“A cup of Turkish coffee will be remembered for forty years.” (Turkish Proverb)

 

THE WORLD COFFEE CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA IS INDICATED ABOVE.

But, what I will mention is not about per capita or others. What is the secret of coffee for the social perception? What is the reason for high consumption of the coffee all over the world? Lets mention about coffee...

Coffee first consumed in East Africa (Ethiopia). From Ethiopia, the coffee plant was introduced into the Arab World through Egypt and Yemen. Some authorities say that coffee derives its name from the province of Ethiopia-Kaffa. A truly distinctive coffee culture first evolved during the 16th century in the Ottoman Empire, from where it was introduced into Europe. (William Armstrong, A history of Turkish coffee) In 1517, the governor Yemen Ozdemir Pasha brought the coffee to Istanbul. In a short time, in attained a significant position in Ottoman cuisine as an approved taste. So, this may be the most curious question; when Europe met with coffee? The history of Turkish coffee relates the well known story of the Ottomans’ failed siege of Vienna in 1683, when its defeated army left behind a cache of coffee outside the city walls after retreating.

Although coffee was initially a beverage consumed by senior officials in palace, leading statesmen and prominent public figures, it spread among public fast. Soon, innumerable coffee houses were opened in different parts of the Empire.

Most of the general public became acquainted with the opening coffee house. The first coffee house (named Kiva Han) opened in Istanbul.Since the 15th century, the coffee house was largely a center of social interaction and traditionally a place where men would drink coffee and entertain themselves with conversation, music, reading, playing chess and especially in Turkish society playing backgammon.

                                 By Preziosi 19^th century, a coffeehouse in Istanbul.

The coffee house is known by different named being: al-maqhah in Arabic, qahveh-khaneh in Persian or Kahvehane or kıraathane in Turkish, Kafano in the old state of Yugoslavia, café in French/Portuguese, cafetería in Spanish, caffè in Italian and Kaffeehaus in German.  

 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Turkish Coffee

·    1)   Cooking Turkish Coffee is the oldest method of cooking any type of coffee in the history.

·     2) Due to soft Turkish Coffee Foam, the taste of Turkish Coffee stays in the mouth longest compared to any other coffee.

·    3)   Since Turkish Coffee is served in special coffee cups with thin round corners, Turkish Coffee stays hot longer than regular coffee. (turkishcoffee.us)

·    4)   Turkish Coffee is the only coffee that is cooked by boiling the ground coffee beans.

·   5)  Turkish Coffee is the only coffee type that you can read the fortune in the coffee cup.

·   6)  Turkish Coffee is cooked and served without filtered. Coffee grounds sink to the bottom after being poured into the Turkish Coffee Cup.

·     7) Turkish Coffee is the only coffee served with its coffee grounds without filtered.

·    8)  Compared to other coffee types, Turkish Coffee contains less caffeine per serving.

·       9)   Turkish Coffee is the only coffee that is being cooked with sugar. Sugar is added after cooking to other coffees.

·    10)   Since per serving amount is much less than regular coffee, Turkish Coffee does not overwhelm by drinking couple of cups a day.(turkishcoffee.us)

Turkish Coffee Translation

·       Cafea Turcească – Language: Romanian

·       Türkischer Kaffee / Mokka – Language: German

·       Türk Kahvesi – Language: Turkish, 

·       Café Turco – Language: Portuguese  

·       Caffè Turco – Language: Italian

·       Turska Kafa – Language: Serbian

·       Kava – Language: Croatian

·       Kahva – Language: Bosnian

·       トルコ コ－ヒ ( toruko ko-hi) – Language: Japannese

·       قهوة تركي – Language: Arabic

·       Török kávé – Language: Hungarian

A few months ago, I came upon an original book from the Balch Institute Ethnic Images in Advertising Collection, titled "How to Ask for a Cup of Coffee in 32 Languages." This illustrated book teaches to say “Please give me a cup of coffee.” in 32 languages.

 If you visit Sarajevo one day, please try to figure out how Bosnian people continue the tradition of drinking coffee. In Turkish, there is an idiom “afyonu patlamak”, it means “to get awaken in the morning”. If you use “Afyonum patlamadı.” it means “I still cannot wake up.” SO, in Sarajevo, nobody wakes up before drinking coffee in the morning. This Turkish idiom also suits well to Bosnian people.  Enjoy your coffee in every part of the world from Bangladesh to Rome...( by Selin Çalık)