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[GorillaGal]

Turkish coffee and Cyprus coffee are the same thing?
where is it from originally? i just wonder why the same beverage goes by 2 different names. it's not like it's Greek coffee and Turkish coffee.... if it's the same thing, than why not just pick one name for it.

and that also reminds me of something my GC told me once. he didn't know what a lime was, and said the GCs called them "green lemons." is this true? this also makes no sense to me. too many syllables to say "green lemons" when one could easily just say "limes." or why not call them all limes?-- so there would be "yellow limes" and "green limes." greek is such an ancient language, and they eat alot of lemons/limes, no matter what color they are, so why not call them what they really are?

i don't get it. can anyone explain?????
thanks.

[IcyNoAngel]

Relax; who the f**k cares?

[tessintrnc]

Turkish coffee is just that - turkish (style) coffee! when I want a Turkish coffee I just ask for khave (coffee) when I want euoropean style coffee - I ask for nescafe!!! With regards the name for lime - different languages have different names for it - in Turkish for instance its called muscat lemon. Not all languages are of the same origins. The flower we call honeysuckle is called lady's hand in Turkish, not all words translate back to the English and why should they? They have evolved in their own cultures over thousands of years.
Tess

[webbo]

Turkish coffee and Cyprus coffee are the same thing?
where is it from originally? i just wonder why the same beverage goes by 2 different names. it's not like it's Greek coffee and Turkish coffee.... if it's the same thing, than why not just pick one name for it.

and that also reminds me of something my GC told me once. he didn't know what a lime was, and said the GCs called them "green lemons." is this true? this also makes no sense to me. too many syllables to say "green lemons" when one could easily just say "limes." or why not call them all limes?-- so there would be "yellow limes" and "green limes." greek is such an ancient language, and they eat alot of lemons/limes, no matter what color they are, so why not call them what they really are?

i don't get it. can anyone explain?????
thanks.

Don't do Cyprus./Greek coffee as it is disgusting so don't care one way or the other!!
Every language has its own words for certain things, just look at your zuccini - what we call courgettes, so cannot see what all the fuss is about... I am just happy that I can buy limes here now as I like them for cooking

Bubbles x

[DANGAMAN]

GG if you liked the coffee then it's Cyprus coffee if you didn't then it's Turkish coffee he he he

Just joking... sometimes a Cypriot coffee (yes lets call it Cypriot coffee)
gives you a good kick start in the morning

A question for the Turkish Cypriots: Is it true that in some brands they put dust of roof tiles? Or was my Turkish Cypriot friend pulling my leg?

[GorillaGal]

GG if you liked the coffee then it's Cyprus coffee if you didn't then it's Turkish coffee he he he

Just joking... sometimes a Cypriot coffee (yes lets call it Cypriot coffee)
gives you a good kick start in the morning

A question for the Turkish Cypriots: Is it true that in some brands they put dust of roof tiles? Or was my Turkish Cypriot friend pulling my leg?

hey danga, thanks for the explanation. i think i get it now.

[denizaksulu]

GG if you liked the coffee then it's Cyprus coffee if you didn't then it's Turkish coffee he he he

Just joking... sometimes a Cypriot coffee (yes lets call it Cypriot coffee)
gives you a good kick start in the morning

A question for the Turkish Cypriots: Is it true that in some brands they put dust of roof tiles? Or was my Turkish Cypriot friend pulling my leg?

In Cyprus it was said that finely ground chick pea was added to ensure the 'smoothness' of the coffee.

The name 'Turkish Coffee' dates from the time (as previously mentioned in another thread) of the Siege of Vienna in 1529. On the defeat of the Ottomans by Sobieski, they left behind them many tons of cofee beans from which the'Coffee' was made. The victorious Christians took this coffe and they all made their own recipes, you must remember that Coffee was not very well known in Europe. The phrase 'Turkish Coffee was then coined. Today in the Czech Republick it is still known as Turecka Kafe. The Turks would not call it Turkish Coffee, but for todays proliferation of numerous variations, to diffeentiate from others they might use that term as indicated by Tessintrnc. In older days, before English coffee arrived on the island, it was simply Kahve. Bon apetit.

[GorillaGal]

so it's all really turkish coffee, and the cypriots call it "cypriot coffee" (or is it "cyprus coffee" ?) 'cause they can't are too proud a people to call it "turkish"?

[denizaksulu]

so it's all really turkish coffee, and the cypriots call it "cypriot coffee" (or is it "cyprus coffee" ?) 'cause they can't are too proud a people to call it "turkish"?

If you have it in Cyprus, call it Cyprus coffee if you must. It is made with Cypriot water after all and by Cypriots. Maybe thats why GCs dont want any water imports from Turkey, when it might be called differently. (just kidding)

[GorillaGal]

ah, so it's relly about where the water came from? i think i am getting it!