Here is how I make my Armenian coffee, for those of you interested. Note: Armenian coffee is very similar to Turkish coffee, Arabic coffee, Greek coffee, Cuban coffee. There are also many ways to make it, including adding spices like cardamom for flavour, but this is my super-simple way.
You need:
- Jazzveh - that's the small pot that the coffee is made in. You can get them from middle eastern style shops. Or just use any small pot.
- Coffee cup - small, with a handle
- Middle Eastern coffee - Most supermarkets sell these now. I buy the Negrita Middle Eastern blend from Woolworths for around $4.00 a packet. It needs to be very finely ground so that it dissolves easily in water.
- Sugar - optional
Step by step:
- Have your utensils handy
- Add 1 heaped teaspoon of coffee to the jazzveh
- (Optional) Add sugar to taste - I add about half a teaspoon
- Add 1 coffee cup of water to the jazzveh
- Put on stove top to boil
- The coffee is ready when it starts bubbling up on the sides and rises. Take it off the stove top before it boils over.
Serve with Turkish Delight or Baklava. Serves 1
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Do you drink these types of coffees?
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ReplyDeleteI never drank coffee until I was pregnant with Kiara. Isaac was between 18-27m during that pregnancy and i was just shattered so i needed it. I kept drinking it after she was born but I think she was really sensitive to the caffeine. Most nights she would get me up for at least an hour, just to gossip. I ended up cutting out most caffeine from my diet (coffee and coke...i hung on to chocolate) and she hasn't had a night gossip in months. I'm too scared to try a coffee again to see how it affects her. Damn, I miss it but I guess I'll just have to wait until she weans off her milky friends...it can't be that much long...can it???
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DeleteHa, I've stopped nursing my boy and he still wakes up at night for a gossip so it couldn't have been the caffeine. Although we don't gossip, we practice crawling in bed all-night-long!
ps I tried my first Turkish coffee in Istanbul. It was delicious...until I tried to drink the sludge off the bottom!
ReplyDeleteLOL, the sludge at the bottom is horrible!
DeleteWow, that looks like some mighty strong coffee, exactly my style! Might pick up some to try when I'm at Woolies next. Nails look absolutely gorgeous, btw! Xx
ReplyDeleteThanks babe, as a fellow coffee fiend you should definitely give it a try! xo
DeleteGreat post! I drank this type of coffee only at restaurants or when I'm traveling. But now that you did an amazing job at explaining the entire process, I might give it a try!
ReplyDeleteCatherine xx
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The restaurants make it look difficult to make but as you can see it's very simple. Do give it a try :)
DeleteIve never drank those type of coffee... im really curious but i dont think I could find some here in Italy, our coffee-making method is sooo different!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any middle eastern style cafes/restaurants there? They might sell them.
Deletethis is great... Yes i love coffee,
ReplyDeletebut i love it when its creamy :)
I love all types of coffee, but this one is my favourite :)
Deletelovely post ..... and i don't drink coffee from my childhood! :) but i love cappuccino :P sometimes....
ReplyDeleteToo much is bad for you anyway, so you're doing the right thing by drinking it sometimes only.
DeleteYes and I make it the exact same way you do!! I never really liked it growing up, could have been something to do with the fact that when I was around 7 dad told me it gives you a mustache! ! Lol, I was always trying to steal his, so that was the perfect way of getting me to stop annoying him.
ReplyDeleteYes and I make it the exact same way you do!! I never really liked it growing up, could have been something to do with the fact that when I was around 7 dad told me it gives you a mustache! ! Lol, I was always trying to steal his, so that was the perfect way of getting me to stop annoying him.
ReplyDeleteLOL at the mustache! Well clearly he was trying to protect his own coffee from your prying little fingers :)
DeleteOh I love the idea of this... I make myself one or two coffees (cappucino) a day with our espresso machine, but this little pot is just so cute!
ReplyDeleteNic x
There are some really nicely designed little pots out there, but I just wanted something practical and simple. Even then it's cute isn't it :)
DeleteI love coffee! Yes, my friend has made me Armenian coffee, and it was really good, and strong.
ReplyDeleteIt's good for those days when you need a strong kick start to the day.
DeleteThis makes me homesick! I was in Turkey about a month ago having a cup of coffee with mum every morning. Ah good times. When making the coffee we also try to get a thick layer of foam on top and the coffee with the thickest foam is considered the best. It's a shame that I never make this here in Sydney, I might try to buy some this weekend :)
ReplyDeleteOh you definitely should make some, there are so many good blends of coffees to be found. Oh yeah, I know about the thick layer of foam. My mum hates that layer on top so whenever I make it for her and I, I just over boil it to get rid of the foam. Personally I like it though :)
DeleteMy friends and I went and tried some turkish coffee last winter after wandering the streets for a huge art event. It was different than any coffee we had before but now I undersrand why! Thanks for the tutorial.
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