What hot beverage, brewed in a double-tiered teapot (çaydanlık) and served in tulip-shaped glasses, is consumed in vast quantities throughout daily Turkish social life?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Turkish Tea (Türk Çayı)
- Step 1: Turkish black tea is primarily cultivated along the eastern Black Sea coast in Rize.
- Step 2: It is brewed in stacked kettles and drunk sweet throughout the day, making Türkiye the world's highest per-capita tea-consuming country.
Answer
Turkish Tea (Türk Çayı).
Why not the others: 'Turkish Coffee' is finely ground coffee simmered in a cezve; 'Salep' is a hot winter drink made from wild orchid tubers; 'Ayran' is a cold salted yogurt drink.
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