turkish coffee

Turkish coffee is prepared by boiling finely powdered roast coffee beans in a pot (cezve), possibly with sugar, and serving it into a special cup(fincan), where the dregs settle. Turkish coffee is drunk slowly and is usually served with a glass of cold water (to freshen the mouth to better taste the coffee before sipping), though sometimes, especially after dinner, with a small glass of mint liqueur. It is also served with Turkish delight traditionally. All the coffee in the pot is poured into cups, but not all of it is drunk. The thick layer of sludgy grounds at the bottom of the cup is left behind. The cup is then commonly turned over into the saucer to cool, and then the patterns of the coffee grounds can be used for a kind of fortune telling called tasseography (Turkish: kahve fali)

Turkish coffee is called ôïýñêéêïò êáöÝò in Greek, turska kava in South Slavic and cafea turceascain Romanian.

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Erzurum

Erzurum is a city in eastern Turkey. It has one of the best powder snow in the world. The International University Sports Federation World Winter Games, 2011 Winter Universiade, will be held in Palandoken Mountain, Erzurum.

The highest point of Mt. Palandoken(Erzurum), Great Ejder at 3188m, can be reached to an altitude of 3100 metres by a chair lift.

turkish delight

A delicious kind of candy which you should definitely try when you visit Turkey. It is called "lokum" in Turkish. It is also used when talking about a beautiful woman.

She is a real turkish delight.

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