In the Ottoman culture, coffee was cooked with large teapots in coffee houses. Books were read and conversations were held in these coffee houses. Sometimes statesmen would come to these shops.
The coffee has become famous all around the world for both its strong taste and its special methods of preparation and service. Ottoman coffee, which was prepared by adding various herbs and aromas to Turkish coffee during the Ottoman Empire.
There are different ingredients in Ottoman coffee. These contents are; Menengiç, Yemeni coffee, cardamom, salep, mastic gum, carob, cream, and chocolate. Ottoman coffee is brewed coffee. Coffee beans are finely ground (the finest of all brewing techniques) then directly mixed with water and boiled in a special pot called a Cezve. According to the opinion of the Ottomans, this preparation will keep the most quintessential flavor of coffee.
The coffee is more aromatic and thicker compared to other coffees. It is easily distinguishable from others with its unique aroma and foaming.
Ottoman coffee is also known as caravanserai coffee. Ottoman coffee, specially prepared for the sultans of the period, did not go out of the palace.
Ottoman coffee
