Traditional brass coffee pots on the counter of a café in Badaro, Beirut, in May 2024. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)
Why is the dark coffee sipped in Lebanon first thing in the morning, with its familiar and comforting aroma, called “Turkish”? The hot beverage reached Istanbul from Yemen, where it had been consumed since the 15th century, with beans originating in Ethiopia. It was introduced to the Levant, including present-day Lebanon, in the following century with the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.Five centuries later, is the label “Turkish coffee” in Lebanon still justified? Dig deeper From grandma’s raqweh to hip lattes: How coffee became a Lebanese tradition For the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafés and Nightclubs, the answer is clear: no one should order a “Turkish coffee” anymore. In a statement, the syndicate called on “owners of tourism establishments in Lebanon to use the designation ‘Lebanese coffee’ instead of ‘Turkish...
Why is the dark coffee sipped in Lebanon first thing in the morning, with its familiar and comforting aroma, called “Turkish”? The hot beverage reached Istanbul from Yemen, where it had been consumed since the 15th century, with beans originating in Ethiopia. It was introduced to the Levant, including present-day Lebanon, in the following century with the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.Five centuries later, is the label “Turkish coffee” in Lebanon still justified? Dig deeper From grandma’s raqweh to hip lattes: How coffee became a Lebanese tradition For the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafés and Nightclubs, the answer is clear: no one should order a “Turkish coffee” anymore. In a statement, the syndicate called on “owners of tourism establishments in Lebanon to use the designation ‘Lebanese coffee’...
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