Etzai (mint tea)

Ingredients

• 1 ½ Tablespoons green tea
• Boiling water
• 3 Tablespoons sugar, or to taste
• Handful of fresh mint leaves

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Preparation

• Put the tea in a teapot.
• Pour in a cupful of boiling water, then immediately pour it out again. This is to wash the leaves.
• Add the sugar to taste, then the mint leaves. Pour in boiling water 12 inches away from the top and stir well.
• Be extremely careful not to splash the boiling water. Serve the tea very hot, again pouring it from a height of about 12 inches.

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