| Fresh mint leaves |
1. Boil one liter of water (or 4 cups); drop a bunch of fresh mint in the water (use several tablespoons of dried if you don’t have any fresh mint available). Infuse for 5 minutes. Drop one tablespoon of tea of your choice and let it infuse 4 minutes.
2. Pour the strained mint tea in each cup, adding a teaspoon of honey and a tablespoon of arak per cup. Enjoy this beverage warm.
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Tea made with anoukh was central to our family life, without the arak, of course!
Love your blog, my grandpa was Dikranagerdtsi too, I grow my own mint but never tried the tea with the Arak, now all I have to do is find some Arak out here which wont be easy!
Lorena,
Any anise-flavored liqueur would work, such as Anisette, Ouzo, Sambuca or Pernod. Give any of them a try.
PS: Glad you like our blog!
So I had apricot lentil soup and arak mint tea tonight. Both yummy, both unusual. Thanks, Robyn!
...and you didn't invite me? Glad you enjoyed them!