A brief introduction to Coffee Culture in Ethiopia

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Coffee is to Ethiopia what tea is to China. Tea has a delicate tradition of drinking tea, and Ethiopia also has a very beautiful traditional ceremony of drinking coffee, although it is not as popular as the tea drinking ceremony. There is no formal training in Ethiopia, unlike in China, where young people get formal training even in vocational schools. For most Ethiopians, whether in towns or in rural areas, it is inconceivable that they do not drink a few cups of coffee during the day. They drink coffee and have snacks every morning, and they may eat like this many times a day.

Coffee is also the best drink offered by Ethiopian families to distinguished guests, while coffee drinking ceremonies are the best occasion for exchanging views with neighbors and friends or discussing activities between neighbors or between larger towns. In Ethiopia, the most interesting thing about coffee drinking rituals is that most of the main utensils used to make coffee are traditional or handmade, such as pottery pots (Jabina) and crushers (or Mukcha). It is unthinkable to brew coffee in an aluminum pot, which will only destroy the natural taste of coffee beans. All Ethiopian women have these special utensils for daily coffee making.

In the past, coffee beans were roasted with a flat pottery vessel called "mitad", but now coffee beans are roasted on a 1-disc, which is washed by hand many times before roasting, and then mashed the black or brown beans in a wooden Mukcha until they are powdered.

The corner of the coffee drinking ceremony should be cleaned and paved with freshly cut grass before the coffee set is brought in. Fresh grass has a certain symbolic meaning, it is thought to bode well, can gradually emit a fresh smell, and can also be used as an eye-pleasing decoration for drinking rituals.

Officially invited guests are happy to hear the sound of mashing coffee beans so that they can then fully enjoy drinking coffee. With the crushing of coffee beans, there must be something encouraging, a sensory thrill, which makes drinking coffee a wonderful experience.