"Slow" tea brewing
Tea - a drink that is extremely popular in our country. Unfortunately, people still reach for tea bags - pouring boiling water over it is not only convenient, but most of all much faster. In today's post I will try to encourage you to try Turkish tea. We will prepare it in a Turkish teapot – Çaydanlık. This device consists of two parts - the top one is used to brew tea leaves, while water is boiling in the lower element. The principle of operation of this device is extremely simple. You may have noticed some resemblance to the cafeteria (Look: "Slow" coffee making), However, do not be fooled by the appearance of this device!
If we want to get the taste of real Turkish tea, it is worth investing in a product from there - fresh, black, Turkish tea is the basis. Having everything already, what is necessary - let's go to work:
- Pour tea leaves into the upper container, pour a little water, and then we drain off the excess.
- Pour cold water into the lower teapot - approx 3/4.
- We connect two elements and put on gas. When the water in the bottom teapot starts to boil, pour into the upper teapot.
- Fill the lower teapot with cold water. When the water boils again, we take the teapot off the fire. After approx 20-30 minutes, the essence should be ready.
- Pour the essence into glasses and fill it with water from the bottom teapot.
It's hard to find one right Turkish tea recipe. To try to do this, it is best to go to its sources – that is, to Turkey. The facts, however, are such, that the drink prepared in this way will be extremely aromatic and strong.
It takes several dozen minutes to prepare Turkish tea, nevertheless, the end result is worth it.