Turkish Tea

Traditionally tea was made in a samovar. This is often an elaborate vessel with a compartment for burning coals at the bottom of an internal tube, which heats the water in the ‘kettle’ section that wraps around it, on top of which rests a small teapot in which the tea brews over the rising heat. The teapot and tea glasses are topped up with boiling water from a tap at the side of the kettle section. Although the samovar is still used, most people prefer the practical, if crude, modern versi