What Do You Know About Coffee?

You may feel like you are well acquainted with your morning cup of Joe, but I have some awesomely fun facts about Java to share with you that you may have never heard before.

Did you know?

• In ancient times, grooms in Turkey were required to vow to their new wife that they would always give her coffee, or else they would get divorced!
• Your body can only absorb up to 4 cups of coffee at once, and the rest is dispensed as waste.
• Japan is actually the third largest coffee consumer in the world, and they use coffee grounds for beauty treatments, like bathing and skin care.
• The name "coffee" was actually originally used for wine because it looked black from dark berries, and it was then substituted when coffee was used instead of wine to stay awake in religious all night prayer meetings, and the name stuck with it.
• Olympic athletes can only drink up to 5 cups of coffee because their urine is tested for specific amounts of caffeine, or else they will be disqualified.
• Espresso has one third of the caffeine of a regular cup of Joe.
• We all refer to coffee beans as "beans", but they are truly berries.

How many of these fun facts did you already know? There is truly so much more to your daily cup of Joe than meets the eye!

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How Do You Make Turkish Coffee?

This is a global coffee flavor that you must try, and it is surprisingly easy to make Turkish coffee! You will need a small Turkish coffee pot that has a handle that you can hold over your stove.

• Begin by adding water to the Turkish coffee pot.
• You will then add very finely ground coffee, even finer than an espresso grind.
• Add these fresh grounds to your water, and heat over your stove on medium heat, stirring well until it comes to a boil.
• Serve immediately in small Turkish coffee cups that hold about 2 ounces. The grounds will sink to the bottom of the cup.
• After the grounds have sunk to the bottom of the cup, you can drink the delicious brew, but don't drink the coffee grounds sitting in the bottom!

The coffee grounds that remain in the bottom of your cup after drinking were often traditionally used to tell your fortune by flipping over your cup to see what pattern it makes. Either way, I can tell that a delicious cup of Turkish coffee is in your future!

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