Yemen Coffee Growing Region Mattari: Cultivation History, Stories, and Flavor Characteristics

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Mattari

Yemen is located in Western Asia, just a stone's throw from the African continent. If it weren't for Islamic missionaries promoting coffee on the Arabian Peninsula, coffee might still be a wild plant in Ethiopia today. According to legend, coffee was introduced during the 6th century when it was under Ethiopian rule and was named Qahwa, meaning "red wine" in Arabic. Later, the Ottoman Empire invaded in 1536 and controlled the coffee trade. To ensure export profits, the authorities strictly prohibited the export of raw beans, requiring seeds to be boiled in hot water before leaving the country.

Yemen

Yemen was the first country to use coffee as a cash crop. Legend has it that in the 6th century, Islamic Sufi pilgrims introduced it from Ethiopia. The most correct spelling should be Al-Mahka, which is the Arabic spelling. It grows on steep terrain with little rainfall, poor soil, and insufficient sunlight. These unique, difficult, and unfavorable conditions for coffee cultivation have given birth to the irreplaceable Yemen Mocha. Wild Yemen beans are mostly unmanaged, growing naturally until mature, then falling and drying. Farmers only do the work of gathering them. The overall style is "wild" or "natural" with earthy complexity. For some people, the spiciness is pungent, but regardless, you must find time to try it. If you too fall deeply in love with it, that will be the beginning of a new coffee journey.

Yemen Mattari highlands, where coffee grows not far from farmers' backyards. Most of the terrain is rugged, poor volcanic rock. Unverified wild varieties are the most common Yemen Mocha. In 2012, due to people's struggle for peace, Yemen bean exports completely stopped, leaving us waiting in anticipation.

Since people began drinking coffee, Mocha has always been recognized as good coffee, with distinctive acidity. Some believe Mocha's special acidity is aggressive. That's because after a day of hard work, people's sense of taste becomes dull to delicate flavors. The coffee itself is very aromatic and rich. Yemen Mocha is represented by Mattari from the Bani Mattar region. It has a sweet, smooth taste with unique fragrance. It has slight acidity with a strong aftertaste. Mocha is suitable for blending with Milds category coffees, especially suitable for blending with Ethiopian Mocha coffee, Indonesia's Java coffee, and Sumatran coffee for comprehensive coffee. Locals like to mix Mocha with Ethiopian Mocha to make Turkish coffee. It is the most suitable coffee to drink after meals. It is also the finest among Mochas.

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