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How to Make Turkish Coffee | Authentic and Delicious



How to make Turkish coffee – the traditional way using a cezve or ibrik (coffee pot). Authentic and delicious – once the preserve of the Ottoman lands – Turkish style coffee (Türk kahvesi) is now enjoyed all over the world.

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TRANSCRIPT:

Hi there! I’m going to show you one of the most delicious ways to make coffee – TURKISH COFFEE!! Turkish coffee goes by several names – which vary from region to region (Türk kahvesi, Turska kava, qahwa, Bosanska kava, turecká káva, turek). Everyone has their own style of making it, and each style produces different results. Remember, the most authentic and correct way to brew coffee is the way that you like it best.

Here’s what you’ll need:

– a metal pot (also known as a cezve or ibrik) – preferably made from copper, but other metals are fine
– some grounded coffee
– and if you like, some sugar (sugar is optional)

It’s important to use medium roasted and finely ground coffee. This is absolutely essential! You can buy this from most supermarkets and delicatessens. The coffee needs to be ultra-fine – like powder – Or, you can just grind the coffee beans yourself. If you do grind them, make sure it’s powdered – like flour – otherwise the texture of the coffee won’t be right. I’m making coffee for three so I’m filling the pot with three of these cups of water (these are Turkish coffee cups……. which are like espresso cups but with vertical sides). The water I’m using is room temperature. I’m adding three tea spoons of sugar – one for each person. Let the sugar sink to the bottom without stirring. As it heats, the sugar will caramelise and disperse through the water, which will give it a very palatable taste. Add one heaped teaspoon of coffee for each person. You can vary this according to your preference. If you like your coffee strong, add a little extra. Place the pot on the stove with low heat. Don’t stir just yet. Let it heat up for a minute or two and then stir slowly.

After a few minutes the coffee will come to the boil. Notice the ring of foam forming at the top. Remove the pot from the heat before it overflows. Spoon a little of the foam into each cup, before returning the pot to the stove. For most aficionados of Turkish coffee, this is a benchmark of quality. The more foam, the better the coffee. When the coffee froths up a second time, remove the pot and pour the coffee, with the remaining froth, into the cups. Do this nice and slowly so that you preserve the texture of the crema – the foam already in the cups. Turkish coffee is best served with a glass of water to clear the palate before taking your first sip. This will allow you to really enjoy the rich flavour of the coffee.

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Music: Shesh Pesh by JR Tundra (Source: YouTube Audio Library)

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50 thoughts on “How to Make Turkish Coffee | Authentic and Delicious”

  16. The scent of this coffee early in the morning
    Takes me back to my childhood days at home with my parents my dad waking up early in the mornings morning to make his Turkish coffee

  17. I was in Egypt and made Turkish coffee in the house on a gas stove. Great! I bought a ceramic Ibric and coffee. I bought dark roast as I didn’t know I should get the medium so I used less of the coffee. I only have an electric stove and it didn’t work as well. The burner turns on and off to try to maintain the temp but the burner is big and the ibric very small. Both times it failed. 😣

  19. I want to try making coffee like this! lately I've been loving how French press brings out a different personality in the beans and this looks like an amazing way to taste the beans too!

  33. Is cardamon coffee better or more traditional? Or just use normal coffee with no additional flavoring. I bought the cardamon coffee as it seemed to me to be more Turkish. Am I wrong?

  45. As it isn't filtered, is it gritty? I know they said grind fine, but I would think you would still have coffee grounds in the cup… looks delicious and I will definitely try it!

  47. Wow, I tried this method and the coffee is one of the best turkish coffees I've had. In my country the coffee is added when the water starts to boil for some reason and that makes the coffee not fully integrated which makes it bitter and with bad texture. So I always skimmed all the foam, tapped the pot against the table and then let it sit for a minute and then carefully sipped into the cup making sure little to no coffee residual comes out. I was basically making a filter coffee without any filters lol. And it was great but it wasn't really an original experience. This method makes the coffee settle down in the pot from the beginning and it keeps the rich flavor by the addition of the foam. And there's zero coffee parts while drinking that would make the bad texture in the first mentioned method.

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