Coffee Vocab. Pt. II: Turkish Coffee
Table of contents for Coffee Vocab
- Coffee Vocab
- Coffee Vocab. Pt. II: Turkish Coffee
- Coffee Vocab. Pt. III: The Grouch
- Coffee Vocab: Home Edition
Okay, so I went into my favorite Starbucks this morning and had a new adventure in caffeine. I joked in “Coffee Vocab pt. I” about how I usually say: “If I can’t chew it, it’s not coffee.” Well, I kid you not, the guy in front of me literally meant that when he ordered something called “Turkish Coffee.” In a 10 minute wait, I learned a new term, and got a new drink!!!
I’m such a line eavesdropper. That’s one reason I don’t mind waiting in them. I usually opt out of the fast pass at Disneyland, because to me waiting in line is part of the ride: based on the STUFF YOU HEAR! Anyway, at Starbucks, the guy was Middle-Eastern and spoke with a heavy accent. The girl didn’t seem familiar with it. Poor thing, she was really cute too. She showed wisdom when she asked a fellow barista for some help in preparing it correctly. Another came over, guided her through a series of steps which I watched in dumfounded amusement. Finally, with trepidation she gave him the str
ange concoction. He drank it with questioning relish and said: “That’s good, I can almost chew it!” I was in shock. It was my clever line! Yet it wasn’t clever, it was APPLICABLE!
I of course had to break with my routine order of a mild-coffee-of-the-day black with no room for cream to get a TURKISH COFFEE! Have you ever had one? If you have, you know that there is indeed a coffee drink out there in the repertoire of drinks that indeed . . . is chewable.
I need a new line now that mine is no longer outrageous . . . any suggestions? I like to make the baristas laugh. Can’t fail to please ya know?







I had Greek coffee once..probably similar. It was soooo strong. I like coffee but I really only like the milder Folger’s or Dunkin’ Donuts variety. I don’t even care for Starbuck’s regular old coffee…
Jessica
Starbucks can make Turkish coffees? I wonder if they can in the little town beneath us. Hmmm.
If you suck it through a straw, it’s not coffee.
Thank you for my new line!!!