Each country has its own favorite, traditional ways of preparing a coffee drink. The oriental way of making coffee is simple and effective. Oriental coffee, otherwise it is also called coffee in Turkish, is not just a way of preparing a drink, but also a kind of ritual.
It is necessary
- - 50-60g of water (small coffee cup);
- - one lump of sugar;
- - 1 full teaspoon of coffee powder.
Instructions
Step 1
To make Turkish (oriental) coffee, you need a Turk (or cezva) - a small conical saucepan with a long handle. In the classic version, the Turks are made of copper and then tinned from the inside. In stores, you can buy Turks of different sizes, from a variety of materials - cupronickel, aluminum, copper, stainless steel. All of them are conical, but their shapes are different, and the quality of the coffee drink depends on the size and shape of the Turks. Choosing a Turk is not easy, but we can definitely say that the larger it is, the worse. It is best to use a narrow-necked turk for one or two servings, no more.
Step 2
To make oriental coffee, you need very finely ground coffee. For example, in Turkey, special mills are used for this. You can grind coffee beans in an electric coffee grinder.
Step 3
Put sugar and coffee in a Turk, fill with water. Put on low heat and heat. In many countries of the East, a Turk is simply placed on hot sand or hot ash.
Step 4
As soon as the foam rises with a "hat", remove the Turk from the fire. Make sure that the foam "cap" is preserved on the surface of the drink. Coffee should languish inside the Turk, covered with it, like a lid. Foam clogs the narrow throat of the crockery, preventing the coffee aroma from escaping.
Step 5
Repeat the heating process two more times for a total of three heatings. As a result, a tart, strong and very aromatic coffee is formed in the Turk.
Step 6
You need to serve coffee to the table right in the Turk. Spread the foam in small portions into cups, and then add the coffee. Such a drink is not filtered and neither sugar nor spoons are served to the table. After all, sugar has already been added to the coffee, and stirring can cause sediment to rise from the bottom of the cup.
