGALESE word for hibiscus!
Karkade (pronounced "KAR-kah-day") is a sweet tea Karkade is the Arabic word for the roselle plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa).
Karkade is a tart, bright-red hibiscus beverage that can be served hot or chilled with ice (when cold, it is often commonly referred to as Einab). It is very popular in some parts of the Middle East (especially North Africa).
Heat 0.5 L of water in a pot. When it starts boiling add a fistful of Hibiscus flowers and boil for four minutes. Remove from the stove and sift to a pitcher. Add 0.5 L of cool water to the pot and let it stand for about 10 minutes so the flowers release all their colour. After the 10 minutes have passed sift again to the pitcher. The karkade should be neither too red nor too clear, but rather the colour of non-concentrated cranberry juice. Add sugar to taste, then chill until cool.
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It may be a frothy mint tea, Mauritania's national drink.
Green gunpowder tea
Fresh mint leaves
Sugar cone
Sugar 'axe' or 'hammer'
Teapot with small spout
Small tea glasses
Ability to squat on your haunches
Pour 2 tbsp of the green tea into the teapot, add a handful of mint leaves, and some sugar freshly hacked off the cone. Add boiling water. Stir with a spoon.
Now for the tricky part. A good mint tea is frothy. And the froth is obtained by pouring the scalding liquid from a great height into a small glass, then pouring the content of the glass back into the teapot and repeating. Over and over again.
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TUAREG TEA:
http://www.moxon.net/mali/tuareg_tea.htm...