Traditional Greek Coffee

Greeks are a people who like to drink coffee. Coupled with plenty of time and living a leisurely life, Greek cafes abound. There are three kinds of coffee in Greece: espresso is an espresso, cappuccino is hot coffee with milk, and fredo is iced coffee with milk.

If you meet a local in Greece, I'm sure he'll invite you to a traditional cafe. There are three kinds of Greek coffee. You can drink the so-called American coffee and instant Nestle coffee, but it is also interesting to drink traditional Greek coffee.

The traditional Greek coffee used to be called Turkish coffee. However, due to the ongoing territorial disputes between Greece and Turkey, under the influence of nationalism, it was renamed Greek coffee many years ago. If you still order Turkish coffee unwittingly, you will be ready to see the white eyes given to you by the Greeks.

Traditional Greek coffee does not use filter paper or filter, but directly brews coffee in a stainless steel pot called Briki. The so-called direct is to put the Greek coffee powder into the pot and mix it with boiling water, so the coffee poured into the coffee cup still has coffee foam (commonly called dregs). You just have to think about it. When we make tea, if we directly boil the tea in a pot, and then compare the general ways of making tea, we can understand the difference.

When drinking Greek coffee, someone also goes with lemon peel oil, which is not only fresh, but also has a lemon fragrance. When drinking, apply the lemon peel around the edge of the cup to keep the taste fresh, then twist the lemon slices by hand to make the dripping juice dissolve with the coffee foam, and then throw the lemon slices into the cup. After a few seconds, when the coffee grounds are completely precipitated at the bottom of the cup, you can drink this cup of sweet and mellow traditional Greek coffee.

Greek coffee is free of cream, but if you like to bring some sweet coffee, you can add a little sugar when brewing. In addition, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder and coriander powder can be added according to your taste. Generally speaking, the amount of sugar you want to add can be divided into three grades: Gligi, Metrio and Skaito. If you want to try bitter coffee without sugar, you will suffer, but you may get a look of admiration from the Greeks.

After drinking the coffee, pour the empty cup with residue into the coffee plate and put the cup away a few seconds later. Some Greeks, especially some old ladies, like to look at the shapes formed by the dregs and play fortune-telling games.