In a port called Al-Mokha, which is located in Yemen,
it has been said that coffee originated from there. In this small city, the
locals gave coffee its original Arabic name qahwa and mocha came from this
port, port Al-Mokha.
According
to World.Mic,
coffee was everything to Yemen. Coffee was handed down from generation to
generation, and it was one of the most important plants there was for Yemenis. Coffee
was considered the “Wine of Arabia”, where monks in the Sufi monasteries of
Yemen drank it to help them stay up for midnight prayers. Coffee spread from
the monks to everyone, for everyday use and it was also included in trades as
an exquisite item. It spread all over the Islamic world creating different
coffee houses in areas including Persia, Egypt, Turkey, and North Africa. Coffee
spread all over Europe by the Ottoman Empire and by trading markets by the
Yemeni in the port of Mocha. England and the Dutch East India Companies were
able to transport the Mocha beans and trees back to England, India, Sumatra,
Bali and other islands in the East Indies.
Although now coffee is not as big anymore in Yemen, the
taste and smell of Arabica coffee are unique as it takes a while to create and
perfect. The coffee beans can only be harvested five years after being planted
at 2,500 meters (about 8,200 feet above sea level). The coffee beans are
handpicked at a specific time, dried outside by the sun, and then peel the
dried skin. Yemenis use every part of the coffee plant. The leaves are used to
make a red tea that's like herbal medicine, and the husk is used within a
drink, which contains a lot of antioxidants.
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