Turkish Coffee Recipes

In this blog, I wrote two guides showing the preparation of the traditional (most known) recipe for Turkish coffee (How to Prepare Turkish Coffee and Photo Guide: How to Make Turkish Coffee).

But, in addition to that classic recipe, there are a number of more Turkish coffee recipes. Here some of them! If you’re looking for a new taste in your Turkish coffee, you can change your Turkish coffee experience by using the recipes below. :-)


Turkish Coffee with Honey
(Balli Turk Kahvesi)
This recipe is based on using honey to sweet your coffee.

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 1 teaspoon of honey,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Just follow the classic recipe to brew your Turkish coffee. The only difference is that don’t use sugar during the brewing. When you finished brewing just add one teaspoon of honey.


Turkish Coffee with Raki
(Rakili Turk Kahvesi)
It’s a recipe with alcohol, as Raki is traditional Turkish liquor. The same recipe can be made with Ouzo, which is Greek version of Raki.

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- 1 teaspoon of Raki,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Just prepare your Turkish coffee by following the traditional recipe, then add Raki.


Turkish Coffee with Cognac
(Konyakli Turk Kahvesi)
It’s very similar to the recipe above.

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- 1 teaspoon of cognac,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Same as above.


Turkish Coffee with Whiskey
(Viskili Turk Kahvesi)
This time whiskey companies Turkish coffee :)

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- 1 teaspoon of Whiskey,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
This recipe is quite similar with Turkish Coffee with Raki. But the main difference is the time you add the liquor. In this recipe, we are adding the alcohol at the beginning. As the alcohol evaporate during the brewing process, at the end you’ll have less alcohol taste. You can change this recipe by using different liquor types.


Turkish Coffee with Cardamom
(Kakuleli Turk Kahvesi)
Using spice to give strong aroma to the coffee is a very old tradition in Turkish coffee culture. Cardamom is one of the spices that have been used in Turkish coffee recipes.

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- as much cardamom as you prefer,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Get as much as cardamom as you want. Grind it and mix with the coffee. Then just brew your coffee in classic way.


Turkish Coffee with Cinnamon
(Tarcinli Turk Kahvesi)
Another spice that is widely used as spice in Turkish coffee recipes is cinnamon.

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- as much cinnamon as you prefer,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Same as above.


Turkish Coffee with Amber
(Kehribarli Turk Kahvesi)

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- as much amber as you prefer,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Same as above.


Turkish Coffee with Clove
(Karanfilli Turk Kahvesi)

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- as much clove as you prefer,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Same as above.


Turkish Coffee with Mastic Gum
(Damla Sakizli Turk Kahvesi)
Another popular Turkish coffee recipe, especially around Mediterranean part of Turkey and Greece.

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- as much mastic gum as you prefer,
- a Turkish coffee cup of cold water.

Preparation:
Same as above.


Turkish Coffee with Milk
(Sutlu Turk Kahvesi)
This recipe was used even in Ottoman Palaces. For example, it’s known that Princess Mihrimah Sultana, who was the daughter of Suleyman the Magnificent, liked this recipe very much.

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- a Turkish coffee of cold milk.

Preparation:
Brew your Turkish coffee as usual, but just use milk instead of water. However, there’re some different variants of this recipe. Some people, add just a few drop of milk instead of using completely milk. Also, some people decrease amount of coffee used to ½ teaspoon when they brew the coffee by using milk.


Turkish Coffee with Vanilla or Almond Extract
(Vanilyali/Bademli Turk Kahvesi)

Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of Turkish coffee,
- 2 teaspoons of sugar (if desired),
- 2 drops of Vanilla/Almond extract,
- a Turkish coffee of cold milk.

Preparation:
Add vanilla/almond extract to your coffee and then prepare your Turkish coffee by using classic recipe.

VIA: instant coffee from Starbucks

Although this post is not about Turkish coffee, I think it's important for the coffee market and coffee lovers...

I've just read an article in the Economist about Starbucks' instant coffee move.

According to article, Starbucks is aiming to win a share of the $17 billion or so the world spends on instant coffee that has not improved in decades. Starbucks' instant coffee is called Via, which comes from Don Valencia, the firm’s first head of research and development.

This news is really interesting. What I wonder is not just the taste of this instant coffee. There're also questions from the marketing side. This new move will definitely have effects on brand equity and brand positioning...

