After the Austrians found and brewed them in their own style, Turkish coffee soon became widely popular in western Europe, brewed from very finely ground Arabica beans.
The coffee is prepared in a "cezve", a long-handled pot typically made of copper or brass and served in a "fincan," small special cups and it almost always comes with a glass of water and "lokum," sweets that most of the world knows as Turkish delight.
After the cup is spent, coffee drinkers often flip them over on the plate to read the shapes that the grinds make as they trickle down its side, believing that it may show their fortune.
Turkish coffee is a symbol of history and hospitality, its essence best captured in a famous Turkish saying: "The memory of a cup of coffee lasts 40 years."
