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Bosanska Kafa

Name: Bosanska Kafa
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ingredients: 2 tbsp (extra-finely ground) Coffee; 150ml Water; to taste (sugar cubes) Sugar

Dessert

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Finely ground coffee brewed in a copper pot and served with sugar cubes and lokum — Bosnia's coffee culture.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bosnian coffee derives from Turkish coffee, but in Bosnia it's brewed without sugar and drunk while holding a sugar cube in the mouth. Very finely ground coffee is brewed in a copper pot called a džezva and poured into small cups. It's served with lokum (Turkish delight), and taking time to drink it while chatting is considered essential.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a cobblestone café in Sarajevo's old town, a brass tray arrives with a copper pot, small cups, sugar cubes, and lokum.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Coffee 2 tbsp (extra-finely ground)
Water 150ml
Sugar to taste (sugar cubes)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a small pot.
Remove from the heat and set aside a little of the hot water in a cup.
Add the coffee to the pot, stir, and heat on low until foam rises.
Pour back the reserved water and heat again until it foams.
Let it stand briefly for the grounds to settle, pour into cups, and serve with sugar cubes.

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