One of the most memorable moment of our trip to Jordan a few months ago was having a sweet Bedouin tea on one summer afternoon on the rock ledge in the middle of Wadi Rum Desert with our Bedouin friends. The tea was prepared by Salim, one of Obeid's sons, in a tin tea kettle then served in small glass tea cups. The tea was very sweet, soothing and had a minty smell. We liked the taste so much that we drank it every time we had a chance. We were told that it's a simple blend of black tea, Bedouin desert herbs (cardamon pods, dried thyme or sage can be used in place of their herbs) and sugar.
It looks like every Bedouin home has a tea kettle. One morning when we were climbing up the steep paths behind the Royal tombs in Petra, on one of the cliffs surrounded by the rocks, a young teen offered us some teas from his small place, the only house on that cliff. Hubby and I experienced this kind of gestures every where we went. What a hospitality!
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Our tea spot & empty kettle |
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