Exploring Coffee

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In Dubai: A Traveler's Diary from Cup to Cup -

After a couple of espressos and delicious croissants, I receive instruction on how to make proper Arabic coffee, or Turkish coffee, as they call it in Dubai. This is the way most people in the Mediterranean drink their coffee, except when they are visiting coffee shops - which is becoming more and more popular. ...

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slight clarification for not mixing between the Arabic coffee & the Turkish coffee



Arabic coffee


Arabic coffee or (Gahwa) is a very important drink in Saudi Arabia and in the Arabian Gulf countries. Preparation, serving and drinking of gahwa are derived from Bedouin hospitality. Usually, guests are served with Arabic Coffee and Dates.

Ingredients

* 2 glasses of water
* 2 tablespoons Arabic coffee beans, roasted and ground
* 1 spoon powdered Cardamom
* 5 pieces of cloves

Recipe

1. Boil the water, coffee, 1/2 spoon of cardamom and cloves together for 20 minutes
2. Put 1/2 spoon of cardamom in the thermos with a little bit of saffron
3. Then, pour the coffee into the thermos





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Turkish coffee




A Turkish proverb says, 'Bir fincan kahvenin 40 yil hatiri vardir (One cup of coffee remains in memories for 40 years)'. Turkish coffee is not merely a beverage that you have in the midst of a busy day to have your daily caffeine fix. It is a way of life for the Turkish people and quite central to their social, political and religious customs. Follow through the pages of this article to learn more about Turkish coffee and its role in Turkish life.






And as Said.. Bessaha Werraha

[nesreen]

Mom used to make arabic coffe like that , now she uses filter coffee through filter paper .

i used to use a coffe maker , switched to my Dulce Gusto machine , got bored with the taste (not happy with milk taste) im back now to my easy peasy Bodum Cafetiere . I have 2, large one , and one enough for one person. (broke quite a few )




I love coffee . i cant do without , im dying to have a proper Cappuccino machine . i have bought a few and returned them (with some difficulties) because the foam was not what i wanted 15 bar pressure is a waste of time and money . I wanted the proper foam you get from the Pro Machines . and they cost thousands ..

[piccolomondo]

slight clarification for not mixing between the Arabic coffee & the Turkish coffee

WOW, what a lecture! I could almost feel the smell!
And I already decided that I'm gonna have both: the Arabic coffee and the Turkish one.

[Cheba_Mami]

nice thread , those people with a low bloodpressure can use it, definately.

[sania]

nice thread , those people with a low bloodpressure can use it, definately.

Wow, one medical use for coffee!
Remedy for low BP.
After all, coffee is not all that bad.