Ecthomo: Turkish Delights
Posted by Qais Fulton
Having been raised amongst a tribe of mad Arabs, it was deemed normal that I be introduced to the invigorating effects of Turkish coffee at an age which would likely constitute child abuse in any other culture. Just why my family decided that allowing packs of predatory children to dose themselves on massive amounts of caffeine was a good idea I will never know, but it was a jetpack fueled blast at the time and now I have an indelible taste for the stuff.
Sadly, coffee of all kinds now makes me ill; so when I do indulge — bracing myself for the unpleasantness to follow — I like to do so with as much eclat and pomp as possible. Eclat and pomp I appear to have found in the modernized version of Turkish coffee claptrap. A surprisingly beguiling design, it really is a necessity for those of us that must occasionally soldier through the slings and arrows of inevitable coffee catalysis.
Mest Turkish Coffee Set [cribcandy : Design Awards]
Categories: Coffee, Ecthomo
Posted at 5:33 pm on June 19, 2008
4 Comments -
Oh Qais, real turkish coffee. Good god man, turn that into a boutique business akin to the hookah rentals and make haste! I’ve always wanted some of that black as hell, trong as death, sweeet as love turkish coffee, but have never had the chance to try it.
Comment by TmTx — June 19, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
That’s downright sexy! We got some really finely ground stuff in a tin purporting to be Turkish coffee but lacked the means to prepare it correctly. Alas, our attempts, though delicious, were feeble.
Comment by Giania — June 19, 2008 @ 7:10 pm
You live in Seattle and are unable to regularly pour the sweet black magic of Caffe Vita down your gaping maw? Methinks you a sadist. Don’t tell me you stick around for the quality bus system.
Comment by Angry Sam — June 19, 2008 @ 10:31 pm
i’ve been lacking a coffee companion for my abundant supply for the past 8 months i’ve been spending in germany. one funny world, this is.
Comment by nocturnalpulse — June 23, 2008 @ 11:03 am