Features & Benefits
- Turkish tea, also known as çay is produced on the eastern Black Sea coast
- It is consumed without milk and is traditionally served with beet sugar cubes in small glasses.
- It has become the widely consumed beverage of choice in Turkey only in the 20th century.
- Tea is an important part of Turkish culture and offering it to guests is part of Turkish hospitality.
- Turkey has the highest per capita tea consumption in the world, at 2.5 kg per person.
- Turkish tea is typically prepared using two stacked kettles and steeped with loose tea leaves.