Friday, January 22, 2010

TURKISH COFFEE - CAFÉ TURC


"Ah, how sweet coffee tastes! Lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than muscatel wine! I must have coffee....", Johann Sebastian Bach in 1732.

Until now, I have very rarely blogged about beverages. It is not that I don't like to drink, it's just that I never really think about writing on that subject. Well, thanks to Zarpandit from "Cikolata & Istanbul" (Turkey), I'm about to change things a little...

Since she sent me a packet which contained two little cups and saucers as well as some "Turkish Coffee" and a "cezve", there was no way that I was not going to grab the opportunity to blog about that unique drink.


"Turkish Coffee" is a very fragrant, strong and dark coffee prepared in a "cezve", a small pot
that holds either one or two servings. Compared to other coffees, this one is made by putting water, sugar and ground coffee in a pot, bringing that mixture to the boil and serving it unfiltred.
This way of making coffe was introduced to Turkey over four and a half century ago, not long after a Turkish governor brought back beans of coffee Arabica from Yemen. Within a century, first Venice, then London and Paris were introduced to coffee via the Ottomans, which naturally acquired its epithet “Turkish” to become “Turkish Coffee”.

At the origin, coffee comes from Ethiopia, the true home of the plant, where it still grows wild in the forest of the highlands. It is believed that its cultivation as well as use began as early as the 9th century and that Ethiopian ancestors of today's Oromo people were the first to have discovered and recognized the energizing effect of the coffee bean plant. Knowing that, one can imagine that it is their coffee ceremony that has been exported to Turkey, Greece, the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus and the Balkans where similar methods of preparation exist.

I am a real sucker for good coffee and I must say that since I have discovered "Turkish Coffee", I can't drink any other coffee without thinking that it is less flavorful and pleasant. Divine!


~ Turkish Coffee ~

Recipe for one cup.

Ingredients:
1 Cup Water

2 Tsps Ground Turkish coffee
Cristallized sugar, to taste
A "cezve" or Turkish coffee pot

Method:

1. Place the water in the "cezve".
2. Add the coffee and the desired amount of sugar.
3. Stir well.
4. Place "cezve" on low heat.
5. Slowly bring to a boil (the coffee is ready when a layer of foam appears on the top of the pot)
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6. Serve.

Remarks:
Don't put
the pot over high heat, leave it alone otherwise you'll have no control over the high-rising foam.

Seving suggestions:

Turkish coffee is always served with a glass of water. You need to drink the water first to clean your palate!
Find a comfortable spot in which to savor your delicious coffee and remember, drink it sip by sip.


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~ Café Turc ~

Recette pour une tasse.

Ingrédients:

1 Tasse d'Eau

2 CC de Café moulu turc
Sucre cristallisé, selon goût
Un "cezve" ou pot à café turc


Méthode:
1. Mettre l'eau dans le "cezve".

2. Ajouter le café moulu et ajouter la quantité désirée de sucre.
3. Bien mélanger.
4. Mettre le "cevze" sur le feu et faire cuire à feu très doux.

5. Porter lentement à ébullition (
le café sera prêt quand une mousse se formera en surface).
6. Servir.


Remarques:
Ne pas faire cuire à température trop élevée et ne pas laisser le pot sans surveilleance autrement vous ne pourrez pas contrôler la mousse qui débordera.


Idée de présentation:
Le café turc est toujours servi avec unverre d'eau car il faut la boire avant afin de se rincer le palais!
Afin de pleinement apprécier votre café, installez-vous comfortablement et n'oubliez pas de le boire à petites gorgées.
 

83 comments:

  1. Your Turkish coffee pot is so beautiful Rosa. I've tasted Turkish pot once when I was in Israel. I can easily understand why people like it.

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  2. C'est bien bon ça!
    Et le cevze est un objet si joli!

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  3. Que de souvenirs, tu me ramènes en vacances, bon ok, le pot n'était pas aussi beau que le tien !
    Mais un café turc dégusté face à la mer, ...

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  4. Am so glad u blogged about this amazing cafe and turkish brewer is so so beautiful...i love different cafe's myself but have gone only as far as portuguese and Lavazza espresso.

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  5. sounds strange but interesting for an espresso-drinker :-)

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  6. That's the best coffee! My dad makes it sometimes for special occasions. I've got the special coffee pot but no ground Turkish coffee right now :(

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  7. ..que c'est joli..tu m'invites à prendre le café dis??

    ..bonne soirée Rosa;)

    ~Donalda xx

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  8. Beautiful post Rosa! Turkish coffee is very common where I'm from. I drink it every morning and can't imagine going to work without it. Just the smell of freshly brewed Turkish coffee instantly opens your eyes and awakens all the senses.

