What is the Greek coffee?

Question: What Greek coffee?

A friend of mine recently in Greece and praised the "Greek coffee", who served in all the bars. He said it was something of a local specialty, and has never tried something like this at home. What exactly is the Greek coffee, and how can I do?

Answer:

Greek coffee is basically the same as the Turkish coffee. As a "coffee Armenia," Armenian "Cypriot coffee" in Cyprus, "Internal coffee" Serbia and "Bosnian coffee" in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the term "Greek coffee" the way to Greece in something that is a part of very important to their culture, even if Turkey (the other regions of the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa, claimed to be the origin of the drink) had often threatened the political relations with these countries. (For example, Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974, the relations between Greece and the expense of Turkey, and lead change of name "Turkish coffee" to "Greek coffee".)

As Turkish coffee, Greek coffee is fine ground coffee (sometimes referred to as version "Turkish"), also known in a narrow Briki height or ibrik cezve is cooked made. Coffee is ground with Greek Cup (often served half a cup), and the reasons are allowed to drink the coffee you adjust slowly. Sweet drink Greek coffee makes it ideal for social gatherings, so it is not uncommon for people to talk a Greek coffee at a local café (a Greek coffee for men and women) or kafeneio (Greek coffee for men) and Greek coffee is often visitors and guests served. Greek houses One study showed that the period of Greek coffee type took more than 90 minutes - enough time to chat, catch up, gossip ... and let settle the time these countries.

There are four main styles of Greek coffee:

• Unsweetened or sketos (pronounced skeh-tohss)
• A little sweet and metrics (pronounced Ree-MEHT-SHO)
• Sweet or Glykos (pronounced ghlee-KOHSS)
• Glykos very soft, or vary (pronounced VAH-REE-ghlee KOHSS)

Another variation on the sweet Greek coffee or coffee vrastos Glykys (pronounced KEE-ghlee-vruh-stohss), but the drink is boiled more than once cooked, and it lacks the foam, which is one of the three Greek coffee main parts:

• Country / Lees, which settle on the bottom of the cup
• The bulk liquid coffee that is strong and
• The foam (or Kaimaki, pronounced MAH-kee-KAEE), which should be rich

Greek coffee is usually served with a glass of cold water (such as coffee served is Czech pubs) and sometimes served with sweet (such as cookies). Served traditionally black, although some young people prefer to ask a Greek coffee, "double" and add milk to taste.

You can learn to make your own Greek Coffee with this great photo-tutorial, how to make Greek coffee

Nancy Gaifyllia, former About.com Guide to Greek cuisine.

If you are interested in a different kind of coffee, which are very popular in Greece, Strike, you read these recipes for espresso video kicks strikes and cherry.