Ethiopian coffee has made similar inroads in cities around the world. AN ANCIENT TRADITIONMarkos named Kaffa after the southwestern region in Ethiopia where coffee beans are believed to have been discovered around AD 800. They are then ground down to a powder and placed inside a jebena, or Ethiopian coffee pot, traditionally made of clay, on top of a stove. The London Coffee Festival, started in 2011, also provides an occasion for coffee lovers to come together. Anteneh Mulu, co-owner of The Ethiopian Coffee Company shop in central London, credits the festival with helping to promote Ethiopian coffee to a new community.

Source: Ethiopian News October 01, 2023 03:36 UTC