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  9. C'est la première fois que j'entends parler de café turc, ça me semble assez original:)

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  10. That's a gorgeous pot! My boss always gets coffee ground to a "Turkish Ground" and now it all makes so much sense!

    Thanks for the info! I absolutely LOVE coffee but I can't imagine drinking the coffee grinds. Sounds awesome though.

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  11. Tes photos sont superbes et c'est tout une cérémonie ce café !
    Bises

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  12. Very interesting. I'm not much of a coffee drinker but I'd definitely love a sip or two of your coffee. I'm intrigued.

    Paz

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  13. Although here in Germany is loaded with Turkish restaurants and shops, I still haven't tried them. The coffee brewer looks very interesting..

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  14. You lucky girl !
    The Turkish coffee pot looks so cute !

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  15. I'm not a coffee drinker but my husband and his family (from Serbia) are crazy about Turkish coffee and drink it a lot. I have one of those little pots but mine is far simpler. I'm always worried it will fall over on the hob!

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  16. It's a great coffee and coffee pot Rosa...congrats and enjoy!

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  17. Il y a longtemps, j'en ai bu chez des amis turcs en Allemagne. C'est surtout cevze qui m'avait marqué, il était ancien et très beau.

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  18. Quand nous préparons le café turc, nous faisons d'abord mousser une première fois. On ôte le cevze du feu, on répartit la mousse obtenue dans chaque tasse, puis on remet sur le feu pour faire mousser une deuxième fois. A ce moment-là, on verse tout dans chaque tasse.
    On dit qu'une femme sachant préparer un bon café (mousseux et épais) est bonne à marier ;)

    Bon week-end :)

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  19. The pot is gorgeous! I love Turkish coffee!

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  20. wow this is so awesome! I need to meet up with such experience! :0

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  21. Rosa what a great story, I love it and cannot wait to experience the same someday. Your photo of your coffee pot is really fantastic as well!!

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  22. An interesting read! We'll have to try making this some time.

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  23. Turkish coffee was a classic on the table with my grandmother – love it and so beautiful pot :)

    Have a great weekend,

    Gera

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  24. what a gorgeous coffee pot! Do they read the pattern of the grinds in the cups too? sounds delicious...

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  25. I can smell that coffee. Qu'il a l'air délicieux. Que j'aimerais en faire du pareil.

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  26. Oooh I love your Turkish coffee maker. I had this coffee once and very much enjoyed it.

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  27. m loving that pretty turkish pot!! :) cant wait to try this
    cheers!

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  28. There are so many Turkish people in Berlin but I've never tasted Turkish coffee. Now you realy make me wanna try. Thanks so much for the lovely idea and the wonderful photos. Have a great weekend!

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  29. Je me souviens en avoir bu pas mal à Izmir Rosa.
    Bon week-end

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  30. Stunning...I have a couple of cevzes...though nowhere as gorgeous looking as yours!!!!!! Plus I always called them coffee pots so now I know the right name!!!!!

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  31. It *is* the best coffee. : ) So strong and sweet. Lovely shots of the ibrik. Copper is a joy in the kitchen.

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  32. i go to istambul at easter j'ai hate !!!

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  33. I love my occasional Turkish coffee. It tastes wonderful and smells great too! Beautiful coffee pot, love it!

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  34. Although my parents always had the little pot in the kitchen I never tasted Turkish coffee until I visited Sarajevo in 1989. I still remember the plaza where we sat to drink it, looking out at the marvel of the diverse population inhabiting that wonderful city. The next year the war in Bosnia was in full force, really tragic.

    I love coffee, I don't think I could like without my daily cappuccino.

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  35. I've never had Turkish coffee so I'm glad you introduced us to it. The cevze is beautiful!

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  36. How wonderful Rosa It would be great to drink a cup with you !!

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  37. WOW!!! GREAT!!! post about Turkish coffee.
    I found your blog via Sugar @ Vanillastrawberryspringfields. I have become a follower, I love to share recipes and ideas. Come by and maybe you can do the same.
    Geri

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  38. and me to!
    you, Natalia and me!
    right, what time for next flight?

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  39. ça doit être une bombe ce genre de café ! ?
    ça me serait utile pour mes "coups de pompe" à répétition de ces derniers jours.
    Bien à toi
    verO

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  40. rosaaaaaa :) your photos very beatiful :):)you make me happy :)

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  41. Beautiful photos and delicious recipe

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  42. la je crois que c'est un eu trop fort pour moi!!!!

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  43. The briki looks beatiful. Have a lovely Sunday.

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  44. Fabulous post, Rosa! I recently posted a recipe for Spiced Coffee Cupcakes that pair perfectly with Turkish coffee! I love your pretty Turish coffee pot!

