Which type of green tea is used in Maghrebi mint tea?

The type of green tea used in Maghrebi mint tea is gunpowder green tea.

Gunpowder tea is made by rolling tea leaves into compact pellets, a shape that helps protect the leaves during storage and transport. When steeped, the pellets unfurl and release the tea’s flavor. It is most commonly a Chinese-style green tea, although gunpowder-form teas can also be made from other tea varieties.

The tea became established in North Africa through trade, with British merchants helping introduce or expand green-tea imports during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Moroccan preparations combined the imported tea with local mint traditions and generous amounts of sugar.

Jasmine tea, sencha, and matcha are all distinct products. They may appear in modern adaptations, but they are not the conventional base of traditional Maghrebi mint tea.