The Origin of Turkish Coffee History and Culture

There is a Turkish proverb: "drink your cup of Turkish coffee, remember your friendship for forty years." In the streets and alleys of Turkey, there are shops with "coffee" signs, some with a small coffee cup painted, and the edge of the cup seems to be steaming.

Old-fashioned traditional coffee from Turkey. It is said that there is a habit of coffee fortune-telling in Turkey. After drinking coffee, the coffee grounds deposited at the bottom of the cup are covered on a plate to predict the fate of the day according to the appearance formed on it.

Coffee was introduced into Turkey in the 16th century and began to be commercialized. Because of its geographical location across Europe and Asia, Turkey quickly spread coffee to the European continent. The original Arabica coffee drinking method is still popular in Greece, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa.

And because Turkish coffee can best retain the true taste, and handed down from generation to generation. Turkish coffee is a primitive brewed coffee. Turkish coffee is still popular in Turkey, Greece and the Balkans, which were once ruled by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. However, due to historical entanglements, Greeks will look unhappy when they hear Turkish coffee, so it is best to rename it as the Romans do in Greece.

Many Turks, especially women, like to use the coffee residue traces of Turkish coffee to predict the fate of the day, which adds a little exotic mystery to our coffee. The effect of divination with coffee grounds is unknown, but what is certain is that coffee grounds are quite effective in medical treatment, deodorization, sterilization and antiseptic. therefore, coffee grounds can be placed under the corner or in the refrigerator to eliminate the smell and the strange smell of the refrigerator, and can prevent insects and ants.