Sunday, April 13, 2008

Arabic Coffee

Coffee Originated from Yemen and is a symbol of hospitality in the Arab World were most socializing revolve around a cup of coffee .The Arabic word Qahwah is the origin of kahveh,Coffee and Cafe.Coffee shops called ( مقهىor maqha singular, literally meaning "place of coffee-ing", plural مقاه or maqahi )are very porular and widely available through out the Middle East.

Traditional Arabic coffee (Arabic: قهوة عربية‎) refers to the way coffee is prepared in many arabic countries throughout the Middle East. There are two ways of preparing Arabic coffee. The first is the Bedouin way which contains cardamom; other spices are added when you buy it fresh. It has a special coffee pot and the coffee cups are small but with no handle. The portions are very small, covering the bottom of the cup. It is served in houses and in good restaurants by specially clad waiters and it is usually offered with the compliments of the house and is free.It comes without sugar and is a little bitter and is common in the Arabian Gulf States.

The other Coffee which is called Arabic coffee (qahwa Arabi, قهوة عربي) or Shami coffee since it is from the Levantine and the Levantine Arabs, that coffee was originally introduced to the world , is coffee prepared by boiling finely powdered roast coffee beans in a pot, possibly with sugar, and serving it into a coffee cup that has a handle, when the dregs settle.It is served in coffee cups with a handle and variations in the flavor, preparation, or presentation exists regionally between Arab countries such as Egypt ,Syria, and other.
The trees that produce Arabic coffee can measure over three meters in height. The leaves of the Arabic coffee plant are also comparatively large.












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