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whats turkish coffe? is that just like reeeeeeaally black coffie thats got lots of caffine?
Turkish coffee is as hardcore as coffee gets.
The beans are ground into a super fine powder, finer than espresso grounds. Next you add cold water and sugar (you will want sweetener to cut the bitterness) and you mix it together. Once the concoction is mixed you bring it to a boil on the stove. The trick is not to stir as the mixture heats up because by doing so, it prevents the foam from rising. Once the mixture is boiled and foamy somewhat, you pour it all into cups. Small cups preferrably.
It's not for everyone - it's really, really bitter even with the sugar and has a thick, almost sludge like consistency.
stash and I used to make it all the time, a little bit goes a long way.
I have a couple of amusing Turkish coffee stories. The first one takes place in London. I was at school abroad and my parents were in London so I took the train in to meet them for the day. My dad, who generally has impeccable taste in food, insisted on going to a Turkish restaurant in the swanky Mayfair district. So we get to the restaurant and the place is wicked cool - the dining area was in the basement and the ceilings were kind of low. The place was packed with mainly hipsters in large groups, and the menu was awesome (though expensive!) The food was prepared family style with big plates brought to the table that you pick off of. Then came deserts - the bakhlavah was the best I've ever had. Anyway, my dad decides to order Turkish coffee and I think, "gee, my dad must want to be wired!" My mom and I opt for the safer beverage which was a plain cup of coffee. So the Turkish waiter brings my dad a small cup of sludge and my dad, being crotchety as he is, goes to put sugar in his drink. Then he takes a sip and his face contorts into a sour grimace. He snaps his fingers and flags down the waiter (of course, we were the only Americans in the place and that attention grabbing display drew some interesting looks from the other diners).
"This coffee isn't right," he says as the waiter comes to the table. "It's awfully thick and bitter." The waiter asks my dad if he wants another cup of coffee and my dad says yes.
The waiter comes back a few minutes later with another small cup of Turkish coffee. My dad attempts to drink again, and this time he's pissed off. He flags down the waiter who was growing increasingly irritated.
"What the hell is this? I can't drink this sh!t!" my dad says as he performs a dramatic display of lifting the sludge with his spoon. I cut in and say, "Dad, it's Turkish coffee, it's supposed to be like that!" and my dad starts arguing with me, the waiter, my mom - and the dining room goes silent save for the clinking sound of utensils being dropped onto plates. I was tryin desperately to crawl under the table, but could only scoot so far. My mom's face went all vacant, and my dad said to the waiter "I want some REAL Turkish coffee, not this ridiculous mud!"
The waiter storms off, then brings back the exact same thing, this time in a dirty little cup with lipstick on the side. X-D Needless to say, that just pissed my dad off even more and I wanted to die right there in the restaurant. Eventually he settled for a normal brew... it's funny because he ended up going to Turkey later on that year and developed a taste for Turkish coffee and even bought little Turkish cups and saucers (which me and stash now have).