What's the taste of Yemeni mocha coffee? Yemeni mocha Coffee introduces the characteristics of mocha coffee

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Yemen was the first country to use coffee as a cash crop. Legend has it that Muslim Sufi pilgrims were introduced from Ethiopia in the 6th century. The most correct spelling should be Al-Mahka, which is Arabic spelling, growing on steep terrain with little rainfall, poor land and insufficient sunshine. This unique and difficult condition for coffee growth has given birth to an irreplaceable Yemeni mocha. Wild Yemeni beans are mostly unmanaged, mature and dry after natural growth, farmers only do the work of picking up, the overall style [wild] or [natural] with earthy flavor is extremely complex, and for some people it is spicy, but you must try it sometime anyway. if you also fall in love with him deeply, it will be the beginning of a whole new coffee journey.

When it comes to Yemeni coffee, "mocha" must be mentioned. Everyone has heard of "mocha coffee". What exactly is "mocha"?

There are many answers to this question. Some people say that mocha is a certain place of origin, and some people remember that mocha is sweet chocolate coffee. In fact, authentic mocha coffee is only produced in the Republic of Yemen in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula, grows on steep hillsides at elevations of 3, 000 to 8, 000 feet, and is the oldest coffee in the world.

As early as more than 500 years ago, Yemen produced coffee in an ancient way. In the early 17th century, the first batch of Yemeni coffee sold to Europe was exported through the ancient port of Mocha, which surprised Europeans. The delicious coffee shipped from the port of Mocha was called "mocha coffee", which is the origin of the name "mocha coffee".

Neighboring Ethiopia across the Red Sea also sells coffee through the port of Mocha, so Ethiopian sun-treated coffee is often called mocha. (such as Mocha-Hara Ethiopia Harrar) now the old port of Mocha has long been abandoned due to sediment deposition (today's place name Al Makha) and is exported by the northwestern port of Hudaida (Hodeida). However, people have long been accustomed to the name of Mocha, which is famous to the sky.

Deep-roasted Yemeni coffee often shows a chocolate-like caramel sweet flavor, so when you see the word "mocha coffee", it may refer to pure Yemeni coffee, or neighboring Ethiopian coffee, or simply. In any case, for picky coffee lovers, only real Yemeni coffee is qualified to be called "mocha coffee".

The word "mocha" has a variety of spellings: Moka, Moca and Mocca are all common spellings, and as many as four local spellings have been seen on gunny bags and documents of Yemeni coffee: "Mokha", "Makha", "Morkha" and "Mukha", all with the same meaning.

As early as the end of the 17th century to the early 18th century, the first coffee beans drunk by Europeans actually came from the Yemeni mocha, so the term "mocha" became synonymous with coffee, which can be associated with coffee. However, today, three centuries later, Yemeni coffee is not as rich as it used to be, with an annual output of only about 10,000 metric tons, which is simply insignificant compared with other countries. However, the Yemeni mocha "game" boutique coffee beans are still missed by many people. Yemeni mocha is fascinating with complex flavors such as red wine, wild game, dried fruit, berries and chocolate.

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