What does mocha mean? Have you ever drunk the Yemeni mocha coffee beans of the war nirvana?

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The word "mocha", which has four meanings, is transliterated from foreign words and has four meanings in coffee industry terminology.

1. Moka Express comes from the brand name of an aluminum octagonal steam pressurized coffee pot produced by BIALETTI, a famous Italian coffee maker in the 1930s. Because of its simple structure, convenient brewing and reasonable price, it has become a necessary coffee utensil in the home. From then on, people used to call the coffee pot of this principle Mocha pot.

2. Mocha coffee (Mocha Coffee) is a small Arabica coffee (Arabica Coffee) that is produced in Yemen, is smaller and rounder than most coffee beans and looks like bowl beans. Its shape is similar to that of Ethiopian Harald coffee beans, with small particles, high acidity and slightly alcoholic and spicy flavor.

3. The port of Moka (Mocha Port) is located at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula and on the east coast of the Red Sea. The west coast of the Red Sea

Is Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. It used to be a world-famous coffee export port in history.

4. Mocha and Moka & Java sometimes represent coffee and chocolate in the coffee shop's order list. Mocha refers to coffee and Java refers to chocolate.

The mocha pot, also known as the stove-top Italian coffee pot, can make perfect coffee using basic physical principles. There are three compartments in the mocha pot, one for water, one for coffee powder, and one for brewed coffee.

The mocha pot is heated on the stove to steam the water, increase the pressure in the bottom compartment, push the water up over the fine grains of coffee, and finally into the upper compartment. When the coffee fills the upper compartment, it can be poured out.

The pressure in the inner compartment of the mocha pot is relatively small, which only accumulates to 1.5 bar, which is much lower than the 9 bar pressure achieved by traditional Italian coffee. However, this coffee pot has a simple design and can make good coffee, so it is widely welcomed by the general public.

Alfonso. Alfonso Bialetti, who invented the mocha pot in the 1930s, is said to have been inspired by watching his wife wash clothes. The early washing machine came with a bucket of soapy water, which had to be boiled over the fire. Then the water is pushed out of the pipe and drenched on the dirty clothes. Bialeti's coffee maker uses the same principle, but his design hasn't changed much so far. Since its inception in 1933, the mocha pot has sold 300 million units worldwide and has become a must-have equipment for coffee lovers around the world.

The origin / quality / brand of coffee

Mocha coffee (MOCHA)

At present, the coffee produced in Yemen is the best, followed by Ethiopia's mocha; mocha coffee belt smooth in the acid to strong acid, sweet, unique flavor, containing chocolate flavor; with the temperament of a lady, is a very unique single coffee.

Because of the discovery of an Islamic scholar, Yemeni coffee began in the 16th century and became the only source of coffee supply in the world in the following 150 years.

However, with the subsequent large-scale cultivation of coffee around the world, Yemeni coffee has not been immune from the so-called "development trend"; now that Yemeni Coffee has once again reached the top of boutique coffee, it has to be mentioned-Mokhtar Alkhanshali.

A Yemeni-American, the "change" of coffee originated from a single cup of hand-made. It was from then that he entered the coffee industry, learned professional coffee knowledge, traveled to various producing areas in Yemen, and created a "Motta model" suitable for coffee cultivation and management in Yemen. and for the heart of the near-perfect flavor standards are constantly demanding.

Just when he thought he could finally share this rare flavor with the world, the civil war broke out in Yemen, the whole country was shrouded in war and traffic was blocked. In order not to let the flavor go up in flames, Mokhtar turned around and finally boarded the United States on the other side of the ocean with beans.

-Mokhtar's escape trip to Yemen

This sudden war and "accident" not only did not cover up its flavor, but also blessed more legendary beans in the Yemeni port of Moka. Beans from the Yemeni port of Mocha also speak with flavor, ranking first in COFFEE REVIEW's annual list of coffee beans with a score of 97 in the top 30.

Mokhtar also said, "it's a miracle that these coffees can be presented here." His deeds were also reported on a large scale by the media and published as books by Dave Eggers, a well-known American writer.

Such an amazing flavor of coffee, has also been praised by many big names in the industry, and have thrown olive branches. James Freeman, the founder of Blue Bottle, was fascinated by the flavor of Mocha Harbor coffee when he first drank it. "it's the smell of angel singing," he said.

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