Turkish coffee?!
Turkish coffee?
what is turkish coffee, where can i buy it and how do i prepare it? some middle eastern friends of mine introduced me to this wickedly strong coffee and i need more!!
Answers:
To make Turkish coffee you need your coffee beans roasted to the desired doneness. Some prefer it burned, some medium roasted, some barely roasted, or a combination of any of the above.
To make your life easier, get your high quality coffee beans already roasted for Turkish coffee from your coffee shop. Either, ask them at the shop to grind it to a fine powder or you can do that at home if you have a coffee grinder.
In the special coffee pot (a special water can with a pout and a long handle), measure water for the number of cups you intend to serve and add some extra water to compensate for water evaporation while boiling.
Add sugar to taste to the water (1 teaspoon per cup for sweet, 1/2 teaspoon per cup for medium, 1/4 teaspoon per cup for light, or no sugar for bitter).
Bring the water to a boil.
When the water starts to boil, remove it from the heat and carefully add the coffee powder to avoid it to over boil all over the place. For each cup of coffee add a heaped 1/2 teaspoon of coffee powder more or less to taste.
Turn down the heat to a simmer and carefully place back the coffee pot. Stir constantly to avoid it over boiling. Should you see it over frothing and about to boil over, remove it immediately from the heat stirring constantly, then replace it back on heat.
Boil for an extra 5 minutes.
Carefully, put the coffee into the small coffee cups and wait a short while for the sediments to settle then serve.
Enjoy!
BTW some like to grind some cardamom pods with the coffee beans for added flavor!
Turkish Coffee is a strong coffee as you said.
Go to any supermarket and ask them to show you where the Turkish Coffee is. The directions will be on the package.
Turkish Coffee is the name given to a type of coffee whose preparation and brewing techniques were invented by the Turks. It has a unique taste, froth, aroma, brewing technique and presentation… in other words it has its own identity and tradition.
The first coffee was made in the Arabian Peninsula by boiling coffee cherries. The new method invented by the Turks revealed coffee's true flavour and peerless aroma. The Turks introduced coffee to Europe where for many years it was prepared and consumed as Turkish Coffee.
Turkish Coffee is made from high quality arabica coffee beans from Central America and Brazil that are blended and carefully roasted, then very finely ground. The coffee is mixed with water and the desired amount of sugar and cooked in a "cevze", or Turkish coffeepot. The coffee is served in small cups. The coffee must be left to stand for a short time after serving to allow the grounds to settle at the bottom of the cup.
Love, success, money, fortune: the art of reading coffee grounds is as old as coffee itself. Coffee fortune telling was born out of Turkish Coffee and is an inseparable part of the pleasure and conversation associated with coffee.
This ritual spread to Europe at the end of the 17th century when it became fashionable in Paris, from where it spread to Austria, Hungary and Germany.
After the coffee is drunk the cup is placed upside down on its saucer. The person whose fortune is to be read says, "Let my fortune match my state". After the cup has thoroughly cooled, the fortuneteller examines the patterns formed by the grounds. The aim is generally to impart good news and to promote a positive outlook on the future.
The shapes and patterns left by the grounds on the cup and saucer have various symbolic meanings
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