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@AYDINLARkardesler

2 жыл бұрын

Nice family, maşallah 🌼🌺 Greetings from Istanbul

that table sit around was so wholesome

I love the tradition behind Turkish and Arabic coffee. This has style!!! We Americans are too quick to enjoy the social aspect of making and drinking coffee. I wish I had enough time to enjoy coffee the Middle East way.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

No reason why you can't, especially on the weekends, you can start your own tradition! Just get your favorite people together, follow our recipe, add some goodies, and enjoy each other and the coffee. =)

So awesome, thanks for creating this video, such a wonderful family you have!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! =)

😂😂 just making coffee and realized I’m out of Arabic coffee ‘my favorite’ so had to make instant Nescafé 😟 perfect timing .❤️ excited to learn something I might not have known about the coffee making.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

I love my Nescafe too!

You have an awesome channel ! I just subscribed and can't wait to watch more!

@blanchetv

6 ай бұрын

Welcome, hope you enjoy all the content--there is a ton! ;)

I can smell the coffee. Brought back sweet memories . Thank you Blanche and family.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome and glad to bring back memories for you!

Really enjoyed this, very charming, insightful, and delightful

Awww Blanche, so sweet ! I love when people love their family. I have yet to be disappointed to see your mom. I miss her when she’s not there. She makes it fun and totally interesting!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you Barb! Yes recently she was under the weather, but getting her strength back (not corona virus thankfully) We appreciate you! xo

When I was in Turkey last year Starbucks serve Turkish coffee and they use only the veranda blend and it taste great , and i use it here very good

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Wow that is one cool Starbucks!

I've watched dozens of vids on making Turkish coffee but you ladies are the first one to give THE EXACT amount of water! Thank you!

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help thanks for watching!

@merhametiyilik5058

5 ай бұрын

Bu kesinlikle yakından uzaktan Türk kahvesi ile hiçbir alakası yok tayyip bu kadar da kaynatılmaz

I bought a cezve last year because I wanted to try making Turkish coffee. I watched a million videos on how to make it and botched the first few batches. But now it’s all I drink. Blanche, your video is the first one I’ve seen that says to boil it. Every video says not to boil. I guess it’s preference? Mine holds 6oz and I use 2 even tablespoons and 1/2 tsp sugar. I will definitely try adding the cardamom soon. Thanks for the video. Was interesting seeing how you guys make it.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Yes for some reason, my mom has always boiled it at first, then watched it simmer for about 20 minutes. Your measurements sound great, so glad you are enjoying this type of coffee!

@chriss377

Жыл бұрын

Same, I bring mine to foam, pull from heat, back to heat to foam again, remove and pour. Always with cardomom!!!

Oh my gosh this couldn’t have come at more perfect timing. I have not been able to drink coffee for months! I have just been able to return to my beloved coffee. I’m going to tell you I do hardly nothing. I do not do drugs I do not smoke I do not drink. I drink fruit juices water and my beloved 1 to 2 cups of coffee a day. Normally 1 . I am so happy I can drink coffee again. I can’t even tell you!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both--I keep my lifestyle clean, but the coffee brings me to such a happy place lol. So glad you can drink coffee again!

Baba’s debut!!! So nice to see you with your parents. I drink both coffee and tea and I love cardamom in both. There is something to be said of both traditional and new way of making coffee. On a lazy day to relax and enjoy the little things, the traditional way of making coffee is great. But if you are entertaining a large number of people or if you’re on the run, instant brewing is always a welcome relief. I wonder how many viewers stuck around for the blooper at the end lol thanks for sharing again Blanche!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Haha you always catch the good stuff at the end. I agree with you 100%, there is a time and mood for different coffees, depending on the event and how much energy one has! (when it comes to coffee I am lazy lol)

Very nice video. Thank you Blanche ☺

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Dan!

My first cup was in the 80s when i was just 5 years old. Everyone thought it was funny that a little kid could like the taste.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

That is what they call "beast mode" handling a cup that strong at age 5 is something to brag about!!

