Dear Friend,
I have become a Greek coffee addict. I don't drink American coffee. I have never liked the taste and even the smell seems a rude awakening to any morning. But... Greek coffee!..... I like mine served very sweet, which is probably why I like it so much. Plus anything served in a demitasse brings me back to childhood days of tea parties with imaginary beverages and scones. I feel like I should line up my stuffed animals to enjoy some Greek coffee as well.
How to Make Greek Coffee:
1. Measure per coffee serving...
- One heaping teaspoon Greek coffee grounds
- One heaping teaspoon sugar (more or less depending on how sweet you like it or none at all)
- One demitasse of water
2. Add ingredients to a briki and stir.
3. Heat briki until a foam appears on the coffee and remove from the heat just before the coffee boils to the surface.
4. Pour the coffee into demitasses... distributing the foam evenly amongst the cups. Then continue filling the cups being careful not to disturb the foam.
Coffee grounds will settle in the bottom of the cups and some people read each other fortunes in the grounds. Greek coffee is served on a tray with a glass of cold water to accompany it and sometimes a sweet treat or biscuits. Homes are stacked closely in the village and people spend much of their time on their terraces or in their gardens to avoid the heat inside and enjoy the breezes from the mountains. So, neighbors visit with each other frequently and enjoy a cup of ελληνικός καφές (ellinikós kafés).
Enjoy!
XOXO,
Karen June
Greek Coffee Ingredients
Greek Coffee Grounds and Sugar
Briki (Our stove has a burner the perfect size for the briki - 3 1/2" in diameter)
Demitasse of Greek Coffee with Foam
Greek Coffee served with Water
Coffee for Two on the Terrace
I have never had Greek Coffee you'll have to bring some home so we can have a Cupa together. Love your little tray on the table so elegant. It looks very relaxing.
Mmmmm! That looks so happy!
Chicken prep and Greek coffee, I wouldn't have guessed it! Yeah to new adventures!
so Mediterranean...at what time does the coffee get replaced with wine? I can't imagine leaving that little table to cook...