Comments on: Apple Tea and a Rooftop View, Istanbul

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:53:13 +0000

jellybeans, its a bit like a diluted aple juice but really hot and really sweet. kiko, you need a LOT of apple slices to get the tea a bit more intense…

By: jellybeans

jellybeans — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:22:19 +0000

the tea looks fantastic. i always loved apple juices but what does the apple tea taste? The color is gorgeous and it looks very light :]

By: kiko

kiko — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:58:08 +0000

tried this one… mine came out nice enough but the apple flavour was very subtle…

By: nj

nj — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:29:39 +0000

oh and apparently. some traditional turkish apple teas dont contain tea! just apples! (and colouring, for the modern powdered versions) which is why the colour is so light.

By: nj

nj — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:24:42 +0000

heyy. when i went to istanbul i made friends with a couple of locals, who happily informed us that the locals in general actually prefer the powdered instant version since its so much more convenient to prepare. and apparently, a lot of turkish restaurants also use the powdered instant version! which does taste amazing, though. =)

By: kreez

kreez — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:50:24 +0000

I also love this tea, when hubby goes to Istanbul for a business trip, he brings back powdered apple tea and I make refreshing iced tea out of them. yum!

By: fried-neurons

fried-neurons — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:59:07 +0000

I’m also partial to early grey, but I will try the apple tea out. It sounds like an interesting flavor combo…

By: Lety

Lety — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:28:57 +0000

The tea looks good. Do you think apple juice can be used instead of plain boiling water?

By: Katrina

Katrina — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:43:32 +0000

Yup, when my parents came home from Turkey, they brought back a set of the small tea glasses and a matching teapot, plus the powdered apple tea (or maybe they were tea bags?). Naturally, none of it was ever used. :-/

By: misao

misao — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:45:10 +0000

a friend gave me some dried apple blossoms meant for tea. but i don’t know how long to steep it, if i should put sugar/honey, some citrus of sort? do you have any idea how i can enjoy those blossoms?