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A NEW TREAT FOR BRISBANE’S COFFEE CONNOISSEURS THE ETHIOPIAN COFFEE CEREMONY
Coffee lovers in Brisbane can now enjoy more than just the aroma and taste of their favorite brew, they can experience all that coffee represents in the country of its origin- Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony, which is an integral part of Ethiopian life, has just been introduced to the Brisbane coffee scene by Ethiopian Tesfaye Tefera.
According to Mr Tefera, the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony offers coffee lovers a chance to socialize, relax and get to know each other while enjoying the ‘complete’ coffee experience.
‘’The ceremony typically lasts in average half an hour’’ Mr Tefera said.
‘’The guests are seated on low stools around a portable stove and socialize while a handful of raw coffee beans are roasted in a flat pan. So the guests can smell the aroma. The hostess then grinds them with a pestle and mortar or electrical grinder before placing the ground coffee into a traditional clay coffee pot called Jebena’’
The coffee is then poured into small ceramic cups.
‘’the hostess pours from a height a about a foot,’’ Mr Tefera continued. ‘’This is skill that usually takes many years to master.’’
The coffee is taken black with plenty of sugar. It served with traditional bread and popcorn.
‘’According to legend, coffee was discovered first in Kaffa, in the south west of Ethiopia,’’ Mr Tefera said, ‘’It is said that coffee derived its name from Kaffa.’’
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremonies are held once a week at Mr Tefera’s shop, Made In Africa Café and Restaurant, Shop 8-9 Ranchhold Arcade, 197-201 Beaudesert Road, Moorooka. The shop is the vibrant ‘African strip’ of Beaudesert Road, Moorooka, amongst an eclectic collection of businesses from exotic places like Zambia, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopian and The Congo.
A traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony is very photogenic, with low stools, grass tables and traditional African ornaments. The coffee pots are tall, black and have straw lids. The cups are white ceramic. Traditional dress is worn by the hostess. Incense is burnt and much socializing and talking ensues while the coffee beans are hosted and ground. Guests will drink at least three cups of coffee during a typical ceremony.
Here is some terminology with the Ethiopian coffee ceremony.
Abole: The first round cups of coffee
Tonna (Huletegna): The second round cups of coffee which means after the first round person in charge of the coffee ceremony pour more water into the coffee pots and boil it to get the Tonna(Huletgna) round cups.
Berrca(Sostegna): The third round coffee after second round again more water and then boil it to get Berreca(Sostegna)
Ketta: Thin pan cake served during coffee ceremony
Fendesha: The pop corn served during the coffee ceremony.
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