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Strong tea brewed slowly in a stacked double teapot — essential to daily life in Turkey.
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Çay is a tea culture deeply rooted in Turkish life, and Turkey is said to rank among the world's top tea consumers per person. The traditional method uses a stacked double teapot (çaydanlık): water in the lower pot steams strong tea leaves in the upper pot, and when drinking, the tea is diluted with hot water to taste. It's served in small tulip-shaped glasses, classically with sugar cubes.
Fill the lower pot of the double teapot with water and bring to a boil.
Put tea leaves in the upper pot and pour in a little boiling water from below to moisten them.
Set the upper pot on the lower one and steep on low for about 15 minutes to brew strong tea.
Pour the strong tea into tulip-shaped glasses.
Add hot water from the lower pot to your preferred strength and serve with sugar cubes.