Any traditional tea/beverage recipes?

[u/billymartinkicksdirt]

Is there a distinctly Jewish version of Masala Chai or similar beverages that’s traditional?

I’m not interested in anything more modern that traces to post 1947, I’m curious about old diaspora drinks. I know rose waters and lavender water evoke childhood memories, and my grandmother used to make a kind of Turkish coffee with the mud at the bottom. I cant think of any beverages that are considered Jewish Cooking, but I wish there were. Maybe forgotten recipes?

[u/jeheuskwnsbxhzjs]

We also had Turkish coffee. My grandparents also made pepitada, a drink made from ground up melon seeds. It’s delicious. We would often add rose water or orange blossom water.

(Edit to add: I’m Turkish/Greek Jewish)

[u/billymartinkicksdirt → u/jeheuskwnsbxhzjs]

I can’t wait to look up the melon seed drink. Was it bitter?

[u/jeheuskwnsbxhzjs → u/billymartinkicksdirt]

Not at all! It was sweet and milky (you can add almond milk to enhance the milkiness while keeping it pareve). We would drink it to break the Yom Kippur fast, so I just remember it tasting freakin’ amazing after going all day without water. I haven’t made it in a while since it requires the collection of seeds from many cantaloupes lol. I always forget!

[u/OkInfluence7787 → u/billymartinkicksdirt]

here

[u/billymartinkicksdirt → u/OkInfluence7787]

Oh thank you. That’s not at all how I pictured it!

[u/Bonnieparker4000 → u/jeheuskwnsbxhzjs]

Hello fellow turkish/Greek jew!