Turkish coffee

What is Turkish coffee?

Actually, Turkish coffee is just strong coffee like espresso, but made differently because Turkish coffee contains drap. Of course you don't drink this coffee grounds and leave it in your cup.

Long before the Dutch spread coffee from West Africa and Yemen around the world, people in the Arab world were already drinking coffee. The Ottomans brought these delicious spices to Istanbul. The first ever coffee house opened here in 1554, in the Tahtakale district, turning coffee drinking into a cultural occasion. More coffee houses soon followed. The houses offered you the opportunity to read a book or have a chat outside on the terrace. As a result, the coffee houses quickly became very popular Among the notables and the administration of the city, but also among the common people.

Today, Turkish coffee houses are a meeting place for the middle class. Games are played while enjoying a delicious cup of tea (no coffee). Modern cafes are therefore the best places to drink a nice cup of Turkish coffee. Or you make it yourself. How? We explain that to you in the article below!