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In the Arab world it is called “limon na-naa”. In Israel, it is called limonana, a portmanteau of limon Hebrew: לימון 'lemon' and naʿnaʿ Hebrew: נענע 'mint'. [20] [21] The word was coined for an advertising campaign to promote bus advertising, in which various celebrities were shown promoting a drink called "Limonana", a blend of lemon and mint, which was in the end revealed to ...
Egyptian mint tea. Tea (شاى, shay) is the national drink in Egypt, followed only distantly by coffee. Egyptian tea is uniformly black and sour and is generally served in a glass, sometimes with milk. Tea packed and sold in Egypt is almost exclusively imported from Kenya and Sri Lanka. Egyptian tea comes in two varieties, Koshary and sa‘idi.
This is a list of lemon dishes and drinks, in which lemon is used as a primary ingredient. Lemon is a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit . The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice , though the pulp and rind ( zest ) are also used in cooking.
Known for its flavor and vitality, the fresh mint used to prepare at-tāy helps to clear the palate after meals. [8] Mint tea (Arabic: شاي بالنعناع, romanized: šāy bi-l-naʿnāʿ) is commonly used to get over colds, a sore throat, sinus congestion, and stomach ulcers. Seasonal allergies can also be treated by drinking cups of tea ...
Limonana, a type of lemonade made from freshly squeezed lemon juice and mint leaves, is a common summer drink in the Middle East. [34] In Northern Africa, a drink called cherbat is made of lemon, mint, and rose water. [citation needed] Switcha is a version of the drink made in the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos that can also be made with limes ...
The O.G. mint julep was likely made with cognac or brandy, but once France’s cognac trade slowed in the mid-1800s due to the phylloxera epidemic (aka when a particular aphid insect destroyed a ...
A garlic sauce as prepared in Lebanon, the Levant, and Egypt similar to the European aioli. It contains garlic, salt, olive oil or vegetable oil, and lemon juice crushed using a wooden mortar and pestle. [9] There is a variation popular in many villages, such as Zgharta, where mint is added, called "Zeit and Toum". [10] Usban: Libya and Tunisia
Maghrebi mint tea (Maghrebi Arabic: أتاي, atay; [1] Arabic: الشاي بالنعناع, romanized: aš-šhāy bin-na'nā' [2]), also known as Moroccan mint tea [3] [4] and Algerian mint tea, [5] [6] [7] is a North African preparation of gunpowder green tea with spearmint leaves and sugar.