I love buying Croatian coffee and gifting it to friends and family. Each time I do, they ask, how do you make Croatian coffee? So here is how…
One of my favorite things to give as a gift when I travel is coffee. I love finding all types of coffee of the world, buying it, drinking it, and as I said gifting it to friends and family. There are so many benefits of coffee – more than just the buzz!
On my recent trip home to Australia, I took half a suitcase full of Croatian coffee to hand out as souvenirs.
The type of coffee I’m referring to is known as crna kava (black coffee) and has roots that stem from the Ottomans.
I call it Croatian coffee because it’s coffee in Croatia, but you probably know it as Turkish Coffee. Be warned this is strong coffee and when you start making it your house will be full of that lovely coffee aroma.
Each packet I gave to my Australian relatives (who love coffee as much as me) all wanted to know how to make Croatian coffee. It made me realize that its not so obvious, and so I repeated myself over and over. Now, when they ask, I can share this recipe.
Coffee to Croatian’s is important. No, seriously, really important. On a daily basis, people are socializing, meeting, dating, etc. at the local Coffee bar or at home around the dining table drinking Croatian coffee.
Croatian Coffee Recipe
I love buying Croatian coffee and gifting it to friends and family. Each time I do, they ask, how do you make Croatian coffee? So here is how...
Ingredients
- Water
- Sugar
- Finely ground coffee
Instructions
- Measure the water into the pot by using one full espresso cup for each person
- Add 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar to the pot per cup of water. (My mother-in-law adds one teaspoon)
- Boil the water
- Take the pot off the heat. This is very IMPORTANT OR ELSE IT WILL SPILL OVER. Stir in one heaped teaspoon of finely ground coffee for each cup
- Stir rapidly with a circular motion and return the pot to the heat
- Watch the pot like a hawk. When the coffee begins to bubble up (do not let it boil), pull it off the heat, let it settle, and return it to the heat and do it again
- Let the coffee settle to allow the grains to fall to the bottom, then pour into your serving cups
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Which Croatian Coffee Should You Buy?
My Croatian coffee of choice is Jubilarna, Franck Coffee. I like Franck coffee, but more so love how it comes vacuum-packed in a brick-like package. Very easy to pack in a suitcase.
Which Coffee Pot Should You Use?
I own a few; they all do the same job, in my opinion. Here are some of the ones I own.
PLUS: When something like a warm cup of Croatian coffee plays such a significant role as it does here in Croatia, I feel it my duty to help you – the traveler with these tips to help you find your way through the coffee ordering scene – enjoy.
After you’ve made your coffee we suggest that you sit back with a great book.
You can find great travel coffee table books here.
How do you make your Croatian coffee?
Thanks for sharing! I’m excited to give this a try, never had “Croatian” coffee, but I’m ready for it!
I also love coffee and enjoy buying and receiving it a a gift from different places. I prefer to filter my coffee before drinking though!
My wife is Italian and has changed her preference for coffee she loves the Croation.
Ooopsie, there goes her Italian passport :)
Back in the Day when I studied “srpskohrvatski” in Split, I was taught to bring it to a boil 3 times, pull off the heat, sprinkle a few drops of cold water on top to form a foam. Spoon some foam into each cup(one never drank coffee alone) and then pour each cup.
Turska kava, ili domaća kava = croatian coffee
Croatia is beautiful the Adriatic coast, Food, Wine, culture and the coffee. Plan your next trip
Well, almost the same. But after the first heat, there is a cream formed on the coffee which we pour in the cup, as a bonus. We call it the coffee sauce. Pretty cool cup of coffee and great source of caffeine.
I was a espresso drinker, but changed to Turkish a while ago and I don’t think I ever regret it. :)
By the way, found ya on G+. Good luck.
Which kind of pot would I buy, like on Amazon? Some look copper, some just metal, some enamel.
Thank you, nice blog.
This is my favourite one (I have several) and best of all, it’s one of the least expensive. HIC Turkish Warmer, 24-Ounce Capacity, Made of Stainless Steel
The coffee is good this way but if you could actually buy the coffee in beans and slightly roast them dry in a frypan then mill them in the old fashioned brass hand mill, you will get an even tastier freshly roasted flavour from your brew.
I’ve never tried that – maybe I should as I really love coffee. Thanks Zeljko!
Today calls for a Croatian coffee. Oh yeah! Thanks for this.