Tuesday, November 01, 2005

El sol andaluz #7: Teterías

If China town means a street full of Chinese stores and restaurants, Granada has a Moroccan town full of teterías (Moorish tea rooms) and souvenir stores.

Probably because Granada was the last Muslim outpost in Spain lasting until 1492, this Arabic tea culture is much more visible there. You may find a tetería or two in other towns of Andalucia too, but you would really have to search for it.

Since the love for tea is something ancient and common as much for the Arabs as for us Chinese, the teterías street is one of my favourite hang-out place. Cuddled by the dim light, fragrance of the tea, shisha and incense, some Moroccan tunes or even with the company of a few musicians playing to amuse themselves if you got lucky ...

You may create a tea corner like this at home, but the ambiance of tetería is not replicable.

To read more on the teterías in Granada

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