Ethiopia Sidamoth Estate Coffee Flavor Description Grind Treatment Taste Region Introduction

From a historical point of view, coffee has a lot to do with the history, religion and culture of Ethiopia. Ethiopia in ancient times was called Abyssinia and Axum, which was ruled by the Solomon dynasty. According to the literature, the Hamitic migrated from Asia minor to present-day Ethiopia, and the merchants of Semitic came here from about the seventh century BC. The Byzantine Empire also entered this place from Rome in 341, and the traditional Christianity of ancient Egypt, at that time, was introduced into Ethiopia and became one of the main religious beliefs in the country. In the fifth century, when Ethiopia was growing, AD 525 crossed the Red Sea and occupied the gate. Tongshi also introduced coffee into the Arabian Peninsula and began the legendary journey of coffee.

In traditional Ethiopian families, there are two or three times a day to drink coffee, it has a variety of drinking rituals or rituals, the traditional culture of coffee strongly supports the country's coffee production in various ways, in the coffee growing areas of this country. Coffee has been used for a long time in this ancient country, sometimes roasting coffee with barley, wheat or peas, mashing and grinding it into powder with pestle tools, boiling it in a pot, sometimes adding goat milk, drinking well, and sometimes replacing sugar with salt.

In some areas, coffee is also one of the spices for families. After wild coffee is picked and washed, it is mixed with spices, pepper, raw oyster, and tarnished antelope meat, which is sometimes used as a tonic or medicine for the sick and the frail.

In any case, the country's national consumption accounts for nearly half of the country's total harvest (about 1.9 million bags). Coffee is the country's absolute drink, religion, culture, and even an important ritual for social banquets.

Growth and production patterns:

There are four growth production patterns in Ethiopia, and 95% of coffee is produced from these types or systems.

1. Forest planting (Forest)

In the coffee-producing areas of Ethiopia in the south and south-west, most of them are wild or grow under natural forests. It provides natural shelter for coffee trees, but the resistance is slightly weak. This production system accounts for about 10% of the total production.

two。 Semi-forest development and planting Semi-Forest

It is also planted deliberately by farmers in coffee-producing areas in the south and south-west, choosing forests as shade trees, and often removing weeds and other non-coffee crops to benefit the growth quality of coffee trees. this production system accounts for about 35% of total production.

3. Garden or home-grown (Garden)

Garden-type coffee cultivation is generally cultivated near farmers' homes, usually located in the south and east, with a low planting density of about 1000 to 1800 coffee trees per hectare, accounting for about 50% of the total production and has an increasing trend.

4. Manor (Plantation)

Most of the large farms are state-owned industries (now gradually auctioned to private enterprises) and sharecroppers. Usually, this system is only systematically cultivated and improved, even the exposure of sunshine, the type and amount of fertilizer, and so on, are closely controlled. This production system accounts for about 5% of the total production.