Some Interesting Facts about Original Ethiopian Coffee

Coffee has generated a unique cult ever since its origin. Rewinding back to the 9th century Ethiopian world, we can generously trace coffee as a mere stimulant that evoked exuberant behavior on consumption. A well known folklore of kaldi the goatherd having to discover roasted coffee is probably the first instance of aromatic revelation of the coffee beans. Henceforth many variant application and experiments pushed this beverage to prime importance. Creamy cafe latte, black espresso fantasies, cappuccinos are some exalted delicacies that are immensely favored by coffee lovers. This is however very little of the enormous café world. 

To be aware of the methods that naturally preserve the essence of coffee, a retrospect of the Ethiopian ways of making coffee is a much called for occasion. Previously in Ethiopia the beans were consumed as berries; bitter concept. ain’t it? 

Then they considered brewing up some coffee in hot water. One of the most fascinating recipes however is the coffee sauce that was made by beating the coffee beans with butter; this was a typical Sudanese way of having coffee. Among the more recent types of Ethiopian coffee are the Ethiopia sidamo and the Ethiopia harar. The sidamo is classified on the basis of wine, chocolate and lemon flavours. They have deep spicy aromas that are invigorating both for the body and the soul. The harar style Ethiopian coffee has a distinctive mocha flavour. This coffee is also known to be the oldest among all the coffee types found around the world. Robusta or coffea canefora and Arabica are the other types that are hugely consumed in Ethiopia.  Ethiopia celebrates coffee making in grand festivals where people flock to have sips from handless cups, (Ethiopian traditional way of coffee drinking). The bean bed is arranged to be churned into powered. Then it is roasted over a charcoal brazier and put to hot water in black pots. Served hot and what a joy rendered! 

The Ethiopian world since the discovery of coffee experienced a huge modification in the ways that serve to make the world’s best coffee. However amongst all reactions and favoritism, Ethiopia, it can hardly be argued, holds significant importance in promoting coffee for what is it today.

Posted in Coffee Stories | Comments Off on Some Interesting Facts about Original Ethiopian Coffee

An evening of Leisurely Smoke: Flavors in Herbal Hookah

Smoking hookah was previously a symbol of the royal family. With time smoking hookah disappeared from the scene owning to the perpetual hazards it caused people who smoked on a regular basis. However there has been a resurgence of hookah smoking in the present day scenario as the hazard part has been controlled to a large extent. Infact hookah has evolved a long way from merely tobacco based to flavoured to herbal flavoured which now ascertains the fact that smoking has become absolutely harmless.

Many hookah lounges have popped up in no time and people are a enjoying the luxury of smoking without the fear of harming one self.

The recent mechanism involves techniques to filter the smoke with the water base of the hookahs. This ensures zero percent tobacco content meaning that there is no fear of affecting one’s health while smoking hookahs. The herbal hookahs come in many exotic flavours like apple peach watermelon and even the mixed fruit. Thus the taste of tobacco received a redefinition while modernizing the concept of harmless smoking.

The hookah lounges perfect the ambience of smoking with deep set tones and hues of colour and chic arrangements of furniture. People come here mostly to lie back on soft pillows and filter their mind of the burdens of life. Being a harmless product herbal hookah smoking is becoming popular even with the girls who can now enjoy the essence of freedom without any inhibitions. People who are trying to quit smoking can even take on to these herbal alternatives.

The hookahs come in types like the single hose or the multiple hose. Single hose are those which have a single pipe to extract the smoke, while the multiple hookahs have many pipes which enable many to smoke together. Abiding by the health promotion cause, the hookah lounges are careful about the choice and use of the herbal hookahs.

Though the herbal hookahs are safer than the tobacco based yet the concern of immediate consequences have not deserted the human mind. If you are exhausted and need a good quick break then have a puff and turn your worries into nothing but smoke.

Posted in Hookah and More | Comments Off on An evening of Leisurely Smoke: Flavors in Herbal Hookah