Zlatna Džezva in the middle of Texas. Can Turkish/Bosnian style coffee be made from American brands like Foldgers?
Zlatna Džezva in the middle of Texas. Can Turkish/Bosnian style coffee be made from American brands like Foldgers?
by TheWhiteVisitation7
3 Comments
thejadsel
You need a special grind for that, unfortunately. Finer than for espresso, and most grinders that do well for espresso won’t go fine enough either.
Probably your best bet is to order some ready-ground Turkish or Balkan coffee, or buy a Turkish grinder designed for that. Both should be pretty easy to find online, along with a cezve/ibrik to make it in. We’re actually in a good position for that locally these days, living in an area with lots of Balkan and Turkish immigrants.
If you want specifically Bosnian style coffee, you could do worse than to pick up a bag of Vispak’s Zlatna Džezva and store most of it in the freezer to help keep it fresher. Just put the coffee pack into a Ziploc, and take out what you’ll be needing for the next few days at a time. That fine a grind will go stale more quickly. I think that’s the biggest brand in Bosnia, and very possibly what you were drinking there. It’s what I’ve been using, and it is pretty good stuff. The Turkish Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi brand should also be pretty easy to find, and it’s not bad either.
SapperInTexas
Would you care to share the cafe where you had this? This Texan would like to give it a try.
Moist-Requirement-98
I wouldn’t. I get my turkish from the grocery store or online. Saves having to grind it,
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You need a special grind for that, unfortunately. Finer than for espresso, and most grinders that do well for espresso won’t go fine enough either.
Probably your best bet is to order some ready-ground Turkish or Balkan coffee, or buy a Turkish grinder designed for that. Both should be pretty easy to find online, along with a cezve/ibrik to make it in. We’re actually in a good position for that locally these days, living in an area with lots of Balkan and Turkish immigrants.
If you want specifically Bosnian style coffee, you could do worse than to pick up a bag of Vispak’s Zlatna Džezva and store most of it in the freezer to help keep it fresher. Just put the coffee pack into a Ziploc, and take out what you’ll be needing for the next few days at a time. That fine a grind will go stale more quickly. I think that’s the biggest brand in Bosnia, and very possibly what you were drinking there. It’s what I’ve been using, and it is pretty good stuff. The Turkish Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi brand should also be pretty easy to find, and it’s not bad either.
Would you care to share the cafe where you had this? This Texan would like to give it a try.
I wouldn’t. I get my turkish from the grocery store or online. Saves having to grind it,