@Jooleeana

3 жыл бұрын

i drink coffee every morning since i was a little kid too 😊♥️

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jooleeana Can we switch childhoods? LOL

aw watching this warmed my heart❤...my favourite times have been with the ladies, my mom, aunts, cousins and my sister who always made it overflow lol...i love how my mom taught us how to make it and the importance of the shafron(the foam) to be done right to serve...haha, it always reflected well on her when the guests were impressed by our coffee skill...thank u for sharing this, it made my day😊

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your sweet story of your mom! xo

God bless you. I Will try to make this coffee. I am learning how to have a patelience.😃😍😄😘

Again, thank you for the great memories of being around the table drinking Arabic coffee with the sweets and telling fortunes with the grounds. Just ordered the Levant tea and coffee. I drink coffee around the clock too! Received your cookbook and am going to try making Maqluba.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your support! Hope you enjoy the Maqluba as much as we do (remember you can always add more cauliflower and onions than I suggest, because people always fight over it lol) Then drink the coffee after to digest it all lol =) We appreciate you!! xx

@mohamedmustafa8583

3 жыл бұрын

Received the Levant tea and coffee today, both are first rate. Also agree you can’t have enough cauliflower and onion, giving the Maqluba a go this weekend!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohamedmustafa8583 Oh wow that was fast! Good luck this weekend, sending positive vibes your way and enjoy!! =)

The Arabian coffee is the best.i love the aroma with the matching dates😋❤️

I love this video w/ the family!

@Yourstrulyci

3 жыл бұрын

although I do love the modernized touch. there's nothing better than the traditional coffee-making methods even with the boiling over

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Lol it is quite the experience--happened so many times with my multitasking mamma haha!

Beautiful family show! Arabic coffee is the best! I always enjoy watching your videos. They are uniquely interesting and fun. I am sure the machine-brewed Arabic coffee must be good, too. Sometimes you need a shortcut. However, this time, I have to comment on this video. To brew Traditional Arabic coffee you need a Brik with a much narrower neck. This is how you get a thick layer of Ashta or Raghweh. Briks come in different sizes. The number of the small traditional cups is stamped on the bottom of the Brik. Two cups brewed in an eight-cup Brik will produce almost no foam. You start with a very low fire. The idea is to prolong as much as possible the brewing process without getting to the boiling point. This is what your endearing Baba meant when he said that Traditional Arabic coffee is brewed on charcoal "for days". This very slow method leads to a nice, compact Ashta. Ashta must be kept intact at all times, and finally distributed equally into a number of cups. To that effect, once the coffee is about to slowly boil over, you remove it from the fire, give it a stir, then back on the low fire, and quickly remove it BEFORE IT BOILS AGAIN. (If you allow it to boil even for 2 minutes you kill the Ashta - let alone 25 minutes). Then the coffee must rest for two minutes to allow the grounds to settle. For distributing the Ashta, you first carefully pour a small amount of coffee into each cup. It will be all Ashta.Then you complete the pouring. The recommended coffee grind is the finest possible. It is called #1 Turkish. If you use a coarser one, even the Fine Espresso #2, the grounds will keep floating inside your coffee cup. The sugar is added to taste at the beginning of the brewing process. Traditional Arabic coffee has - believe it or not - six levels of sweetness (!): Murrah (bitter, or black); "Al'Rihah (with the aroma of sugar); Sukkar Kalil (a little sugar) Sukkar Wassat (medium sugar); Mazbutah (correct sweetness); Sukkar Ziadeh (extra sugar). I would love to hear your Baba's thoughts about my comments. Be well!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Wow you really know your coffee! I mentioned what you said to my baba and he agrees 100% Literally there needs to be a class taught on Arabic coffee--Starbucks is a joke in comparison lol ;)

Traditional is the only...and best way to go. Suhtine 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I just bough Arabic Coffee from my Libanesse friend. Thank you! Great Taste! Cheers from Venezuela. 🇻🇪

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you are okay in Venezuela, that is where my mother grew up as a child! ;)

Trying this dark roast for the 1st time as I type.... mmmm...delicious. As a coffee lover, I must thank you for this video! haha

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome--yes I have been wide awake on a caffeine high all week from this stuff lol.

