How to brew the best Attaya | My Gambia | My Magazine

Attaya can be simply called tea. But in The Gambia, it is so much more than that. Every step of the process can be made into science, and there are so many hidden levels of brewing this hot drink, one cannot even imagine. Seemingly very casual drink has strong social meaning, especially in the male society.

The first step needed in brewing attaya is putting the materials together and lighting the fire in the charcoal-burner or, much faster, gas stove. To brew attaya, one would need a teapot, locally called brara, two small glass cups, a plate or a tray to hold the cups while making foam, water, sugar, special additives like jasmine tea, fresh mint, even cloves to add to the tea and the attaya packet itself.

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