Turkish coffee
The other day, badly in need of a good jolt of caffeine, I remembered a recipe for Turkish coffee from a great book I reviewed last year: Ana Sortun's "Spice" (HarperCollins, 2006). So I found the coffee pot I'd brought back from Istanbul and made a batch in the Test Kitchen. Turkish coffee is fantastic stuff, brewed by repeatedly heating a mixture of finely ground coffee beans, water and sugar so that it rises up in the pot and then sinks back down. Sortun not only gives a recipe, but tells you how to read your fortune in the grounds too. A pattern of dots means that you're spending too much money; a circle predicts good fortune; a leaf fortells new friendship. I'm not really sure what this one meant -- maybe that there's a happy, dancing frog in my future. -- Amy Scattergood
Photo by Amy Scattergood
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2 comments:
It's not just a beverage, but it's a lifestyle! That's the quote! :)
I've seen your profile on Foodbuzz by chance, and happy for this discovery :)
Cheers from Istanbul!
Banu
Biraz da Turkce :)
Mustafa Bey :)
Profilinizi sonradan kesfettim. Dunyada sevdigimi soyleyebilecegim birkac icecekten biri olan ve bize ozgu olan Turk kahvesini yurt disinda tanitiyor/sevdiriyor/pazarliyor olmaniza cok sevindim.
Gurur da duydum sanirim :)
Yurtdisinda yasama sansim olsaydi, benim de girismeyi isteyecegim birkac isten biri olurdu bu :)
(Ben de Turkiye'de gurme dunya caylari satmaya hazirlaniyorum.)
Umarim sizin icin her sey yolundadir. Isinizde basarilar diliyorum.
Bir kucuk oneri... Yeni yeni tanistigim bir tad, ama oldukca da eskiymis. Damla sakizli Turk kahvesi... Urun yelpazenizde ilginc olabilir.
Sevgiler!
Banu
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