TURKISH TEA

                                                TURKISH TEA





                                                    

The tea has been cultivated in China about 2000 years ago. Today tea  is cultivating in over 30 countries of the world. One of  them is Turkey.
History of  Turkish  tea is not old , the cultivation started  in 1900s , in Eastern Black Sea region , in Rize. Tea plants need very specific environmental conditions to produce an economic crop  which is mild climate with high precipitation and fertile soil.  The agriculturalist decided  the district of  Rize  has perfect conditions to raise tea plantation. Tea farming started in 1924.
The tea producing has been improved in along all  these years. Turkish tea has taken a place in the international market. And tea replaced coffee for Turkish people. Now tea is an important part of Turkish culture. Offering tea is a sing of hospitality at households, shops and restaurants. Turkish tea is  severed in a small glasses, boiling hot.
Turkish tea is a form of black tea.

PREPARATIONS:

 Traditionally Turkish tea is prepared using two kettles. Boil water in the larger lower kettle, put 3 teaspoons of loose tea leaves into the smaller kettle. Fill the smaller kettle with boiling water.  Turn the heat low  and let tea to steep 3-4 minutes. Fill 1/3 of the  glasses with tea and dilute with hot water. You can have strong or weak tea controlling combination of tea and hot water. For the good taste you need good quality drinking water.