Turkish – Tried and True

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  1. kaustinson
  2. nyc_turk
  3. metin1957

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Top 1.   Mar 1, 2000 6:26 AM

» kaustinson - How much sugar?

How much sugar do you prefer? What spices do you add? What's your favorite?

-- posted by kaustinson



Top 2.   Mar 12, 2004 1:09 PM

» nyc_turk - Turkish coffee

Coffee has created its own “culture” in Turkey are the famous words of the great Turkish 20th century poet, Yahya Kemal. A little bit more than a casual visit to Turkey would convince anyone that this is the case. Coffee for Turks is not simply a drink, but has its own history, its institutions (coffeehouses), its rituals, its own rules of when and how to drink it, and even a tradition of fortune-telling by reading the coffee grinds deposited at the bottom of a traditional Turkish coffee cup… Most Turks would find it superfluous to call it Turkish coffee: coffee is Turkish coffee. For more information go to Turkish-Coffee.org

-- posted by nyc_turk



Top 3.   Mar 21, 2004 12:20 AM

» metin1957 - Turkish coffee and turkish delight

I think turks used to drink their turkish coffee not with sugar, as modern turks do, but with turkish sweets such as turkish delight and the like...

-- posted by metin1957



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