Tuesday 16 September 2008

TURKISH COFFEE


TURKISH COFFEE

The best Turkish coffee is made from freshly roasted and ground coffee beans just before serving. The ground coffee is finer than an espresso and brewed on a stove, in a coffee maker jug, called 'cezve'.
You need 1 tsp of coffee per person and some sugar to your taste. You add cold water and brew very slowly to get a good froth on top of the cezve, which is very important. My friends in Turkey tell me that it takes about 15 minutes to make a good coffee. Once the mixture is brought to a boil you must let the froth rise, then it is ready to serve.
The thick layer of sludgy grounds left at the bottom of the cup, must not be drunk. The tradition is, once you have drank your coffee, and left the grounds at the bottom, you turn over the coffee cup on to the saucer then leave to cool. Then the patterns of the coffee grounds are used to read ones fortune. It is called KAHVE FALI. Symbols in the cup can be many things like people, animals and objects. The fortune teller will group symbols together for a prediction. It is more of a fun thing than anything, when family and friends get together.
A well prepared coffee must have a thick foam of froth at the top. Traditionally they say if a girl makes a frothy coffee, she will be a very good wife too. As you can see I am afraid my coffee didn't go frothy no matter how I tried!! Good job I am already taken LOL and promise to make a good coffee one day to share with you all.

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