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Turkish tea has lately left the exotic Turkish coffee behind in importance, in the recent times. Rize produces tea for Turkey. It is in the eastern section of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Turkish tea is known with a unique name called cay. It has varieties of Herbal tea also with exciting flavors.
Preparation of Turkish Tea:
Turkish people use a special kind of utensil to prepare tea. It is a two stacked kettles called caydanlik in Turkey. The two sections serve two different purposes. The lower kettle is used for boiling the tea initially and then a little water is allowed to enter the upper portion. This portion is filled with tea leaves. The real trick in preparing a variety of flavors is then commenced. The water from the kettle is diluted according to the taste of the customer from strong as Turkish: koyu or weak as Turkish: acik.
Unique Turkish Tea drinking:
Tea is drunk in a special way in Turkey. Tea has replaced the importance of coffee in Turkey and restricted the consumption of alcohol too. Serving tea in small tulip-shaped glasses has become a part of the Turkish tradition. Tea is preferred very hot, completely flavored and strong in Turkey. Herbal tea has gifted Turkish tea with mouth watering flavors such as apple, rose hip, linden flower and so on. To lend it a magnificent hue beetroot is sometimes added to it. Boiled tea is first poured into a glass apparatus and then hot water is added according to the requirement of the tea drinker, initiating variety in the taste of tea. However, to make the tea drinking a celebration, the tea addict is provided with the samovar in tea houses which allows them to taste tea as much as they want.
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