Turkish coffee, a cultural heritage dating back to the 15th century and handed down from generation to generation, is a symbol of lifestyle with its unique smell, cooking style, and presentation. Once you know it, it is quite easy to make frothy Turkish coffee.
- To make an excellent frothy Turkish coffee in a traditional coffee maker
- A recipe for frothy Turkish coffee from an expert
- Why drink water before Turkish coffee?
- How many calories (kcal) is Turkish coffee?
Turkish coffee will be accompanied by almost all the most beautiful moments while sitting in front of a magnificent view, spending pleasant moments with your friends, taking a coffee break for shopping or starting deep conversations over dinner. The most significant example that Turkish coffee has become a ritual is that the promises of a Turkish wedding begin around a tasting of Turkish coffee.
One of the best ways to make pleasure to yourself on a tiring day will be to soothe yourself with lots of frothy Turkish coffee.
To make an excellent frothy Turkish coffee in a traditional coffee maker
Turkish coffee… We will explain the preparation of Turkish coffee in its purest form today.
We can make Turkish coffee quickly with the newer electric coffees. But the number of those who say that making Turkish coffee in a traditional coffee maker (cezve) is better and others are in favour of the electric coffee maker. Everyone has their own opinion.
In this article, we will see how to prepare Turkish coffee in its purest form with a simple traditional coffee maker.
A recipe for frothy Turkish coffee from an expert
Turkish coffee; There are generally 4 ways to make Turkish coffee; Before starting the preparation, it is best to ask the guest his preferences ‘plain, medium sweet, sweet or very sweet’.
- Sugar is not added to plain coffee.
- Coffee lightly sweetened one teaspoon of sugar
- Coffee with medium sugar two teaspoons of sugar
- Sweet coffee is prepared with three teaspoons of sugar.
- For every cup of coffee in the “cezve”; Put a cup of water, two teaspoons of coffee and sugar.
- Mix well, place the coffee pot on low heat and bring slowly to a boil.
- The heavier the coffee is, i.e. cooked over low heat, the more the flavour increases.
- When it begins to boil, distribute the froth formed on top into the cups, boil again and distribute the rest over the cups.
- Coffee is served in a unique Turkish coffee cup during service.
It is crucial that the water from which you will make your coffee is not chlorinated, and it is useful to use it from your drinking water. This is one of the tips for cold water and coffee froth.
If you stir your coffee, sugar and water for about 35 seconds before putting your coffee in the stove, you will get a softer, more delicious consistency. Then put the coffee maker on the stove and stir gently until the coffee is cooked. If you stir hard and quickly, your coffee may not froth.
When your coffee starts to froth, some of the froth is distributed into the cups using a spoon. At this point, you should not expect the coffee to froth too much, as the froth may come out again.
After distributing froth in cups, the coffee remaining in the pan continues to be cooked, and after baking, the cups should be poured slowly from the edge of the cup. If you pour the coffee directly into the middle of the cup and quickly, the existing froth may come out.
Why drink water before Turkish coffee?
It is in Turkish culture to accompany Turkish coffee with a glass of cold water to clean the mouth from the residue of the last sip and still retain the intense aroma of the coffee.
It’s part of our culture to have coffee over red meat dishes.
NOTE:
A well-made Turkish coffee is covered with froth, and according to tradition, the most frothy cup is served to the eldest of the guests.
For the coffee to be frothy, it is necessary to choose the right size coffeemaker. Therefore, in a well-equipped kitchen, there are sets of coffeemakers available in sizes ranging from 1 cup to 4 cups.
How many calories (kcal) is Turkish coffee?
- Regular Turkish coffee is 7 kcal
- Turkish coffee with sugar is 42 kcal
- The average Turkish coffee is 17 kcal.
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