GREEK CYPRIOT COFFEE

Greek Cypriot coffee with the perfect kaimaki. Plain, Semi-Sweet or Sweet the choice is yours

Course Drinks

Cuisine Greek

Keyword coffee, cypriot, greek

Prep Time 1 minute

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 6 minutes

Servings coffee

Calories 17kcal

Author Dimitra

Fill your drinking cup to the top with water and add it to your briki
Add your heaped teaspoon of coffee and sugar _if you are having a sweet or semi-sweet coffee) to you briki
Put you briki on the lowest heat and start stirring your coffee continuously until you see a light coloured swirl on the top,, this is your kaimaki froth. (The kaimaki will be a light golden brown and the coffee below will be a dark brown, check my video below to see the colour I mean)
Now wait patiently and loving, looking at your coffee for a few minutes waiting for it to rise. Don't try to stir your coffee again because you will disturbed your foam and end up with none. Don't walk away because you may come back to an overflow of coffee.
When a ring starts to rise around the edges like leather turn off the heat and pour your coffee into your coffee cup. Do this really slowly trying to keep as much of your kaimaki in your briki so you can lay it gently on top.
Serve with a glass of water to counterbalance the bitterness with some freshness. If you want to be authentic serve with something sweet or savoury like some kourabiedes or koulouri (",)

Sketos (σκέτος) - Plain coffee, bitter and strong; 1 heaping tsp Greek coffee

Metrios (μέτριος) - Medium coffee, half sweet half bitter; 1 heaping tsp Greek coffee and 1 tsp sugar

Glykos (γλυκός) - Sweet coffee; 1 heaping tsp Greek coffee and 2 tsp sugar

The nutritional value below is for a Metrios/Medium Coffee

Calories: 17kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Sodium: 19mg | Sugar: 100g