Frequently Asked Questions...
How to get grease taste out of coffee pot?
So my brother was cooking some sausage and put his plate on top of my coffee pot and the grease from the sausage dripped down into it. When I made a pot of coffee the coffee tastes like grease. What's the best way of getting it out?
Answer:
White vinegar and some water. fill the pot with white vinegar and half water, bring to a boil, then rinse the pot with water several times until you no longer smell the vinegar, then bring to a boil a pot full of plain water and you are good to go.
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The social role of Turkish coffee
It is said the Ottoman turks gave the name of Turkish coffee to type of arabic coffee of which they refined the art of making. They then went on to spread the Turkish coffee throughout thier empire in the 16th century hence very similar variations such as Arabic coffee, Greek coffee and even coffee of the Balkans.
With the introduction of cappuccinos and lattes into modern day Turkey, the role of Turkish coffee is still significant. In modern day Turkey, the tradition where Turkish coffee is used to help select a bride is still practiced. A young woman serves her prospective in laws so that they can inspect her beauty and grace. There is ceremony in the serving pecking order of which the young woman must adhere too. As a sign of respect the eldest male, then the guests and then the hosts will be served. These rules are generally waived in modern day Turkey but are still used in the form of tradition for ceremonial occassions or asking for the bride.
Turkish coffee is a social drink, but the men do spending hours in coffee houses. Its usually served after a meal with a piece of "lokum" or what is known as Turkish delight.
Making Turkish Delight is quite easy. You'll need a Turkish coffee pot ("cezve or ibrik") and turkish coffee cups and saucers known as fincan. Turkish coffee is brewed in Turkish coffee pots which are small, copper pots with long handles.The beans are ground to a fine powder and one heaped teaspoon with cold water and sugar make up all the indredients for Turkish coffee.
The coffee is served with a cold glass of water to clense the palette ensuring the full taste of the Turkish coffee is appreciated. The sedement at the bottom of the cup is not consumed and its customery to turn the cup upside down in preperation for a Turkish coffee reading.
Once the coffee has cooled the Turkish coffee cup is looked at in search of symbols and patterns to tell fortune.
Learn how to make Turkish coffee and get a Turkish Coffee recipe from Turkish Thyme cooking. Melbourne cooking classes are offered where each cooking lesson ends with making Turkish coffee.
About the Author
Reyhan Yesilnacar is the owner of Turkish Thyme cooking. Her passion for food and particularily Turkish food is abundant and is displayed with her Melbourne cooking classes. A 1st generation Australian of Bulgarian Turkish parents, has used her Turkish cooking to highlight that Turkish cuisine goes beyond a doner kebab or a trio of mixed dips.
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