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Afternoon pick-me-up: lokum ("Turkish delights") and tea from a sweet friend in Istanbul who surprised me with them. I've never been to Turkey, but hopefully will make time to visit this year or the next. Years ago, I went down a rabbit hole of tea and now find it hard to enjoy pre-packaged tea bags. But she explained this tea is nothing like the yellow Lipton tea it resembles. Çaykur is state-grown tea from the rainy Black Sea region, free of pesticides or foreign blends. In Turkey, tea is served in glass so you can see its purity. I improvised with my glassware, but it would traditionally be served in a tulip-shaped glass that keep the top cool enough to sip while the bottom stays hot. The lokum is from Hacı İsmail Hakkızade Hafız Mustafa 1864, a confectioner from the late Ottoman era. It brings back memories of trying "Turkish delight" for the first time as a kid. Our teacher brought it for us when we read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. These lokum are much more chewy and rich in flavor than the Turkish delight I had at school. The flavors include pistachio, walnut, hazelnut, pomegranate, orange, lemon, cinnamon, and mastic. Also, I love the beautiful red of the tin it comes in. I'm having my tea atop a book I picked up from one of our town's many Little Free Libraries. It was printed in 1982 and is a collection of mysterious and unexplained stories gathered from newspapers and reports from around the world. Prophecies, coincidences, UFOs, miracles, and so on. Sometimes I wonder how anyone could be crazy enough to believe stories like these. Then I take a look at myself. Right now, I'm tapping my thoughts into photos on a glass screen, riding fiber-optic cables and satellites around the world, while unwrapping 19th century confections flown over an ocean in a pressurized metal tube. What's crazy is forgetting that we are already surrounded by magic. The future is built by those who believe it before they see it.
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turkish tea is very nice. you’ve inspired me to seek some out
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@ifeoluwafavour
Yes, we are really surrounded by magic. We need to pause more often to acknowledge that and take it all in. This was a nice read. ✨️
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this reminded me of afternoon tea with my Turkish roommate, she used to make tea and we would have Turkish snacks and chill on our balcony 🥹 also mücver is v yummy as a savoury snack too if you ever get to try/make at home!! 🤤
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ahhh i love this so much, turkey is absolutely gorgeous and well worth the visit- i look forward to your coverage on it!!! <33 and the future really is here, and now,,!!! we get so caught up in what can’t be changed, and what is ever changing, that you forget to focus on the marvels of the present 🥹
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That last paragraph 💖
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We need more imagination these days.
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Turkish tea is hella tasty indeed!
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We got loose teeth çaykur and I use it for Kombucha brewing
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These lokums look delightful 😋 and I don’t even like sweets but can do Turkish tea any time 😁
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