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Loose black tea brewed in a double teapot and diluted to taste in small glasses.
Fill the lower pot with water within its safe fill level. Put tea leaves in the dry upper pot and place it above the lower pot. Bring the lower water to a boil.
Pour the measured amount of boiling water over the leaves in the upper pot. Refill the lower pot as needed, return the upper pot and reduce the heat. Steep gently for 15–20 minutes, keeping water in the lower pot and avoiding a hard boil in the upper pot.
Strain tea concentrate into heat-safe tea glasses, starting with about one-quarter to one-third of each glass. Add hot water from the lower pot to taste. Offer sugar separately and serve carefully while hot.
A çaydanlık has a lower water pot and an upper brewing pot. Adjust the proportion of concentrate and hot water in each glass to suit your taste.
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