Turkish black tea

[LapsangS]

Turkish tea tastes quite a lot like Georgian tea, and they both come from Black Sea coast.

[joelbct]

Coming from Turkey, I find it surprising that this kind of tea is never discussed and/or sold anywhere outside the country.. It is wildly popular in Turkey and more or less a national drink, and Turkish probably drink more tea than the british overall. I guess it is not readily available since Turkey produces more or less only one kind of tea (black) and it is strictly under government control. Still it is a unique tea and the brewing method is unique too.

The region where the tea is produced is "Rize".

That's fascinating, I would love to try it. When I lived in New Haven, CT, there was a restaurant across the block, and the fellow that owned it was of Turkish/Italian heritage, born in Turkey, and always had a metal Samovar-like contraption full of tea.

I didn't know Turkey actually produced the Tea though... learn something every day!

[rodstnmn]

I like Turkish tea and I like to play backgammon. I play backgammon online and about 80 to 90% of the people I play are from Turkey.
I get the impression that if I were to visit Turkey, I could be sipping tea and playing backgammon every where I went.

[Shai Guy]

Thank you cgencer and rodstnmn both for your replies,I appreciate your help.Nice to meet you all as well.