Boom times for Ethiopia's coffee shops
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tomoca now has five cafes across Addis Ababa Continue reading the main story Entrepreneurship The man behind the eBay of Latin America Business loans for single mums 'Fancy a Snog?' Stalinism to start-ups Traditionally it takes rather a long time to be served a cup of coffee in Ethiopia - but things are now speeding up. As coffee plants originate from the east African nation - where they first grew wild before cultivation started in the country more than 1,000 years ago - it is perhaps unsurprising that Ethiopians take coffee drinking very seriously. So much so that Ethiopia has a ceremonial method of making coffee at home that continues to this day. The ceremony sees raw beans roasted over hot coals, with each person in attendance being invited to savour the smell of the fumes. The beans are then ground with a wooden pestle and mortar before finally being brewed - twice - in a clay boiling pot called a jebena. Continue reading the