How to drink coffee beans when they are ground into powder? What is Turkish coffee? How do you make Turkish coffee?

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Turkish coffee is the simplest coffee, but the real taste of Turkish coffee or need to be very particular about the brewing system to get, it uses the original brewing method, the most able to retain the true taste of coffee.

How to make Turkish coffee?

Although the practice of Turkish coffee is simple, the production of coffee powder is very particular, and it is very fine to grind. Coffee brewing is also a crucial step in making Turkish coffee.

Raw material selection:

Coffee beans must be medium roast, medium roast is coffee beans roast in the heat of a relatively small roasting method, so roasted coffee beans more fragrant, taste will not be too bitter.

Production tools:

Hand-operated grinder: The iron cover above the grinder is the place where coffee beans are loaded. There was a small drawer below where the ground powder would appear.

Turkish coffee pot: a small copper pot with a long handle specially designed for brewing Turkish coffee. It is small and can only hold less than 200 ml of water.

Raw materials:

Medium roast coffee beans 12g, water 130ml, sugar moderate, cinnamon or nutmeg moderate.

Production steps:

Finely grind coffee beans with an appropriate amount of spices such as cinnamon or cardamom. Spices can be added or not, depending on personal preference. Coffee powder should be ground to a particle size about the same as baby milk powder.

Put the ground coffee and sugar into a Turkish coffee pot, add water, and simmer over low heat until boiling. Just before boiling, a layer of golden foam will appear on the surface, and the foam will gradually increase and quickly surge up. At this time, the pot should be immediately removed from the fire. After the foam falls, it will be tempered again. After boiling for three times, the coffee will gradually thicken, but it will not be completed until it is boiled to half of the original. A cup of delicious Turkish coffee is ready.

Wait until the coffee grounds settle in the bottom of the pot, and then gently pour out the upper clarified coffee. If you like, you can also add some orange juice and honey to mix at this time.

Production essentials:

1, Turkey coffee powder required fineness is the most of all kinds of bubble method. So don't be afraid to waste time grinding. The longer you grind, the better your Turkish coffee will taste. Coffee beans must be ground finer than flour, otherwise it will never be able to cook authentic Turkish coffee.

2, boiled coffee must use pure water, mineral water minerals will make coffee taste astringent, 100 ml water +10 grams of powder is a cup of coffee gold ratio.

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Turkish Coffee Tips

1. In order to truly taste the unique flavor of Turkish coffee, you'd better prepare a glass of ice water. Before drinking coffee, drink a mouthful of ice water first, so that the taste in the mouth reaches the most sensitive level, and then you can slowly experience the slightly sour and bitter feeling of Turkish coffee!

2. Turkish coffee is bitter and strong foam coffee, should not drink too much at once. So Turkish coffee cups are very small, about half the capacity of ordinary coffee cups.

characteristics

Turks drink coffee, the residue is not filtered, because the coffee ground very fine, so in the taste, most of the coffee powder, will precipitate in the bottom of the cup, but in the drink, or can drink some fine coffee powder, this is also the biggest feature of Turkish coffee.

Turkish coffee also has a feature, that is, when drinking, is not added any partner or milk, and when cooking coffee, first add some sugar, and the amount of sugar is mainly according to personal preference, some people like to drink bitter, not a little sugar, and some people like sweeter taste.

about the foam

Turkish coffee has the highest consistency among all kinds of coffee, which is related to ultrafine coffee powder and multiple boiling. The Turks and Greeks took this bubble very seriously. It is said that in ancient times, when a man came to propose marriage, the woman would definitely test the suitor's coffee brewing skills. If she could not cook foam, it meant that her ability was not enough, which was very embarrassing.

About coffee grounds

Many Turks, especially women, like to use the coffee residue of Turkish coffee to predict the day's fortune, which makes us drink coffee, but also add a little exotic mystery.

The effect of coffee grounds divination is unknown, but it can be confirmed that coffee grounds have considerable medical effects, and the effect of deodorizing, sterilizing, and antiseptic is also quite good, so coffee grounds can be placed under the corner or refrigerator to eliminate odors and refrigerator odors, and can prevent insects and ants.