How to make a good cup of coffee in a Turkish pot? How do you make Turkish coffee?

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[the origin of coffee]

First talk about the origin of coffee, there are many versions of the legend, although the authenticity is not high, but I think it is quite interesting.

One is that in the 9th century, Ethiopian shepherds found that his sheep became very excited after eating a kind of fruit, and then found coffee; on the other hand, there was a wildfire in Ethiopia, and the whole coffee forest was on fire. The smell of roasted coffee attracted the attention of the surrounding residents. At first, people chewed this fruit to refresh themselves, and then baked and ground it into flour to make bread, which was used as food for warriors to improve their courage to fight.

These legends are lack of historical documents and only appear in travel biographies of later generations.)

[history of coffee]

In the 13th century, Ethiopian troops invaded Yemen and brought coffee back to the Arab world. Although it was once banned for violating doctrine, it became popular in Islamic areas after the ban was lifted without violation by the Sultan of Egypt.

Before the 15th century, coffee had long been monopolized by the Arab world and spread only among Islamic regions; at that time, it was mainly used in medicine and religion, in addition to being integrated into religious rituals, it was also an important social daily drink.

In the 16th century, after coffee entered Turkey, it was quickly introduced into Europe because of the trading of merchants from Venice and Holland. This black drink full of oriental mystery and fragrant flavor was loved by the aristocracy. The price of coffee also went up. In the following era of great navigation, coffee was produced and consumed all over the world through the spread of shipping.

[Turkish Coffee making method]

Turkish coffee-making utensils have a strong traditional color. The small pot for brewing coffee, known locally as Cevze, is mostly copper, with carvings or other decorations on the outside and tin on the inside to avoid copper oxidation and copper rust.

Turkish coffee is a relatively primitive method of coffee cooking. They grind the coffee beans into a fine powder, which is denser than espresso, put it directly into the coffee pot, add water, and then boil it.

While boiling, the coffee will rise and bubble, be aware that the coffee may be full.

After the raw material is added, it should be heated and stirred constantly. Stir gently and slowly to avoid dispersing the powder layer of the liquid surface (to avoid breaking slag), so as to avoid excessive extraction. Just before boiling, there was a layer of golden foam on the surface. The foam gradually increased and surged up quickly. Immediately, the pot was removed from the fire. After several times of boiling, the coffee became thicker and thicker, but not until the water was boiled in half. When the coffee grounds precipitate to the bottom, pour out the clarified coffee liquid on the top layer. Sometimes lemon or honey can be added. Such a delicious cup of Turkish coffee is ready.

[Turkish coffee divination]

Turkish coffee does not "filter". Although people sometimes pour the top coffee out and drink it, most of them drink it with coffee grounds.

Although people who are not used to it may find it annoying, this is one of the essence of Turkish coffee, ── coffee divination. After drinking the coffee, buckle the coffee cup on the tray. According to the shape of the coffee residue in the cup, the bottom of the cup can see the past, and the wall is used to predict the future. It is said that coffee divination requires an interval of more than 40 days, otherwise it will not be accurate.

The pattern of coffee grounds can be used as divination, and there is also a proverb in Turkey, which roughly means to tell people that divination has its benefits, but don't believe it; like coffee grounds, this way of brewing will make the coffee more full-bodied, although it may cause a dregs taste.