On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:15:14 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Tracy wrote:
>
>> There is an herb sometimes used in making mint tea--that I am trying
>> to figure out what it is...Moroccans call it Sheba. Does anyone know
>> what it is? It is kind of bitter and looks a bit like sage. I would
>> like to try and grow some.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Tracy
>
>
>I believe Moroccan mint tea is just a Chinese "gunpowder" tea mixed with
>spearmint. Gunpowder tea is unusually strong and a bit bitter for a
>green tea.
>
>Or is this what you're looking for:
>http://www.bouncingbearbotanicals.co...roducts_id=323
>
>Best regards,
>Bob


Hi,

Thanks..:-) I know about the gunpowder part. Sometimes Moroccans
like to add another herb to their tea and it is called Sheba. It
looks kind of like sage but I don't know what it is. I have a
Moroccan cookbook-"Cooking at the Kasbah" that mentions adding a
sprig of absinthe. I've been trying to look up what absinthe looks
like but all I get are pages of info on the liqueur.

Tracy