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Ten Pics of Turkish Çay!

20th July 2014 By Claudia Turgut Leave a Comment

çay

This is what upmarket çay looks like: presented on a tray complete with paper napkin and cookie. this is at Big Chef’s, Suadiye

Just been going through some of my photos and realize that çay is a recurrent theme around here: anytime of day, anyplace, a glass of Turkish tea is always welcome!

Here we have the quintessential glass of tea on the traditional white saucer decorated in red. I don’t know the symbolism of this red pattern – if anybody does, please let me know. I took this photo on the Kadıköy-Beşiktaş ferry. The tea on the ferries is legendary. You can compound your experience by having a tost or toasted cheese sandwich with it – then all your dreams will come true!

Cay on ferry

notice the colour: tavşan kanı or rabbit’s blood! This is how it should be….

You may not actually like Turkish çay, it may be an acquired taste for you, but there is something about the ritual and the spirit in which it is offered, that makes it an indelible mark of Turkish hospitality.

Personally, I love it! I love the whole thing about it! When you live here like I do, inevitably you acquire the whole kit: the çaydanlık or set of 2 kettles, a smaller one sitting pretty on top of the bigger one; a set of the seductive tulip-shaped glasses with the little saucers – honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way!
So here we have Turkish çay at its best!

Kastamonu market tea vendor

KastamonuMarketçay…

Toast and çay

tost and çay, Çiralı

Bosphorus ferry

Bosphorus çay

Turkish çay in the Bazaar

Grand Bazaarçay . Specifically, at Hasan & Adnan’s carpet shop

Tray of tea

Friend Ayşe’steapartyçay

Cay in Bodrum

Bodrum çaycomplete with biscuits and decorative flower

Turkish tea

Friend Ayşen’s çay

Claudia Turgut drinking tea

and here’s me with a glass of çay outside our house in Assos

Learn how to make çay, buy the glasses and SERVE!

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