How does Ethiopia Guji coffee fit into the traditional ceremony?
Ethiopia Guji coffee beans trace back to the birthplace of coffee, and in many Ethiopian households coffee is served at fixed times two to three times a day, wrapped in an elaborate set of customs. At dusk the family gathers on the floor around a small charcoal stove, with fresh grass spread on the ground, while white charcoal smoke is waved through the room before brewing begins.
Usually a teenage girl brews for the whole family. She washes pale green raw beans in a small iron pot, roasts them with a wooden spatula until they turn dark and aromatic, then passes the lightly smoking beans for everyone to smell. After approval, the beans are pounded in a mortar and the powder goes into a clay pot. The Huakui series reflects this origin's flavor.
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and its unique coffee ceremony and rich origin culture are fascinating. This article starts with the traditional family coffee ceremony, taking you through the origin story of Huakui estate coffee beans, and provides an in-depth introduction to its brand background and flavor and taste characteristics. At the same time, we will also take a look at Ethiopia's tourism scenery and festival culture, and feel the diverse charm of this ancient coffee country. The Huakui series recommended by Front Street Coffee is precisely a wonderful presentation of the flavor of this origin.
In many Ethiopian households, there are fixed coffee times two to three times a day, and a rich and varied set of etiquette and customs has formed around coffee. Whenever dusk falls, the whole family sits on the floor around a small charcoal stove. A layer of fresh grass specially cut or bought is spread on the ground around the stove—this is the grass used specifically for the coffee ceremony. After the small charcoal stove is lit, people specially pick out a few pieces of white charcoal giving off thick smoke, wave them back and forth in every corner of the room, and then place them beside the stove, letting them burn out or go out on their own. In this way, for the next period of time, the whole room or courtyard will be filled with curling smoke.
Usually, the teenage girl in the family takes on the task of brewing coffee for the whole family. She first brings a handful of pale green raw beans, puts them into a small iron pot on the charcoal stove, pours in clean water, and rubs and washes them repeatedly with both hands. Then, she keeps stirring and roasting the coffee beans with a small wooden spatula. Soon, the beans begin to turn dark black and release waves of enticing aroma. When the girl feels the heat is just right, she holds the handle of the iron pot and gently shakes it, letting the lightly smoking coffee beans be brought one by one to everyone's nose so they can smell the aroma. After everyone nods in approval, she pours the roasted beans into a small mortar, lifts a large iron rod about one meter long and as thick as a child's arm with both hands, and pounds hard. Very quickly, that handful of beans is crushed into powder.
The girl then scrapes the powder out little by little with a small wooden spoon, puts it into a clay pot with a narrow neck, a bulging body, and a large handle, adds clean water, and places it on the small stove to heat. The water quickly boils, and after a short while longer, the aroma is already striking. She places several porcelain cups the size of small wine cups on a small wooden box, then lifts the large handle of the coffee pot and fills each cup one by one. After putting down the pot, she respectfully hands them to everyone sitting around, cup by cup, with both hands. The whole ceremony usually lasts 30 minutes.
Ethiopia's natural scenery and lakes are its main tourism highlights. The highland areas have captivating scenery and wildlife. In the Great Rift Valley region of Africa, visitors can see a variety of endemic and common animals and birds, and vehicles heading to the area are endless. The spectacular waterfalls on the Blue Nile, the unique wildlife of the Simien Mountains, and the Sof Omar Caves in the southeast are all coveted attractions. The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the ancient architecture of Yeha, the obelisks of Axum, the medieval castles of Gondar, and the monasteries of Lake Tana, Mount Damo, and Mount Libanos are also major tourist destinations. Ethiopia still uses the Julian calendar, and the year is divided into 13 months: the first 12 months have 30 days each, and the 13th month has 5 days, or 6 days in a leap year. Beginning in spring, September 11 is the Ethiopian New Year (Tseday), marking the start of the harvest season and also the time for gatherings and weddings. The country's liveliest festivals include the Ethiopian "New Year" (Enkutatash), Maskal, Ethiopian Christmas (Gena, January 7), Timket, Easter (Faseka), Kulubi Gabriel, Gishen Mariam, and Axum Tsion.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
