Rize Tea

Rize tea or Çay is a form of black tea. Produced in Rize Provinceon the eastern Black Seacoast of Turkeywhich has a mild climate with high precipitation and fertile soil, it is crystal clear and mahogany in color. It is drunk everywhere in Turkey, anytime. It is served in Turkish cafés by a çayci (tea-waiter), in small, gold-rimmed, narrow-waisted glasses. It can be taken strong ("koyu" dark) or weak ("açik" open), and is accompanied by two or three lumps of beetroot sugar.

When the Ottoman Empirecollapsed in 1923, the Turks lost Mochain Yemen, and coffeebecame an expensive import. They turned to tea. In Muslimcountries, teareplaces alcoholas the social drink.

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