🇧🇦 Bosnian Cuisine

Bosanska Kafa

Bosnian Coffee

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 2
Difficulty Easy

Finely ground coffee slowly brought to a foaming rise in a traditional copper dzezva, served with sugar cubes and lokum.

Ingredients

  • 4 tsp very finely ground coffee (Turkish grind)
  • 300ml cold water
  • Sugar cubes for serving
  • Lokum (Turkish delight) for serving

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring water to a boil in the dzezva. Remove from heat.
  2. 2 Add coffee to hot water, stir once.
  3. 3 Return to heat, bring slowly to a foaming rise. Remove just before it boils over.
  4. 4 Let grounds settle 1-2 minutes.
  5. 5 Pour carefully into fildzan cups, preserving the foam on top.
  6. 6 Serve with sugar cubes (dipped into coffee, then bitten) and lokum.

Did You Know?

Bosnian coffee is never stirred after pouring. Sugar cubes are dipped into the coffee and bitten, not dissolved.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/bosnian/bosanska-kafa/