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  Let’s drink Turkish tea!

  Written by OnurInal on April 13th, 2010 in Eat & Drink, Turkish Culture10 Comments
  
  Each time I talk with my non-Turkish friends about Turkish cuisine, they want to know which beverage is the most consumed in Turkey. Turkish Tea or Turkish coffee? Here is the answer: Despite being associated with the latter, we drink more tea than coffee. The truth is, coffee comes second. However, that does not mean that Turkish coffee is losing its grip on Turkish culinary culture. If tea –with ayran and raki- is our ‘national’ beverage, then Turkish coffee is our ‘traditional’ beverage. They are both important and indispensable to us. Our daily habit of drinking tea is so well...

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