The Turks worship their tea. There are few places to visit where you will not be offered a cup of their beloved brew. Turkey is home to a variety of different teas, apple flavored and black are the favorites. Apple flavored tea was originally a home made tea, but now is available to buy in the instant mix variety too. Here is a recipe to make traditional home made Turkish apple tea.
Ingredients
l 2-3 average sized red apples, leave unpeeled and quarter them
l 1 unpeeled orange, quartered
l 1 cinnamon stick
l 1 litre water
l 2 cloves – whole
Method:
1. Add all the ingredients together into a saucepan. Bring to the boil. Once at boiling point, leave the ingredients to simmer and to soften.
2. Squeeze the remaining juice from the fruits and strain all the liquid into a jug.
3. The tea is now ready to be served and can be sweetened with sugar cubes, as in Turkey, or honey if you prefer.
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