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When we talk about Turkish coffee we are not talking about a type of coffee or its place of origin, obviously Turkey does not have the right climate to grow coffee, instead we are talking about a traditional way of preparing coffee that requires very fine ground coffee, it must be as impalpable as icing sugar.

How to prepare Turkish coffee

Turkish coffee is prepared in a copper and brass pot with a long handle. The more traditional preparation goes through several boilings, but in reality there are several. What is certain is that the coffee is not filtered, the most expeditious method involves putting water, ground coffee and possibly sugar into the jug (which in Turkey is called cevze and in Greece briki), bring everything to a boil , pour into the cups and wait a few moments for the sediment to settle before drinking. Another preparation method starts in the same way but recommends filling the cups only halfway using half of the coffee prepared and putting the pot back on the heat and bringing it to a boil again, when the coffee rises again you will finish filling the cups. Yet another method of preparation involves boiling water only, possibly with sugar, removing the pot from the heat at the first boil and adding the coffee powder, bringing it to the boil again, removing it from the heat and then putting it back on the heat and bring to a boil again. Yes, but how much coffee? It's up to you obviously, some recipes say one teaspoon for each cup you want to fill plus one, others even say two teaspoons per cup. However, Turkish coffee must be thick and creamy, some recommend adding a spoonful of cold water before serving in order to accelerate the deposit of the coffee powder on the bottom before pouring it into the cups, even if avoiding the coffee grounds in the cup risks to deprive ourselves of one of the components of the Turkish coffee ritual. More boiling obviously serves to obtain a more intense coffee, in many countries it is also customary to add spices, such as cinnamon or cardamom, obviously they are optional and if you like them they can be added from the beginning, these too, like coffee, must be ground very finely.

Turkish coffee tradition and culture

In Turkey just like in Ethiopia and why not? In Naples, coffee is a true ritual of sociality, there are various anecdotes about the traditions associated with it, for example the reading of the coffee grounds (caffeomanzia) carried out by observing the forms assumed by the remains of the coffee powder deposited on the bottom of the cup, this practice is part of the Turkish tradition but also of countries influenced by their culture such as the Balkans. In traditional weddings the bride prepares her best cup of coffee for the groom's mother, while the groom on her side must drink a cup filled with salt without hesitation. Since 2019 in Istanbul at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum there is a Turkish Coffee Museum where visitors can learn the most correct way to prepare it and receive a certificate. Turkish coffee is not exclusive to Turkey, in reality it is widespread in a large list of countries in the Arab world and the Balkans, in some of these it is called Turkish coffee, in others they have added their own nation instead, it is not surprising the did the Greeks who would never consume anything

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