@nino_lama

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv Oh, I love it lol

Blanche you are amazing. God bless you and your family. I am Italian but through marriage have come to love Middle Eastern culture and especially food. I often (try) to make all the delicious dishes; mansef (my favourite), mlukkhie, cousa, grape leaves, malfouf, Maftool, magluba, emsahan, and mamoul cookies. I also make italian dishes of course. I am blessed that my 4 children have the best of both cultures. Please keep making your wonderful content. Their dad is from beit Sahour. Love and blessings.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow thanks for sharing your story! I am sure with your Italian ancestry you make AMAZING food--thank you for keeping the cultures alive! I know Italian culture is so similar to ours, my cousin married an Italian woman and she is like my sister. ;) I know exactly where beit Sahour is, such a lovely place and right next to Bethlehem where my mom is from. Your comment means the world to me, thank you so much!

@annamariaayyad2891

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv it's amazing that we can all come together through food and wonderful culture. I love your channel and will keep watching it for inspiration. Thank you ❤ ❤

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

@@annamariaayyad2891 absolutely that was my original intention--thank you so much! =)

This coffee brought back so many fond memories of share coffee Arabic with my late beautiful cousin. So many evenings we shared drinking it , and always she would tell my fortune. I can still smell it brewing on her stove ..miss her so much . She was from Lebanon and taught me so many traditions.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Aww so sorry for your loss, but glad I was this video was able to recapture special memories for you. This story touched my heart-thanks for sharing. xo

@Sishbadack

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv so enjoy your shows . I have told my cousin to tune in . We are fortunate . Our family collected and had published so many of recipes . We are now on our 3 edition. It is wonderful to see next generation learning traditional foods . Like all Middle East families all occasions center around good food and and conversations . I so love your mom and you together. Uniquely sets your show at top. Salem dyettic.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sishbadack Oh wow that is impressive on your third edition? Absolutely fantastic. Love that you have joined our cooking family here on KZread and hope you enjoy the recipes that we post ahead. 💕

One more comment please. You’re such a lovely woman. Please look at your Mother, another lovely beautiful woman. You’re going to age gracefully. You are a lucky woman. Is it a combination of your Father and Mother??? I hope so. I married a beautiful Phillipino girl and we have this most unusual mix of my wife’s daintiness and the ruggedness you would expect from a male child. My son is so handsome and beautiful I must tell everyone. Even at his 4 years of age. I’m struck by the similarities of your Mother’s beauty and your own. That’s what got me to thinking of genetics. I love your channel and have tried several of your recipes with good success. I love that your recipes usually include a good amount of cumin. A highly underrated spice and so middle eastern tasting. I usually associate cumin with Mexican flavors, but I forget my history and remember that Spain shaped much of the culture of Mexico. Long story short. I love your channel, thank you for the sense of family you impart to the videos and your wonderful recipes. Sincerely. Lucas

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the sweet comment Lucas! Yes indeed those are my parents, most people say I look like my mother, but have my father's eyes, which he has covered with glasses lol. I LOVE the Pilipino people and culture so much, such positive and lovely people! I am sure you get to taste some of their amazing food--bless your little boy, I am sure he is adorable! =)

Just a suggestion - would it help when making the traditional method to use a 4 cup decanter to brew the coffee versus the 2 cup? so there is time for you to see the coffee water rising and you can switch off the gas in time? does the coffee pot have to be exactly the same size as the water measurement? I leave room at the top when making tea / coffee so the liquids don't boil over and I have time to react......

I have to say, Levant Blends makes EXCELLENT coffee!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you like it Nino!

My dad used to make this , and had the little pot to boil it in . It was very strong and sweet, and he drank it always with a glass of water on the side . He was from Cyprus. He called it Greek coffee, but of course it’s Arabic .!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Love that story--dads make everything their own--and he was so smart to drink it with water which blunts the effect of strong caffeine a little!

cool i had no idea they do that for that kind of machine. i also had no idea that you steep for that long

Been trying different tactics on making Arabic coffee to achieve a lot of foam. Grandmother’s advice; after boiling the coffee (after the overflow phase had passed) you can take the wet stir spoon to dip into the dry coffee to grab up some more grinds and back again into the hot coffee briefly, then taking it off the heat. It does add some foam but not getting the thick foam I see some able to make... there is an art to it so it must be me doing something off 😆. Anyways I love your family, your mother reminds me of mine when she reads my fortune all in good fun. I don’t know how they see images emerge from the residue 😂

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

You know, I use a modern day gadget to achieve the foam, basically I cheat because I get so impatient lol. I put the coffee in a larger cup, then use this foaming gadget: amzn.to/2UJnAnu And then I pour it into smaller cups. I agree I have no idea where they come up with these images in the cup--wild imagination haha!

