Coffee

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yep, they are a different blend. In coffee shops, if you order a bag of ground coffee, they usually will ask you to specify if you want it ground for French presses or for drip coffee purposes.

[The Mad Monk]

Is the small pot called an ibrik? I got one for Christmas one year, haven't used it for some reason never got around to it, it looks too small for the burners on my stove. I could put some sand in one of my cast iron pans, though...

[Bereta_Eder]

Haha! Could it be?
In greek it's called mpriki but I think it must come from turkish. Ibrik sounds very close to mpriki.

You could put sand and try it that way if you wanted to but it's complicated.
The easiest way is to a get a small gas canister and but the briki there.

Put some water in the briki (don't fill it all the way up) then put a small spoonfull of greek/turkish coffee.
Light the gas canister flame, and for the first time stand next to it and observe.
After a minute or two the coffee will start to boil and will swell.
When it gets close to the edge of the briki, pull it out, and it's ready.

You can also do it on the burners but putting small pots on large burners will damage the burner in the long run.

The gas canister is something like this

[jsorense]

Is the small pot called an ibrik? I got one for Christmas one year, haven't used it for some reason never got around to it, it looks too small for the burners on my stove. I could put some sand in one of my cast iron pans, though...

http://www.howtobrewcoffee.com/Turkish.htm

[Bereta_Eder]

Yes, also a small spoonfull of sugar, otherwise it's next to undrinkable.
But unlike the instructions above, it's good to stir a bit - before you light the fire.
Milk in that kind of coffee is a no - no.
Rich foam means succesful boiling and is saught after, and the cup to serve it in must be appropriately small, or the flavor gets dilluted

P.S. After some searching, actually ibrik/ mpriki comes from persian. (abriz)

[Elok]

Just realized you didn't include a poll option for that coffee they make out of Indonesian weasel poop.

[jsorense]

Not to change topics, heaven forbid, but have any of you experienced fortune telling via the coffee residues formed on the bottom of your cup?
This happened to me in Armenia after drinking a small cup of Armenian coffee (aka Turkish). The cup was then placed up side down on the saucer in order for the residue to dribble down the sides. These dribbles were then 'read'.

Tesseography

[Thoth]

Just realized you didn't include a poll option for that coffee they make out of Indonesian weasel poop.

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You mean Starbuck's coffee?

[Uncle Sparky]

Kopi luwak, or civet coffee, refers to the seeds of coffee berries once they have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet. The name is also used for marketing brewed coffee made from the beans.

I've never tried it. I'm not sure its available in Canada.

[onodera]

I don't like coffee, I like the smell of good coffee, but I don't like the taste. I don't think I should try again, medicating myself with caffeine each morning doesn't sound like a good idea.

[Bereta_Eder]

Not to change topics, heaven forbid, but have any of you experienced fortune telling via the coffee residues formed on the bottom of your cup?
This happened to me in Armenia after drinking a small cup of Armenian coffee (aka Turkish). The cup was then placed up side down on the saucer in order for the residue to dribble down the sides. These dribbles were then 'read'.

Tesseography

Couple of my great aunts could "do" this
It's called "reading the cup"

"I see a tall handsome stranger in your path. Here see it, it's clear"

Then all go "ooooooh"

[N35t0r]

I've never tried it. I'm not sure its available in Canada.

It must be, it's not very common though. It is really expensive.
Although most Kopi Luwak nowadays is 'made' using caged critters which are fed whatever beans are at hand (and cheap), so the critters can't be selective with what beans they eat, so it's apparently not as good as it used to be. In any case, it's only expensive because it's rare, it's not considered particularly good.

[The Mad Monk]

I demand free range Kopi Luwak!

[Thoth]

It must be, it's not very common though. It is really expensive.
Although most Kopi Luwak nowadays is 'made' using caged critters which are fed whatever beans are at hand (and cheap), so the critters can't be selective with what beans they eat, so it's apparently not as good as it used to be. In any case, it's only expensive because it's rare, it's not considered particularly good.

One might even say that it is ****ty coffee.

[N35t0r]