Coffee: A Dark History

I could not find time for my blog for a while, as I was traveling a lot from Middle East to Europe... During my trips, I read some books about coffee. One of them was Coffee: A Dark History written by Antony Wild.

The writer blended legends, politics, anthropology, economics, and of course history to explain story behind coffee production. It's really interesting to read the 500-year history of coffee from Africa to the Middle East, and to the West.

As a coffee lover, I have automatically focused on what I taste when the subject is coffee. But, Antony Wild, who worked for long years as the buyer for a prestigious specialty coffee company, reminded me the 'dark' side about coffee production by giving information about exploitation and abuse of resources both human and natural.

The book's built on too many historical data. So, sometimes it may create a feeling that you're reading a text-book, if you're not interested in history.

My major criticism about the book is that sometimes you can find yourself as your attention distracted. There are too many 'other' historical details when the author traces the history of coffee. Of course, it's good to read a story in another story. But to be honest sometimes it becomes really boring. For instance, Antony Wild, who is also expert on colonization history, gives information about colonization open handedly. So you're confusing whether you're reading a book about colonization or coffee history... I think he should have stuck to `coffee` more.

By the way, there's almost nothing about Turkish coffee in the book. As a Turkish coffee lover, I was expecting more about it :)

As a result, I can say that it's an interesting book if you want to explore coffee history. But as I mentioned, if you don't like history too much and your only concern is coffee, another coffee history book may be better for you.


Book Details
Page: 323
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishin date: June 27, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393060713
ISBN-13: 978-0811805476

Update

Finally, I've some free time to edit my older posts!

I checked posts below and made some changes to give better information and correct misspellings :)

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Automatic Turkish Coffee Machine (Photo Guide)

You like Turkish coffee... But don't have time or patient to make it by using a pot (cezve)?? Okay, your answer lies on a fully automatic coffee machine!

In recent years different producers have introduced various automatic Turkish coffee makers. I've tried some of them and read comments about all of them. I recommend you the machine, called Telve and produced by Arcelik. By the way, you can find the same machine under the company name of Beko, it's completely same with Arcelik's Telve. (By the way, Telve is produced in Turkey, so it's a 1200 Watts, 220-240 Volt machine. For use in the US, you need a transformer.)

Telve package comes up with a coffee machine, a special pot, and a spoon. Actually, there are two different models of Telve. One model has two pots, which makes it possible to prepare two separate brews with different tastes. I use the model with only one pot, called mini Telve. With this model, you can make up to 3 cups of Turkish coffee at one go. If you're not a big family, mini Telve will be enough :) The photo below shows how mini Telve and its pot look like:

How to make Turkish Cofffe by using the automatic coffee machine:

The first thing you've to do is to put your roasted and grinded Turkish coffee to the pot. You can use the spoon that came up with the machine. One spoon coffee is enough for per cup. If you don't use the spoon came up with the product, then put 2 teaspoons coffee.

If you want to add sugar, this is the time. How much sugar? It completely depends on your taste. If you're new to Turkish coffee, my suggestion is to use at least two teaspoons of sugar :-)

Next step is to add water. Fill up your Turkish coffee cup (fincan) with water and pour into the pot. If you don't have a Turkish coffee cup, don't panic :) You can also use an espresso cup.

Okay! You've just completed the difficult part! The rest is piece of cake :) Just press the only button the machine has... When you hit the button, you'll see blue light covering the button.


If you're making a cup of coffee, about within one minute your coffee'll be ready to serve! The machine will warn you by playing a melody and also turning off the blue light.

Get the pot and take a look at your delicious Turkish coffee :) Hmmmm!

Excellent! Now, fill your cup with the delicious coffee... But don't forget to wait a little bit (between 30 seconds to 1 minute, depending on your patience level :). The waiting will let coffee grounds settle down, therefore your coffee'll leave a better taste in your mouth.

This time, I'm serving my Turkish coffee with creme de menthe in a special liqueur glass.


As you'll see, the result is good! The foam quality and taste are really nice. Also, the machine eliminates the trouble of waiting, stirring, and adjusting to achieve the best possible taste. So, I oftenly use my Turkish coffee machine :)

I highly recommend this machine...

But of course, for a real Turkish coffee lover, making the coffee by using pot has always different meaning and taste. :-)

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