Spiced black tea · Somali shaah tradition

Shaah that
tastes like home

× Cloves × Ginger × Cinnamon

Strong black tea with cloves, ginger and cinnamon: warm, bright and sweet in one rich cup.

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The collection

Four boxes. One warm ritual.

Every Raha box holds 40 tea bags of strong black tea, blended with whole spices and tasted before it's packed. Hover a box to turn it.

The Somali shaah ritual

Not a drink.
An invitation.

Biyo
  1. Biyo Water

    Start with a rolling boil

    In Somali kitchens shaah begins on the stove, not in a cup. Water comes up to a proper boil, the same 100°C we print on every Raha box.

  2. Shaah Tea & spice

    Let the spices bloom

    Strong black leaf goes in with the warm spices families have used for generations: cinnamon, clove and ginger. Raha does the blending for you, one bag at a time.

  3. Caano Milk

    Pour in the milk

    Milk turns the deep amber into a soft caramel. Let it rise once, then pour it from a height so it comes out with a light froth.

  4. Sonkor Sugar & company

    Sweeten it, then share it

    Sugar to taste, small glasses, and whoever is around. Afternoon shaah is when the day slows down, news gets passed on and the guests stay a little longer.

Brewing instructions

100°C + 1 bag = 3–5 mins

Add milk and sugar to taste, or enjoy it black. Choose your strength and we'll keep time while the spices do their work.

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Ready when you are

Stovetop recipe

Raha shaah with milk

Serves 28 minutesAny Raha flavour

You'll need

Method

  1. Bring the water to a rolling boil in a small pan.
  2. Drop in the tea bags and simmer for 3–5 minutes.
  3. Add the milk and let it rise to the edge once.
  4. Stir in sugar and cardamom, lift out the bags.
  5. Pour from a height into small glasses. Share.
“Kettle on, glasses out, sit down. In a Somali home, nobody leaves before the shaah.”
— The thinking behind Raha
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Our promise

If anything isn't right with your tea, get in touch and we'll put it right.

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Our packaging

Please recycle the cardboard box. Used tea bags can go in your food waste.

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Tasted, every batch

We taste every blend before it's packed, so each box brews the same rich cup.

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Keep it fresh

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, and keep the box closed.