An introduction to the characteristics of the flavor and taste of Ethiopian Yega Sheffield Adordo coffee.

In July 1991, EGF hosted a national conference with the participation of more than 20 political and ethnic organizations. The meeting adopted the Transitional Charter and elected an 87-member House of Representatives, with EGF Chairman Meles Zenawi as President and President of the Transitional Government. A transitional government was established. Eritrea (formerly Eritrea Province of Ethiopia) became a sovereign country in Ethiopia through a referendum under the supervision of the international community on May 24, 1993. The mountainous plateau in Ethiopia is dominated by the mountain plateau, with a large subordinate to the Ethiopian plateau. The Midwest is the main body of the plateau, accounting for 2x3 of the whole territory. The Great Rift Valley of East Africa runs through the whole territory, with an average elevation of nearly 3000 meters, known as the "roof of Africa". The terrain around the plateau is gradually declining. The Darol depression in the north fell to 113 meters below sea level, the lowest point in the country. The coast of the Red Sea is a narrow banded plain. Deserts and semi-deserts in the north, south and north-east account for about 25% of the country's area. Dashan Peak in the Ximen Mountains is 4623 meters above sea level. It is the highest peak in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is rectangular, with a ratio of length to width of 3:2. From top to bottom, it is composed of green, yellow and red parallel equal horizontal rectangles, with the national emblem in the middle of the flag. Since the end of the 19th century, Ethiopia began to use the green, yellow and red cross-striped national flag. In modern history, Ethiopia is the first African country to join the forest of free nations. [8]

In the fifties and sixties of this century, many African countries became independent one after another and adopted green, yellow and red as the colors of the national flag, so they were called "pan-African colors". Ethiopia is one of the ancient countries in Africa, with a long history of more than 3000 years, giving green, yellow and red colors deeper roots in this land. Historically, they are closely related to the liturgy of the Coptic church, and are worshipped as the symbol of the trinity of the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit, reflecting the three virtues of loyalty, hope and kindness advocated by human freedom. These three colors also represent three regions of Ethiopia: Tikleh (red), Amhara (yellow) and Theo (green). Green represents fertile land, mild climate and rich plant resources, but also symbolizes hope for the future; yellow symbolizes peace and fraternity, as well as the people's determination to build the country; red symbolizes that the people are ready to shed blood and sacrifice to defend the motherland.

Although the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee is petite, it is gentle and delicate and sweet. As the hometown of coffee, thousands of years of planting history and processing tradition in Ethiopia have created high-quality washed Arabica beans. Light baking has unique sweet aromas of lemon, flowers and honey, soft acidity and citrus flavors, fresh and bright on the palate. No milk or sugar, let the rich texture and unique soft flower scent brush your taste buds, leaving an endless aftertaste.

Yega Xuefei is a small town, 700-21000 meters above sea level, synonymous with Ethiopian boutique coffee. It has been a wetland since ancient times. The ancient saying "Yirga" means "settle down" and "Cheffe" means "wetland". The mode of production and flavor of coffee here is so outstanding that Ethiopian coffee farmers compete to be proud of the flavor of their coffee, making it the most famous coffee producing area in Africa.

At first, Yejassefi's coffee trees were planted by European monks, and later by farmers or cooperatives. Yega Xuefei is actually constructed by the surrounding coffee communities or cooperatives, including: Hafusha, Hama, Biloya.

These mountain villages are foggy, like spring all year round, with a gentle breeze in summer, cool but not hot, rain but not damp, and no cold damage in winter, giving birth to a unique regional flavor of citrus and flowers. Coffee trees are mostly planted in farmers' own backyards or mixed with other crops in the fields followed by washing coffee beans. First take a bowl of light green coffee beans, wash them in a small basket, just like we wash rice, wash them, take them out and spread them flat on a slightly concave iron plate, then put the iron plate on a small stove fueled by wood or charcoal and start baking. During the baking process, the hostess fiddled with a curved iron bar from time to time. As the temperature increased, the color of the coffee beans changed from light green to golden yellow, and the evaporated coffee beans began to crack and give off a faint fragrance, just as we usually smell in cafes, but much lighter. After roasting, the coffee beans turn dark brown and the aroma becomes stronger.

After baking, the next step is to crush the coffee beans. The hostess withdrew the iron plate to the outside of the stove, cooled slightly, poured the roasted coffee beans into an iron mortar about 30 centimeters high, similar to our processed traditional Chinese medicine, and hammered the beans into coffee powder with an iron pestle. This action is not as simple as it seems. One hand should be held on the iron mortar below, and the other hand should be raised high, because only by holding it high can one be able to do so. To force the iron pestle accurately into the small mouth of the iron mortar, inexperienced people will only hit their own hands. I have also asked curiously, why not grind coffee in an iron mill or a coffee machine? The host told me that if grinding with a machine, the high-speed friction between coffee beans and metal brings a lot of impurities on the iron, which will affect the pure flavor of the coffee after processing.