From the halls of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to the streets of the Grand Bazaar, from the fields of Kaldi the Goat Herder to the room of an Israeli fortune teller; Turkish Coffee runs the gambit. It’s the world’s oldest brewing technique – surviving military coups, government bans, and industry monopolies. It’s unfiltered, strong, and unlike anything else you’ve ever tasted. It has survived the test of time, both served to royalty with panache, and served to commoners streetside.
Episode Six Sources:
- Wikipedia:
- Turkish Coffee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_coffee
- Tasseography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasseography
- History of Coffee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee
- Pieter van den Broecke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_van_den_Broecke
- “Coffee grounds brewed trouble for Israeli fortuneteller,” McClatchy Newspapers, by Dion Nissenbaum http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24466912.html
- “Fortune Teller Held for ‘Cancer’ Fraud: https://www.haaretz.com/1.5056803
- All about the Turkish Coffee Pot: http://www.turkishstylegroundcoffee.com/turkish-coffee-utensils/turkish-coffee-pot/
- “Turkish Coffee: A Story of Mystery, War, Romance & Empire,” Perfect Daily Grind, by P. Dobrenov: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2015/09/turkish-coffee-a-story-of-mystery-war-romance-empire/
- “Don’t Call It ‘Turkish’ Coffee, Unless, Of Course, It Is,” NPR by Joanna Kakissis https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/04/27/179270924/dont-call-it-turkish-coffee-unless-of-course-it-is
- Story of Kaldi the Goat Herder: http://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/History-of-Coffee
- “The Coffee Trail: A Muslim Beverage Exported West,” Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation by Salah Zaimeche: http://www.muslimheritage.com/uploads/Main%20-%20Coffee.pdf
- Ukers, William H. (1935), “All About Coffee” 2nd Edition; The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Company, New York: https://www.amazon.com/about-Coffee-Second-William-Ukers/dp/1614270023
- “The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World’s Most Popular Drug” By Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer https://books.google.com/books?id=Qyz5CnOaH9oC&pg=PA3&dq=coffee+goat+ethiopia+Kaldi&lr=&ei=paxHStuDJ4XuzATj97hf#v=onepage&q=coffee%20goat%20ethiopia%20Kaldi&f=false
- “Istanbul’s Historic Coffeehouses,” The Guide Istanbul by Joshua Bruce Allen: http://www.theguideistanbul.com/article/istanbuls-historic-coffeehouses
- Music:
- Podington Bear, A Gentleman – http://freemusicarchive.org
- Podington Bear, Don’t Go – http://freemusicarchive.org
- Podington Bear, 14 Rarified – http://freemusicarchive.org
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