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Many people may not know that coffee was first developed by Arabs, and now the name of "mocha coffee" comes from the Red Sea port of Mocha in Yemen. After that, it spread to Turkey, where coffee, as a refreshing stimulant, was very popular in the mystical Sufi circle and affected the living habits of many Turks. But at that time, many people were worried about whether coffee was dogmatic or not. some people thought that it could be regarded as an alcoholic beverage and should be banned and replaced by tea without any alcohol. This idea was gradually accepted, and as a result, people in the Middle East now have a deep-rooted habit of drinking tea (especially as a national drink for low-income groups). So when coffee gradually became a worldwide drink, the Arabs and Turks who first discovered and promoted the drink almost stopped drinking coffee.

Nowadays, people in the Middle East prefer tea to coffee, so coffee bars in the Middle East do not have many guests who really drink coffee (of course, they all sell coffee), and most of them still drink tea and hookahs, just because they are used to this social place for rest, so they all call it a coffee bar (or hookah bar).

Arabs are bound by religion, often very boring, usually no entertainment, live a boring life, the only pleasure may be that the men chat around, and the coffee bar has become an important social place for Arabs. Basically, as long as it is in Arab countries, coffee bars are all in full swing, and there is almost one in a few steps. I believe many people in Dubai should be well aware of this. Regardless of the streets in Dubai, you can always see except the mosque, which must be coffee bar.

Although coffee has declined in Arabia, Arabian coffee is often shown to tourists as a cultural symbol, and the Arabian coffee pot in which it is brewed has become a symbol and souvenir. an Arabian coffee pot is printed on the back of a dirham coin in the United Arab Emirates, which shows its significance (in fact, the Arabic copper pot is also used to make tea.) In addition, in the folk village near the Dubai Museum and the former home of Sheikh, you have the opportunity to taste free Arabian coffee.

Arabica coffee is actually very bad, bitter and sour, but tastes more like tea than coffee (feels like Banlangen without sugar). It is traditionally eaten with dates, which are sweet to counteract the bitterness of coffee. If you order Arabica coffee in the coffee bar, you will usually give away a plate of dates.

After talking about coffee, talk about Arab tea culture. Arabs generally like tea, and China is also a big country of tea culture. before, some netizens thought about selling Chinese green tea to Dubai, but unfortunately, Arabs do not drink green tea, but generally drink black tea. Most Arabs like to brew tea in copper pots, unlike China, which is used to making tea. The brewed tea is very mellow and sweet, but it tastes better than Arabica coffee. Even at the end of the meal, China gives after-meal fruit, and Arab restaurants often give after-dinner black tea, especially the black tea made by Iranian and Iraqi restaurants, which is particularly delicious.