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This is a welcome to Turkish food recipes .
In this episode , we are making Turkish tea .
We love tea so much .
We can drink any time of the day , but mostly it is must have for breakfast and after the dinner time it is easy to make but have some tips as any recipes .
I will share everything you want to know about it , including making your own double teapot and choosing the right class .
So let's get started .
The first thing you need to make a Turkish tea is tea pot which is set off .
21 is for the boiling water and the second smaller one is to making the tea as a second option .
If you have a ticket to like this , I bought this years ago when I was living in United States .
And if you have a smaller pot like this that fits to top , then you can go make your Turkish .
My water is boiling right now .
And the second ingredient is a good quality Turkish black tea leaves , which is grown in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey .
You can look for it on the internet or in the Turkish markets for two person , 1.5 , full tablespoon of tea leaves are enough .
Of course , it also changes .
Depends on how much glass of Turkish tea you want to drink .
So this is important .
I turn off the heat and wait for 10 seconds before I pour the water over the leaves because I don't want to burn them .
So slowly I add the water , it is about 2.5 cups .
I'm not going to fool the pot because I didn't eat that much tea leaves .
After you pour the water , put the lid on right away .
Add more water on the bigger pot .
Turn on the heat until the water is boiled on high and turn lower the heat until you have a stable simmering water .
And while the tea is breathing for 20 minutes , at least I have more than enough time to prepare my breakfast .
I made an episode about Turkish breakfast before you can watch it from the links .
But the presentations are endless .
So I want to show you another idea here .
This is my cheese plate from left to right .
I have soft white cheese and aged feta cheese .
A string cheese which we call and fresh cheese .
Black olives are must have in our breakfast on the back .
I have it is fresh cream that I got from the boiled and cooled fresh milk and together with homemade strawberry jam mixture , which is tahini and molasses .
Some unsalted butter and some cucumber and tomatoes .
So let's get back to the tea to serve our authentic Turkish tea .
You will need a Turkish tea glass .
This is also important because you can see the beautiful red color of your tea and decide how dark and rich you want to have .
And it is more enjoyable to have your tea with the slim basted and thin finished tea glass which we call since these glasses don't have a holder , we use these small tea plates .
There are many different patterns .
But my favorite one is this these traditional ones which you can see anywhere in tea houses in Turkey is almost ready .
Last minute preparations .
I heated some Burck which I hit from overnight and cooked simple fried egg in butter .
After about 25 minutes , I'm checking my tea .
The leaves should be sinked so it is done .
And now I can happily grab my fried egg and tea to have my breakfast .
If you are a tea enthusiast , your tea should be very hot .
So in cold times , I prefer to warm my glasses before I pour my tea .
And here is the happy ending .
You can have your tea lighter or stronger in taste and color by adding more or less tea and more water .
If you want light one , we call it a and for a stronger one , we call it in here .
The second one is a bit stronger than the first one .
Many Turkish people prefer their tea with sugar but I suggest first try it a bit lighter maybe but without sugar so you can get the taste better .
But of course , if you drink your coffee with sugar , then no one can hold you .
I'm very curious about if you ever tried Turkish tea , if you visit here in Turkey or maybe you tried it yourself .
And how was your experience ?
Let's talk more in the comments section .
You may want to watch my Turkish tea preparations that I made for my guests .
I will also be sharing some links for the recipes that will go well with the Turkish tea .
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I hope to see you in another delicious Turkish food recipes .
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