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Mocha coffee (Mocha Cafe) is one of the oldest coffee, its history can be traced back to the origin of coffee. It is a mixture of Italian espresso, chocolate sauce, whipped cream and milk. Mocha gets its name from the famous port of Mocha. In the 15th century, the outward transportation industry of the whole coffee country in Central and East Africa did not flourish. Yemeni Mocha was a major commercial port near the Red Sea at that time. At that time, coffee was mainly concentrated in the port of Mocha and then exported to Africa, which was collectively called mocha coffee. Although the emerging port replaced the status of the port of Mocha, the origin of mocha coffee remained during the period of the port of Mocha, and the coffee beans produced in these areas are still known as mocha coffee beans.

Mocha coffee is produced in Ethiopia. Beans are small and fragrant, with strong sour and mellow taste, moderate sweetness and special flavor. Washed coffee beans are well-known high-quality coffee, often drunk on a single basis. However, if mixed coffee can be blended, it is an ideal comprehensive coffee with ideal flavor.

The characteristics of mocha coffee

Ethiopia, known as the birthplace of coffee, has a history of coffee origin and a traditional agricultural country, and is most famous for its "mocha-Mocha" coffee. In the West, Mocha is not only the name of the coffee variety, but also refers to the method of brewing coffee or the utensils for brewing coffee and special conditioning methods. Mocha coffee beans are mostly dried, but there are also so-called gourmet water-washed beans. Mocha beans are famous for their sour taste, slightly sweet, slightly alcoholic aroma and low caffeine content.

The name Mocha Coffee comes from Mocha, a small town on the Red Sea in Yemen. This place monopolized the export of coffee in the 15th century, which had a particular impact on the coffee trade sold to the Arabian Peninsula. Mocha is also a "chocolate-colored" coffee bean (from Yemeni mocha), which makes people associate coffee with chocolate and develop chocolate espresso drinks.

In Europe, "mocha coffee" may refer either to this drink or simply to coffee made from mocha beans.

The meaning of Mocha

Sitting in a cafe, flipping through recipes and reading coffee magazines, you will inadvertently come across a lot of Mocha, which is a simple word for mocha, but has many meanings.

1. Refers to coffee beans

The earliest mocha refers to a kind of coffee beans exported from the Yemeni port of Mocha. It is produced in Ethiopia in Africa and is one of the most sour coffee. Mocha coffee is also known as Ethiopian coffee.

Second, refers to coffee

When used in flavored fancy coffee, mocha refers to hot coffee with hot chocolate and whipped cream, because mocha originally means chocolate.

Refers to the coffee pot

In terms of coffee brewing utensils, mocha refers to a delicate and small mocha pot, which uses steam to quickly extract coffee. This pot is famous for its changeable shape.