Turkish Coffee, A Review
Not too long ago, I tried Turkish coffee. The coffee beans are finely ground – much finer than for a drip coffee maker – because the coffee is brewed without filters. Being a coffee lover, I wanted to try it. It was fun to taste, but I won’t be having more anytime soon.
Turkish Coffee
Ingredients
In addition to the coffee grounds, Turkish coffee usually includes cardamom and sugar. For someone that’s used to a plain cup of coffee, cardamom tastes, well, weird. It’s from the same family of plants as ginger. It adds an intense floral flavor to the coffee.
The thick flavor created by the sugar, coffee, and cardamom was interesting, but I didn’t like it. As you can see, I added some cream to my Turkish coffee. The cream took the edge off the cardamom. I tried to make it taste like my normal cup of coffee.
The Process
Once you add the ingredients to water, you brew the Turkish coffee very slowly in a tiny pot, which is then used to serve the coffee in tiny cups. I felt like a giant as I drank it. To make Turkish coffee properly, you must brew it slowly. If you speed it up, the coffee grounds won’t dissolve.
Even made properly, however, some grounds still collect at the bottom. It looks like sludge. You don’t drink the sludge, but it’s fun to look at.
More detailed instructions can be found online (for example, here’s a recipe)
As for me, Turkish coffee wasn’t really my cup of tea (or coffee).
It is some pretty strong stuff. We’ve gotten at Bosporus a few times and I liked it alright. It does not taste like your normal cup of Joe though, that’s for sure.
It tasted so thick. Good coffee shouldn’t be filling at all, imho.
Don’t forget, the coffee grounds sink to the bottom shouldn’t be consumed.
I’m writing a blog, which is solely about Turkish coffee. If you’re looking for a step-by-step preparation guide for Turkish coffee, you can check out this link:
http://turkishcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/2008/12/photo-guide-how-to-make-turkish-coffee.html
Good point! I didn’t drink them. Thanks for stopping by
Thanks for this Great post. It’s good to see that there are many Turkish Coffee Lovers all around the world.
Dan
You have finished your post by saying “As for me, Turkish coffee wasn’t really my cup of tea”.
Sometimes, trying Turkish Coffee first time wouldn’t justify the true taste of this delicious drink.
Maybe the recipe was wrong, or the sugar was little too much, or eve the Turkish Coffee you’ve used wasn’t as fresh.
I say, give it another shot
Here’s an authentic Turkish Coffee Recipe if you like to try it again.
http://www.turkishcoffee.us/how-to-make-turkish-coffee/
I’ll give it another shot. I think I was expecting the taste of regular coffee. Thanks for stopping by!
For me the whole point of turkish coffee isnt even the taste! I had my first turkish coffee not long ago and my cousin read my fortune… thats the fun. Mostly women do it and there is definitely a skill to telling a good (entertaining fortune) but if you want I’ll show you how it’s done sometime. Turkish tea is where it’s at though I drink that a lot…
PS you can check out the restaurant lessons at LearnTurkishNow.com before you get your next one… impress the kahveci (coffee guy)!