ondrajka
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To start off I was a American civilian contractor working in Iraq from 2009-2010. One of my co workers was from Albania. One day he asked me if I wanted a cup of coffee, being an avid coffee drinker and not wanting to insult him I said yes. He asked me if I liked strong coffee and I said yes, he just smiled and said good. A few minuted he came back with a Styrofoam cup of coffee with a thick layer of brown foam on the top of it. This is how I was first introduced to the world of Turkish coffee. I lost contact with him after we both separated ways and have not been able to find him on facebook.
I have tried dozens of different brands of Turkish coffee but have not been able to reproduce the taste of the coffee he used to make there.
He would put the grounds in a Styrofoam cup and fill it halfway with water. Then put it in a microwave on high until you could see a rolling boil foam to the top of the cup. Let it sit for a minute or two and drink. Never needed sugar or anything else was good the way it was.
His wife used to send him the coffee in care packaged from his home in Albania. I would assume that it was a local product or from one of the near by countries. I remember looking at the packages and not being able to read them. The one thing that sticks out in my mind is it had a picture of a white haired old lady on the back of the package. They were small plastic pouches only a few ounces. Can't remember if they were vacuum sealed or not and I think they were silver in color but I am not exactly sure.
So after my little story comes my questions.
Does anyone have any clue what brand this might be?
Anyone know of any additives they might put in coffee in that area? (I have already tried cardamon and chicory next going to try coriander)
I have tried dozens of different brands of Turkish coffee but have not been able to reproduce the taste of the coffee he used to make there.
He would put the grounds in a Styrofoam cup and fill it halfway with water. Then put it in a microwave on high until you could see a rolling boil foam to the top of the cup. Let it sit for a minute or two and drink. Never needed sugar or anything else was good the way it was.
His wife used to send him the coffee in care packaged from his home in Albania. I would assume that it was a local product or from one of the near by countries. I remember looking at the packages and not being able to read them. The one thing that sticks out in my mind is it had a picture of a white haired old lady on the back of the package. They were small plastic pouches only a few ounces. Can't remember if they were vacuum sealed or not and I think they were silver in color but I am not exactly sure.
So after my little story comes my questions.
Does anyone have any clue what brand this might be?
Anyone know of any additives they might put in coffee in that area? (I have already tried cardamon and chicory next going to try coriander)
