Coffee Globe Trekker Part 1
In different places around the world, coffee is served differently, looked at differently and is used for health in a different way. Out of my curiosity to see if everyone was as much as a coffee fanatic as me, I started looking into exactly where I could go in the world to get a good cup of coffee.
My first stop…Ethiopia. Coffee that is here is a part of a daily social concept that takes place at people’s home. Typically, if you have a friend, they will invite you over to their home for coffee. And, not only do they do it once, but it will happen twice during the day…. morning and evening. In my opinion, this sure beats tea time.
So, if they can’t afford to have the coffee twice a day, they will use it for special occasions in order to gather everyone together. Coffee is one of the main staple drinks of holidays, rituals and various other traditions. For example, most Ethiopians will go on a 55 day fast. Before they start it; however, they will have an evening of festivities, with one of the main stays as being coffee.
Oh, another very cool thing… Ethiopian culture will brew the coffee exactly where it is going to be served. Talk about guaranteed freshness, smell and taste. This is matched with easier access to coffee beans that come from the fields. If any of you have ever had the Ethiopian coffee bean, you know that it has a strong and rich taste that can’t be beat. And, because there coffee is served completely fresh, it will only be served in very small glasses. It is often compared to Turkish coffee, that has the strong and bitter taste… but only balanced when you add sugar.
So, Ethiopia is on my list to visit during the season of rituals and holidays for some good, rich coffee.
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