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  45. I love this post and pictures and I love coffe Rosawe make coffe similar as you s family's hubby is from Palestinian, we call Arabian coffe, your pot is georgeous, xx gloria

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  46. je ne suis pas une buveuse de café , mais plutôt de thé, mais j'ai bien aimé tes explication sur l'histoire de ce café
    bises et bon dimanche

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  47. Such an informative post Rosa. I adore Turkish coffee. I did learn how to make yogurt from my Turkish friends before they returned home and although we enjoyed ceremonious coffee moments, I never learned how to brew it. Beautiful pot!!!

    Thank you so much for this post...

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  48. What thoughtful and lovely gift! I'd love to see and read about your experience using it in desserts.
    ~ingrid

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  49. j'en ai bu un pas plus tard qu'hier au restaurant ! j'adore ça...

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  50. I love this! When we go to the restaurant I order mine medium with sugar. We used to visit a restaurant where they would brew the coffee in the turkish pot right in front of us. Delicious.

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  51. I love that pot and never knew what its name was...
    cezve... great history... lovely blog... thanks for the great info!!!

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  52. Gorgeous post Rosa...this is a beautiful coffee pot indeed! I am an out and out coffee lover, and this post has awakened my caffeine senses! Beautiul...
    Great way to wake up in the morning!

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  53. I am an arden coffee fan. I have heard about turkish coffee...never had the chance to try it. the pot looks lovely.

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  54. Love your turksih coffee pot Rosa! I agree Turkish coffee is wonderful stuff :)

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  55. what a gorgeous instrument of coffee-making, rosa! thanks for the insight into something i'd undoubtedly love. :)

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  56. Rosa i love your coffee pot ! Haha i think everyone here does. I love Turkish coffee and Ethiopian too :))

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  57. arfffff je ne bois pas ou très très peu de café, mais j'apprécie beaucoup tes photo et ta présentation de ce café !!!
    bonne soirée gourmande

    virginie

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  58. Hiya Rosa!, happy new year!
    I quit coffee when I quit smoking last year, but I woldn't say no to a turkish coffee, thanks for the post! cheers

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  59. Oh! I cannot live without coffee...turkish coffe sounds good :-) by the way, your coffee pot is so cute!

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  60. J'aime le café turc! Un petit loukhoum, avec ? ;o))
    Bisous et bonne journée
    hélène

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  61. Your photos are always gorgeous and dreamy. I love coffee and would try this in a dash.

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  62. Last year one of my blogger friend posted a pic of this vessel, i think she didn't know how to use them, i am gonna give her the link to this post.

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  63. Lovely pot,isn't it? I have one too but never used it! Now I might, thanks :)

    http://aromahope.blogspot.com/2008/03/turkish-ibrik-masoor-dal-khichdi.html

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  64. Je raffole du café turc, c'est un pur délice!
    Bises, bonne fin de soirée

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  65. I have a cezve - and I haven't used it in a while. I usually use my Italian stovetop espresso maker...but you've inspired me to re-visit Turkish coffee again!!! BTW, your cezve is GORGEOUS!

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  66. Very cool. My family being from the Balkans, I have drunk my fair share of this stuff over the years. I was at a restaurant awhile ago that had Turkish cofee tiramisu and it was awesome. Something to consider...

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  67. J'adore le café turc, mais je n'aime le boire qu'accompagnée! Belle photos de la "rakweh"

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  68. Your Turkish coffee pot is so beautiful, never tried Turkish coffee before, hope to try one day : )

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  69. Your little pot is gorgeous and I have never seen anything like it. I definitely need to try some Turkish coffee soon.

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  70. Coffee is definitely post worthy. I've never had Turkish coffee, but I suspect I would love it. Cute pop. Adorable!

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  71. Moi qui adore le café Mmm!!!xxx

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  72. What a beautiful coffee pot, Rosa! I've only tried a tiny bit of turkish coffee once. Would love to get a pot just like that and make more :)

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  73. Coucou !! Je n'arrive plus à mettre un commentaire sur ton dernier billet !! Bises et caresses aux chats !! A bientôt devant un petit café !!!!

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  74. Vivant en Turquie c'est un article qui me parle( bien que je n'aime pas le café). on le sert aussi "sade":sans sucre ou "orta": a moitié sucré
    iza:)

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  75. Beautiful little pot!


    I'm pretty certain I'd love a cup of strong, Turkish coffee.
    I'm Cuban for heaven's sake! I was raised on Cuban coffee, which is similar to espresso, but with a slightly bigger kick.

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  76. I love the ritual of making Turkish coffee but it isn't my cup of tea (pardon the very bad and I must admit intentional pun).

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  77. I used to have one of these little Turkish coffee makers. It makes some serious coffee. Makes those little French espresso's taste like children's coffee.
    Sam

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