@beebee242

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv ahhh nice, thanks. I’m down for some cheating. I’ll let you know how it works out. Haha yes such an imagination, I think they cultivated that growing up without all the distractions that came with the ages. Thanks again, love your channel and hope it gets better in California. 🙏🏼 ♥️

Love your show! My sito was from Syria and the bread she made was not a thin, pita like bread but rather large, round loaves 8" to 10" and 2 to 3 inches thick. Very similar to Holy Bread that is used in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. She only used flour, water, yeast and salt and baked the loaves directly on the oven racks. The bread never fell through the racks nor stuck to the racks. Would you or your mother know the type of bread I am talking about and what it is called in Arabic? I would love to learn how to make it. It would be wonderful if you could make it on one of your shows. Keep making us Arab Americans proud!!! Thank you.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes the bread you describe sound very similar to the one my aunt Bahieh used to make. You can see her recipe in this video if you haven't already: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKyLks5-h7Xfiag.html

Pleasure to see Mama Vera and to meet your dad.

Interesting, thank you! Would the sugar somehow interact with digestion advantages of cardamom, since your baba :) mentioned the "after-coffee" is being drunk without sugar? Love

@blanchetv

2 жыл бұрын

You bring up a great point. Excess sugar that cannot be broken down and absorbed by the body will be left to sit in the bowels, where it ferments. This sugar moves more slowly through the large intestine, feeding bad bacteria and yeast, and causing a build-up of cramping, bloating or gas. Drinking the coffee without sugar can let this digestion process begin without any interference ;)

@dukenegju

2 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv Ah thanks a lot! Wise baba :) (Daughters come after them usually ;) ) Much love

What if you do not have a Keurig coffee machine? Can you get this in a tea bag form as well?

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

They don't have that at the moment, sorry only K-cups for now.

Brilliant! Now if only they made the pods for Nespresso. Love your parents. Cheers from Canada!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes that would be great, cheers to you in Canada, hope you are staying warm!

Hello I'm from Philippines but I was in Lebanon when time of war... Can u help me how to make Lebanese ice coffee

@blanchetv

7 ай бұрын

Just follow this coffee method in this video and add ice, and condensed milk if you like it a bit sweet and milky.

There was a scientific study about an island in the mediterranean, where the elderly residents all had very low heart disease. One theory why is that they all drink boiled coffee. 😊

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Well there ya go! The mystery of my 98 year old grandmother solved--thank you! =)

@AJ-xm4xc

3 жыл бұрын

BlancheTV God Bless!!🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿

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I have seen this made a million times and a million times I've failed. I'm going to buy the Turkish coffee machine to see if it works for me. Maybe I'm jinxing it myself.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

I feel you--with traditional coffee makers with the filters, I am a hot mess. But this is so easy, and they have individual machines too that make just one cup in minutes. =)

@mundodesconhecido3373

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv I hope the machines do a good job, I'm useless hehehe. Thank you for the video. You have a lovely family. Sahteyn!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

@@mundodesconhecido3373 Sahteyn, they do a great job for me, tastes great and no coffee explosions all over the stove lol!

Ohh...LOVE coffee...13:33 oh nooo, just like my mom and grandma hahaha

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

I know right? The things these women go through lol!

@nino_lama

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv lol

What did your mother say you say before reading your fortune? What does it mean?

Damn it! I don't usually find cardamom easily here 😞

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

You can order online perhaps? amzn.to/2SlppG9

ibrik in Turkish, so close words :) we call it cezve though :)

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to know!

@figenisk6983

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv of course ibrik has been transferred from Arabic to Turkish language :) I don't know the roots of the word cezve though, most probably it's again from another language.

I love turkish coffee but i am repulsed by unroasted arabic coffee. It smells like urine!

@blanchetv

2 жыл бұрын

Never had that experience in my life lol

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