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Turkish
Coffee
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Turkish
Coffee
(Türk Kahvesi) |
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Turkish
coffee is sold either green, as
roasted beans, or in ground form
in small shops
known as "Kuru
Yemisçi",
meaning a person who sells many
varieties of coffee, nuts,
dried fruits, candy, alcoholic beverages
and other delicacies.
It
is generally prepared
by grinding the coffee beans into
a fine powder to insure the strongest
possible flavor.
The amount of roasting may differ
according to taste.
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Turkish
coffee is never filtered,
causing some of the fine powder
to be mixed with the drink. This
gives the coffee its chalky texture.
The
coffee is combined with
water and spices in an ibrik.
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Unsweetened Turkish
coffee is known as "country
style" since rural folk
could not afford sweeteners. Sweet
Turkish coffee is mixed with either
honey or sugar. In Russian and Armenian
provinces, unsweetened Turkish coffee
may be sipped through a sugarcube
held between the teeth! |
Turkish
Coffee Recipe:
Ground
Turkish Coffee - 1 teaspoon
(2 g), Sugar - 1 teaspoon (4 g),
Water - 1 demitasse (60 g)
Measure
coffee and sugar into a cezve
(Turkish coffee pot). Add
water & stir.
Heat at low temperature until
the
surface is frothy -- do not
boil. Pour
frothy part into demitasse.
Place cezve
over heat again, bringing to
a rising
boil. Pour more coffee into
demitasse.
Heat again to rising boil. Pour
all into
demitasse. 1
serving.
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How
to serve
Turkish Coffee
Turkish coffee is served in porcelain
demitasses of various sizes. An
average
demitasse is equal to a 1/4 cup.
Coffee is
served for guests with candy,
chocolate or
Lokum -- Turkish Delight.
It is usually enjoyed at midday
or after meals.
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An
old Turkish saying about coffee:
"Bir
kahve fincanin kirk yil hatiri
vardir".
If
someone offers you coffee, you
should respect, honour, and remember
them for 40 years for their great
gift.
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In
15th Century Turkey it was
legal for a woman to
divorce her husband if he
failed to provide her with
her
daily quota of coffee!
"Coffee
should be black as hell, strong
as death, and sweet as love."
- Turkish Proverb
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