The coffee ritual plays a momentous role in Ethiopians culture. An invitation to the Ethiopian coffee ritual is usually a clear sign of acceptance as a friend, as well as a show of respect. It is a wonderful example of their neighborliness.
If you find yourself as a guest in an Ethiopians house, you would be quick to notice the never-failing coffee service they prepare for their guests.
The adoration Ethiopians show to coffee is sometimes ornate, and always beautifully ceremonial.
The Ethiopian coffee ritual is hardly a brief affair, and it usually starts with the ceremonial equipments being arranged upon a bed of long scented grasses. Thereafter, the coffee goes through a long process starting with the coffee being roasted on a flat roaster over a small charcoal stove.
The lady who is conducting the ceremony gently washes a handful of coffee beans on the heated pan, then stirs and shakes the husks away. When the coffee beans have turned black and shining and the aromatic oil is coaxed out of them, they are ground by a pestle and a long handled mortar.
Next, it is time to cautiously stir the ground coffee into the Jebena, or flat-bottomed pot.
Due to the archaic method used by Ethiopians, the ground result can be called anything but even, so the coffee is strained through a fine sieve several times.
As the coffee gets ready to be served, the youngest individual is picked to announce the start of the coffee ritual. At which time, the very person (usually) will stand by prepared to hand over the coffees being poured in the small china cups, by the woman in charge. The first cup is, almost all the time, served to the eldest person in the room, with the youngest being the last.
Finally, the lady in charge of the Ethiopian coffee ritual will serve the coffee to friends, who would have patiently watched the Ethiopian coffee ceremony for the last, almost, hour. - 33385
If you find yourself as a guest in an Ethiopians house, you would be quick to notice the never-failing coffee service they prepare for their guests.
The adoration Ethiopians show to coffee is sometimes ornate, and always beautifully ceremonial.
The Ethiopian coffee ritual is hardly a brief affair, and it usually starts with the ceremonial equipments being arranged upon a bed of long scented grasses. Thereafter, the coffee goes through a long process starting with the coffee being roasted on a flat roaster over a small charcoal stove.
The lady who is conducting the ceremony gently washes a handful of coffee beans on the heated pan, then stirs and shakes the husks away. When the coffee beans have turned black and shining and the aromatic oil is coaxed out of them, they are ground by a pestle and a long handled mortar.
Next, it is time to cautiously stir the ground coffee into the Jebena, or flat-bottomed pot.
Due to the archaic method used by Ethiopians, the ground result can be called anything but even, so the coffee is strained through a fine sieve several times.
As the coffee gets ready to be served, the youngest individual is picked to announce the start of the coffee ritual. At which time, the very person (usually) will stand by prepared to hand over the coffees being poured in the small china cups, by the woman in charge. The first cup is, almost all the time, served to the eldest person in the room, with the youngest being the last.
Finally, the lady in charge of the Ethiopian coffee ritual will serve the coffee to friends, who would have patiently watched the Ethiopian coffee ceremony for the last, almost, hour. - 33385
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