A Sophisticated Coffee Drinking Ritual: How to Drink Turkish Coffee? What Goes Well With It?

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Turkish coffee, an essential part of Turkish cuisine, is quite characteristics in terms of taste, smell, and the method of preparation. Furthermore, it has a very specific drinking ritual as well. Once the coffee is prepared with the traditional method, you can apply these rituals to fully enjoy Turkish coffee in an authentic way.

Then, let’s talk about the things to take care of while drinking your Turkish coffee.

Before Preparation: “How Do You Drink Your Turkish Coffee?”

The first thing to do in a Turkish coffee ritual before you even start preparing the coffee is to ask the person who will drink “how do you drink your Turkish coffee? This is because there are various ways to enjoy Turkish coffee, these are with low sugar, medium sugar, and without sugar. This is even more important if you are hosting the guest for the first time ever. You should ask how they like their Turkish coffee and prepare it accordingly. You can find these recipes in our “An Authentic Method: How To Cook Classical Turkish Coffee? What Do You Need?” article.

Moreover, keeping the conversation going while preparing the coffee is another important and wholesome nuance in the Turkish coffee ritual. Because Turkish coffee itself is a perfect conversation tool at its core. You keep talking with the guest while cooking the coffee, and they conversate with you while they are watching you at work. The delicious smell from the pot while it boils only adds more pleasantness to the atmosphere.

Should You Drink The Water Before Or After?

After your coffee finishes cooking in a few minutes with lots of foam on top, which is one of the most characteristic features of Turkish coffee, pour the coffee into the cups and put them on a small Turkish coffee tray. Don’t forget to pour water into small water glasses along with the dessert you will be serving to your guest as well. Yes, that’s correct. Every Turkish coffee should definitely be served with a glass of cold water beside it.

Even though there are various stories about drinking Turkish coffee with water, usually this is to ensure that the coffee is fully and thoroughly enjoyed. You should clean your palate with the water before taking a sip of your coffee. Because, if the taste of something you have eaten or drunk before remains in your mouth, you will not be able to completely enjoy the taste of Turkish coffee.

What Does The Number of Times You Sip Numbers Mean?

The number of sips you take while drinking Turkish coffee also has a meaning. The first sip is the first meeting, the second sip is getting used to it, the third sip means reaching an agreement with the coffee. The third and last sip is where you decide if you liked the coffee or not, which is why it means “agreeing with the coffee”. What’s more is that if you drink your water immediately after finishing your Turkish coffee, this means you didn’t like it. So, it’s kind of important to take this into consideration as well while drinking your Turkish coffee.

Why Is Turkish Coffee Drank With Small Cups?

Turkish coffee is usually served in small and porcelain cups. The most important reason for this is that to preserve the heat of the coffee as much as possible and giving the coffee grounds some time to sink to the bottom. This is because Turkish coffee is prepared without filtering the coffee grounds. You wait, because it is not a pleasant feeling to get finely grounded coffee into your mouth while trying to enjoy your Turkish coffee. While waiting for the coffee grounds to sink to the bottom of the cup, the porcelain cup will make sure to preserve the heat and prevent your coffee from getting cold.

What Can Be Served Alongside Turkish Coffee?

Since Turkish coffee has a sharp and dominant taste, something sweet always goes well with it. You can enjoy your sweets while drinking or after finishing your coffee, both are okay. Traditionally, Turkish delight or sugared almonds are preferred to sweeten the mouth. If you have neither, you can serve Turkish coffee with chocolate, pound cake, or any other type of dessert.

Lastly, Turkish Coffee Fortune Telling

The last step of the Turkish coffee drinking ritual is of course the fortune-telling. To do this, the plate is put on top of the cup after finishing your coffee and the cup is turned upside down to let it cool completely. Then, the cup is flipped over and the plate is removed from the top. Now the only thing left to do is to interpret the shapes formed by the coffee remains inside the cup and to continue the conversation.

For detailed information about Turkish coffee fortune telling, you can read our “How To Do Turkish Coffee Fortune-Telling? What Do The Symbols In The Coffee Cup Mean?” article or have your own Turkish coffee fortune telling via Kaave app and complete your Turkish coffee drinking ritual!

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