Origin: The origin of this coffee dated all the way back to the period of Ottomen's occupation of Bosnia during the 13th century. The Turks barging into this country and brought along the coffee tradition.
Taste: The Bosnian coffee is very strong and has a total different taste from the regular expressos, cappuchino you normally have in many other countries. It is very thick and sometimes can be hard to taste.
How it served: You can look at the photos. Normally, the waiter will pour the coffee into the cup ( fildžan) for you. The green cube you see next to the cup is a sweet jelly, come with the coffee for free, depend on which cafe bar.
How the locals actually drink their coffee: Drop the sugar cube into the cup, stir it, and then drink, right? Wrong! The correct wax to drink is:
1. Pick up the sugar cube with your hand
2. Pick up the coffee cup with your other hand
3. Lick the sugar cube
4. And then drink the coffee
I never tried.
This photo was taken at cafe Divan in Morica Han.
June 27, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Excellent post, I am inspired to go out and find some Bosnian coffee beans to try. When you say that it is sometimes hard to taste are you referring to the coffee flavor, or does it have a different taste from coffee we are used to altogether?
August 2, 2006 at 6:45 pm
hello, sorry for the late response. i think the hard-to-taste means both. the coffee was very thick and strong. of course, it was utterly different from the regular expresso. i drank it because i liked to try new things. so when it was there, i drank it regularly, almost everyday with co-workers. but if i live in a non-bosnian-coffee culture, i would probably not order it at a shop. Bosnian coffee for me is more of a cultural thing.
March 17, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Where can I find one of these, brass I persume, coffee pots in the Santa Monica/Los Angeles?