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| | | | Name: | Coffee | | | Description: | Ethiopia is widely considered as the birth
place of coffee.Many experts say that
Ethiopia is the only place that coffee grew
natively and the apocryphal story of Kalid
is told over and over. Kalid was a goat
herder who dsicovered coffee after
witnessing the vigor that his goats
received from eating coffee berries. He
later brought these cherries to the
monastery and shared them with the
monks who exclaimed that they were a
devil's work and hurled them into the fire.
The aroma of the beans roasting in the
fire was heavenly and the beans were
raked from the fire and crushed to put out
the embers! Realizing their mistake, they
placed them into a jug and covered with
hot water for preservation. Later the monks
drank the brew and it helped them keep
awake during nightly devotions. While this
story is fun, in all actuality, it was likely
that the people of nomadic Oromoo
people first discovered the coffee plant
and its invigorating properties. Many such
stories about the origin of coffee are
apocryphal and its actual discovery is
something of much speculation.
The history of Ethiopian coffee
The rest of coffee's history in Ethiopia is
quite turbulent! Ethiopia is undergoing
many changes in their government. In the
past 40 years alone, they have had three
forms of government,from a military junta
(derg) to the federal system today. Each
of these systems have been met with
much public dissatisfaction, rebellion and
political upheaval. From 1998-2000
Ethiopia was involved in a war with
Eritrea.This conflict with Eritrea have led
many deaths and great misery. It also
limited access to land and created the
economic downturn. The cost of the war
was estimated in billions of dollars!
Amidst the turbulent political and
economic climate, the coffee farming in
Ethiopia took a big hit! In 2003, the price
of coffee plummeted lower than it ever
has! The price of coffee was no longer
covering the cost of production and, as a
result many farrmers abandoned their
crops. They were devastated ,not having
enough money to cover the cost of repairs
to their homes, purchase clothing or
provide their children with an education.
Many farmers migrated away from their
farms to the city while others still
remained with their coffee plantations.
Despite all of these hardship abd
challenges, coffee remains Ethiopias
BIGGEST EXPORT! At times, Ethiopian
coffee farmers must compete and pair
with larger companies with more power
that often take most of the profit. Farmers
make very little from these partnership and
women in Ethiopias coffee industry make
even less, sometimes as little as, 20USD a
month! In 1957, the national coffee board
of Ethiopia was formed to help improve
the quality of Ethiopian coffee and to
coordinate producers, traders and
exporters. And recently, Fair Trade
Organizations have been helping to ensure
fair compensation of the coffee
production.
coffee is so important to Ethiopians
they will literally spend hours each day
drnking it.
the coffee ceremony is the Ethiopian
culture’s that is most important social
connection.
to be invited is a sign of respect and
friendship .
each ceremony lasts 2-3 hours, and
it’scommon for families to enjoy 2-3 of
these ceremonies per day.
this is an event for the whole family,
where even children participate in
serving the coffee to the elders.
guests are frequently invited and
conversation can range from politics to
the local community and more.
Coffee preparing (coffee making
process):-
Step 1: coffee is roasted fresh in a pan,
Step2: grind by hand using a tool similar
to a
mortar and pestle,
Step3: brewed slowly in a
traditional piece of pottery by boiling over
an open fire.
Step 4: the coffee is poured out
slowly, to avoid pouring grounds along
with the coffee and now enjoy drinking
with your family and friends!
👉 Many take their coffee with a
spoonful of sugar, but never with
milk. more water is added to the pot and
reboiled 2 more times, getting weaker
with each brew.
though they may not taste as good, the
2nd and 3rd brews are just as important
as the first. |
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