Serpme kahvaltı is a shared table where many small plates are spread out together. From the origin of the word kahvaltı to tea and coffee, here is the tradition.
In Türkiye, breakfast is one of the longest and most sociable meals of the day. Its most familiar form is serpme kahvaltı, the breakfast spread.
Where does the word come from?
According to GoTürkiye, the Turkish word for breakfast, "kahvaltı", combines "kahve" (coffee) and "altı" (under or before). In other words, breakfast is the meal you eat before coffee.
What is serpme kahvaltı?
Serpme kahvaltı is a breakfast of small plates with different products and flavours. GoTürkiye lists items such as:
- a cheese platter, tomatoes and cucumbers
- fresh herbs and peppers
- jams, tahin-pekmez (tahini and grape molasses), butter, bal-kaymak (honey and clotted cream)
- different types of olives
- eggs, sucuk, acuka, simit and börek
It starts with tea and ends with coffee
The table comes with bread and çay, Turkish black tea served in tulip-shaped glasses. Turkish coffee is served at the end.
Breakfast at Harman Yeri
Harman Yeri opens at 07:00 and the Serpme Breakfast is on the menu. Turkish Coffee is on the menu too, so you can end the meal the traditional way.
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