Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

n tea is a strong beverage, prepared with traditional set of stainless utensils and served in a small glass cups. It is a variant of

Maghrebi tea Maghrebi mint tea (Maghrebi Arabic: , ''atay''; ), also known as Moroccan mint tea and Tunisian mint tea or Algerian mint tea, is a North African preparation of gunpowder green tea with spearmint Spearmint (''Mentha spicata''), also known as ...

and similar to it in prepared by boiling loose

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...

leaves but differ in presentation. Libyan tea is usually served in three courses with the last round including boiled skinless

peanut The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large ...

s or almonds.

Mint Mint or The Mint may refer to: Plants * Lamiaceae, the mint family ** ''Mentha'', the genus of plants commonly known as "mint" Coins and collectibles * Mint (facility), a facility for manufacturing coins * Mint condition, a state of like-new ...

or basil are sometimes added as a flavor. Initially sugarless beverage is prepared to allow for a foam formation. Each cup when finally presented would have a layer of yellowish foam on top of the tea. Libyan green tea

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