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Tea did not take off in the Ottoman Empire until the 19th century. While yes, now tea has utterly eclipsed coffee in Turkey as the everyday beverage, it is actu
by Mediterraneo10 7y ago
Tea did not take off in the Ottoman Empire until the 19th century. While yes, now tea has utterly eclipsed coffee in Turkey as the everyday beverage, it is actually a pretty recent introduction.
- kingofpandora 7y agoAbsolutely - and that's when the alleged impact of coffee struck the Ottoman Empire (19th-century national movements). So even more likely it was tea than coffee, no?