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It does not originate from Turkey, 7 curiosities about Turkish coffee as a UNESCO property

2022-07-06 21:34:08Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
It does not originate from Turkey, 7 curiosities about Turkish coffee as a
Turkish coffee

Since the 15th century, Turkish coffee is more than a cup of drink for Turks. It is a symbol of friendship, social relations, emotional experiences.

"A cup of coffee is remembered for forty years," says an old Turkish saying.

And some interesting facts about Turkish coffee that you probably don't know:

Turkish coffee does not originate from Turkey: It was first discovered in the Kaffa region of Ethiopia and then spread to Yemen in the 15th century. From Yemen, it reached Istanbul and then expanded to Europe. Basically, it's safe to say that Europeans learned about coffee from the Ottomans. Moreover, the first coffee shop to be recorded in world history was opened in the Tahtakale district of Istanbul.

How to prepare: To prepare Turkish coffee, you need ground coffee, cold water, sugar in the amount you prefer – and a special coffee pot. A jezve is a mini-pot with a long stem, made of bronze or copper, used specifically for making Turkish coffee. The coffee is brewed slowly to generate a sufficient amount of foam. This method was discovered in the Ottoman period, making coffee exclusive to these lands.

The foam is what makes the difference: Culturally, Turkish coffee served without foam is not welcomed. So, it's common to hear someone looking for a good, rich layer of foam when looking for Turkish coffee.

A glass of water with which coffee is served has many purposes: For hospitable Turks, guests are important. Observing what guests drink first is a polite way to tell if they are hungry. If you drink water before coffee, it means that the guest is hungry and the host prepares food to eat. Second, it is used to cleanse the palate before and after drinking coffee.

Third, during the Ottoman period, it was used to find out if the coffee served to the sultan is poisonous. All food prepared for the sultan was tested by the "taster", a physician whose duty it was to test the sultan's food for poison. Since a cup of coffee was made for one person, the sultan had to taste it himself, pouring some water into the coffee. If the coffee gurgles with water, then it means it was poisonous.

Salted coffee for the groom: Coffee is at the heart of Turkish traditions, when the groom who goes to the family for the first time and asks the father for the daughter's hand in marriage, during which he serves salted Turkish coffee. According to tradition, if the girl did not want to marry the boy, she would put a lot of salt in the coffee, indicating that she does not accept the offer. But over the years, with regular marriages dwindling in number, the tradition has changed, and it is now a must for the groom to drink salted coffee during the ceremony.

Turkish coffee with Turkish delight : Another old tradition is to politely understand if the guest is satisfied, by serving coffee with Turkish delight. If the guest is satisfied with the host, he eats the lokum. Although this tradition has faded, Turkish coffee can nowadays be served with chocolates.

It's a great antioxidant: Turkish coffee has many health benefits. It balances the level of cholesterol in the blood, reduces the risk of cancer and acts as a remedy for headaches.

Turkish coffee is protected by UNESCO: With its special techniques from preparation to drinking, traditional Turkish coffee was included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.


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