r/CasualIreland • u/johnnymarsbar • 10h ago

Shite Talk Where to buy Turkish tea and these cool glasses?

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Just as it says on the tin, if you fine folks know where I could find cool cups like this and good quality turkish tea I would be most grateful!

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u/heelofthehunt 10h ago

Ayla, Capel Street.

Great confectionery and pastries too.

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u/johnnymarsbar 9h ago

Cheers pal!

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u/Techno_Gandhi 9h ago

The misses is Turkish and she goes to Ayla on Capel street

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u/johnnymarsbar 9h ago

Fuck yeah, can you recommend a particular brand? My wife feels so fancy when she has it so id like to treat her at home x

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u/sinanuss Looks like rain, Ted 7h ago

Ayla is definitely the place and also Costless Supermarket in Tallaght might have some as well (Owner is the same with Ayla so it’s similar stock, but this one is more like a Middle East shop rather than only Turkish)

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u/johnnymarsbar 6h ago

Ill give it a shot,do you have any brand recommendations?

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u/sinanuss Looks like rain, Ted 2h ago

Pasabahce (Paşabahçe) and/or Karaca are great brands, but I'm not sure if they import those brands here to be honest.

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u/JoulSauron 9h ago

You might need to check the glasses online.

As for the tea, the shop they told you on Capel Street on the other comment is one of the best places for all your Turkish needs.

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u/johnnymarsbar 9h ago

Yeah i had a feeling it wouldn't be easy to get the glasses!

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u/AlgaeDonut 8h ago

Mmmm çay! Just make sure you get the straightforward prep method too. By that I mean the two pots (small top one to let then leaves soak and make a tea concentrate and the bottom bigger pot to keep the water at simmer that heats the leaves in top pot. Pour the tea water up to a quarter and fill the rest with hot water, boom! Beautiful tea.

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u/johnnymarsbar 6h ago

Hey sorry I didnt get much sleep so I have to ask a followup question so I understand. I have a teapot that has a small sieve-like section hanging down from the top where you put the tea leaves. Is this the kind of pot you're speaking of? Do you maybe have a video of the tea preparation?

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u/AlgaeDonut 3h ago

No problem! Hanging sieve method is ok but you just don't get the flavour quite rght, I have tried it. Here is a YouTube short that gives the gist of it  https://youtube.com/shorts/dj0V8iEuWX4

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u/Eggs112233 6h ago

Turkey? Maybe? 🤣