Drinking Coffee Ceremony In Ethiopia

If Japan had a tea ceremony its unique and full of ritual, Ethiopia as coffee producing countries also have a tradition of drinking coffee. Ethiopian coffee ceremony is not just a tradition, but also as an opportunity to socialize, gather, as well as appreciate the delights of coffee.

This tradition is still often held in cities and rural areas, in a manner serving coffee specialties. For the Ethiopians, invited to the ritual of drinking coffee such as a great honor and a sign that the person is considered to be good in public life or considered a friend. This tradition is also performed to welcome guests and on the days of celebration.

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Procedures for Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

Just like the tea ceremony in Japan, procedures for preparation of coffee in Ethiopia also takes a long time.Usually, doing the whole process is female, who was wearing traditional dress. Equipment used is also very traditional. The following sequence of procedures how typical Ethiopian coffee ceremony :

1. The coffee maker casting a series of aromatic grass and flowers on the floor, and burn incense such as frankincense or incense to drive away evil spirits. Small cups prepared on a tray in a curled position.

2. earthenware jug of special called Jebena filled with water, covered with plugs of hay, and boiled over low heat.

3. The coffee beans are still green than be cleaned and roasted over a kind of wok while occasionally stirred or shaken. The coffee beans are usually roasted until the maturity of medium or even to black and shiny because oil. The aroma of coffee should be felt by those who were in the room.

4. The coffee beans are milled using a kind of a mortar and pestle called mukecha and benzene. After this process is complete, usually within Jebena water is already boiling. The coffee maker then enters the coffee powder sufficiently.

5. Then pour the coffee from a height of about 30 cm to each cup without breaking the flow, and left the coffee powder remains in the jar. Oldest person or most respected usually treated to in advance. Another guest can add sugar (Or salt if in rural areas).

Traditionally, Guests must also praise the coffee maker because of expertise in making and brew a coffee. While enjoying a drink, people can gossip, exchange news or discussing social and political.

In the tradition of drinking coffee in Ethiopia, anyone who treated to would be considered rude or impolite if not to drink at least three cups, where each regale each one called Kabul, tona and Baraka. This is because the third cup is considered as a blessing for guests so it is considered rude if it refuses.

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