What are the characteristics of Tanzanian coffee and how to grade it

Africa is the second largest continent in the world, mainly the plateau, which accounts for more than 60%, which is known as the "plateau continent". The whole of Africa can be divided into North Africa, Central Africa, South Africa and West Africa, while coffee is mainly grown in East Africa.

East Africa is mainly a plateau, most of which is more than 1000 meters above sea level, which is the highest in Africa, and is run from north to south by the East African Rift Valley, with many volcanoes, lava plateaus and lakes along the line. The climate of this area is mainly tropical steppe, and the alpine area is cool and humid, which is very suitable for agricultural cultivation such as coffee. As a result, the region has a number of countries that grow coffee, such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, among which Tanzania is known as the "coffee gentleman".

Tanzania is located in eastern Africa, with high topography in the northwest, low in the southeast, coastal areas in the southeast, plateaus in the western interior, east-west rift valley running north-south from Lake Malawi, and Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, along the route.

Because of the equator, the eastern coastal and low-altitude areas are mainly tropical steppe climate, while the western plateau is tropical mountain climate, with an annual average temperature of 21 ℃-26 ℃. There is little rainfall in the country, with less than 1000 millimeters in most areas, but Tanzania is rich in water resources, with many rivers and many lakes. The three major lakes in Africa are all on the border of Tanzania. It has high-altitude mountains, volcanic soil and rich water resources, so it can produce high-quality coffee.

Tanzania is currently divided into nine coffee producing areas, the relatively well-known are Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Ruvuma, Mbeya, Tarime and Kighoma. These coffee producing areas are all around Tanzania.

In the 19th century, Tanzania was a German colony, and coffee was introduced by the Germans. At first, it was grown in the Bukoba region of northern Tanzania, but it has not made much progress because of the conflict with the local people. Later it began to move to other regions, but it was mainly concentrated in the north.

After the independence of Tanzania, the government began to develop the coffee industry and carried out a series of reforms. However, due to the attack of coffee leaf rust, the production has been greatly reduced, so the coffee industry has moved to the south and east.

In these coffee producing areas, Kilimanjaro, Arusha and oldeani all surround Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro, located in northeastern Tanzania, is the highest mountain on the entire African continent. It is mainly composed of three extinct volcanoes, Kibo, Mavenz and Sheila. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round, and coffee is grown in areas 1050-2500 meters above sea level. High enough altitude, volcanic soil, and pure snow-melting water are the most suitable areas for growing coffee.

To the south of the volcano is the coffee-producing region of Kilimanjaro, the capital of the region, Moshi, which is home to Tanzania's largest coffee trading and processing center, which is mainly responsible for coffee processing and export in the region.

Coffee in Tanzania is graded in the same way as in Kenya, both according to the size of coffee beans. When screening, let the raw coffee beans pass through the screen with fixed-size holes. The larger the number of the screen, the larger the particles of the raw coffee beans.

The front street coffee also includes Kilimanjaro beans in the well-known producing area of Tanzania, using Typica, which is washed and brewed with soft acidity, citrus, berry, honey and nutty flavors, soft tea taste and overall balance. Qianjie Coffee believes that although Tanzania is located in Africa, adjacent to Kenya, Rwanda and other countries, Tanzanian coffee has less bright acidity, softer acidity, stronger texture and flavor, more balanced as a whole, and has the unique characteristics of Tanzania.

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