Spain Battles Deadly Heat Wave: Moroccan Tea Among Cooling Strategies

Among the consequences generated by this heat wave that is raging in Spain and in part of Europe, two first victims have already been officially reported by the Spanish authorities. These are, reports Bfmtv, a 17-year-old boy who was harvesting in Andalusia (southern Spain) and a 93-year-old man in Valladolid (north), who died on Thursday, July 3, from a "heat stroke".

To this is added a fire that broke out in the Catalonia region, ravaging 3,500 hectares. In order to allow Spaniards to fight this heat wave, the television channel "La Sexta" indicates to its viewers to use several "tricks" from around the world but, above all, notes Article19, the hot Moroccan tea.

In this regard, the information site specifies that "an ancestral Moroccan tradition has been taken as an example". Indeed, viewers can see the presenter of the show, who pours mint tea, in the manner of the country, "from a height". He explains that "to lower the body temperature, Moroccans drink hot tea, in order to expel the heat". This recipe is already being adopted by several Spanish families who are suffering from the horrors of a terrible heat wave.

It should be remembered that tea is one of the most essential traditions in Morocco. Prepared and served according to very specific rituals, it is the drink of conviviality, which can be consumed at any time of the day.