Turkish coffee isn’t about the coffee bean or the coffee itself, it is defined by how it is made, how it is served, and how it is being enjoyed.
“Turkish Coffee is an excuse for a conversation”
Turkish people don’t drink coffee to stay awake or get ready for work. It is a social and relaxing activity. Not something you drink by yourself and take it for to-go. If you have gossip to share with your friends, family, or neighbors, you call them and say let’s have coffee, instead of “I have something to tell you”. They also only drink Turkish coffee on a full stomach, after a meal.
How to order Turkish Coffee?
When ordering Turkish coffee, they would ask you how much sugar you want just like boba tea.
None = You can drink it without sugar especially sometimes they come with sweet Turkish Delight
Little sugar = a pinch of sugar.
Medium = 1 sugar cube.
A lot = 2-3 sugar cubes.
How to make Turkish Coffee?
Turkish coffee’s main ingredients are finely ground dark-roasted Brazilian coffee grinds, water, and sugar. What defines
one mountain-full tablespoon of Brazillian coffee grind to one cup of water (the small cup that is used for Turkish coffee)
mix with cold water
add the amount of sugar you want (none, little= a pinch of sugar, medium = a sugar cube, a lot = 2-3 sugar cubes)
boil it on the stove until it boils and the coffee starts to rise then immediately remove it from the stove
Pour all of it into the cup including the grinds (if you are serving two people from the same pot then you need to pour a little bit in one cup then into the other an keep going so both cup has the same taste of coffee instead of one stronger than the other)
Serve with Turkish Delight and a cup of water. A cup of water is for you to drink after your last sip of coffee which usually includes some coffee grinds.
What’s your fortune?
After you finish your coffee, you can now see your fortune! However, you need a person who knows how to read your coffee grinds and can interpret them for you. First, you flip the plate on top of your cup to cover it then stir it around then flip the cup with the plate upside down then give it to your fortune teller to interpret your fortune. Turkish coffee fortune telling is so important to Turkish people that there’s an app that reads your fortune and it has 2 million active users daily!
Turkish Coffee v.s. Bosnian Coffee
They are both from the Ottoman Empire and they both use copper pots to make the coffee.
Cure for Stomach ache
Get a teaspoon of Turkish coffee grind, add a drop of water then roll it into a ball then swallow it without water.