Two drinks define the Greek kitchen table: a small cup of Greek coffee and a pot of mountain tea. Our coffee guides explain how to make Greek coffee, what a briki is, which briki size to choose and how Greek and Turkish coffee differ.
Greek mountain tea is brewed from Sideritis, a plant that grows wild on Greek mountains. Start with our guide to Greek mountain tea, then read how to brew your first cup, the Sideritis names on a label and what the evidence says.
In the shop: Greek coffee for the briki, 193 g in the Greek coffee collection, and Olympus cooperative mountain tea, 40 g in the mountain tea collection. Iced coffee recipes are in Greek drinks.
Can you put honey in coffee? Yes. How much honey to use instead of sugar, how to sweeten iced coffee and tea with honey, and which honeys taste best.
How to make a Greek freddo espresso: a double espresso blended with ice until frothy, poured over fresh ice. Plus the freddo cappuccino with cold milk foam.
Greek coffee and Turkish coffee are made the same way. Very finely ground coffee is heated with cold water, and sugar if wanted, in a small long-handled pot. It is poured unfiltered into small cups, foam first. The differences come from the name, the brand, and the way people serve and drink it. What is […]
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A Greek frappé (φραπές) is a foamy iced coffee made from instant coffee. Instant coffee, a little water and sugar are shaken or whisked into a thick foam. Then cold water, ice and milk if you like are added. It is drunk slowly through a straw, often over a long conversation. Frappé is not made […]
Greek mountain tea is an herbal infusion made from Sideritis, a group of plants also called ironwort. In Greece it has long been drunk as an everyday warm drink, especially in winter. This page sets out what an official European assessment says about it, and what it does not say. What the European Medicines Agency […]
A briki (μπρίκι) is the small, long-handled pot used to make Greek coffee. It has a narrow neck and a wider base. Finely ground coffee, cold water and any sugar are heated together in it until the foam rises, then poured straight into small cups. The grounds go into the cup and settle at the […]
Read Greek mountain tea labels with confidence: understand Sideritis species names, distinguish botanical identity from origin, and keep brewing directions separate.
Choose a Greek coffee briki size for two cups by checking your serving volume, usable capacity and fill guidance. Includes an attributed manufacturer example.
Understand Greek mountain tea flowers, leaves and stems, whole versus cut formats, and the label details to check before preparing your cup.
Brew Greek mountain tea with a clear label-led method, producer steeping and simmering examples, tasting tips and practical iced-tea guidance.
