Ethiopian Traditional Coffee Ceremony

Mister Moo · 04-07-2009, 04:01 AM

postscript: In the course of events I mentioned it was unusual (for me) to have unrested, freshly roasted coffee. This brought raised eyebrows and a look of skeptical disbelief. Neither of the ladies could imagine why anyone would intentionally allow coffee to rest before grinding and drinking. The servers, I had to assume, expressed a local attitude of, "It is stale 10-minutes after you roast it."

Yes, Rico - oddly enough the cellphone saved the patina of the moment better than good glass and a flash. While most people in this neighborhood know the aroma of roasting coffee, I wish I could add a wave of frankincense to punctuate the post.

04-07-2009, 04:01 AM	#5
Mister Moo I barely grok the obvious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Lizard Lick, NC Posts: 1,417 Trading: (3)	Re: Ethiopian Traditional Coffee Ceremony postscript: In the course of events I mentioned it was unusual (for me) to have unrested, freshly roasted coffee. This brought raised eyebrows and a look of skeptical disbelief. Neither of the ladies could imagine why anyone would intentionally allow coffee to rest before grinding and drinking. The servers, I had to assume, expressed a local attitude of, "It is stale 10-minutes after you roast it." Yes, Rico - oddly enough the cellphone saved the patina of the moment better than good glass and a flash. While most people in this neighborhood know the aroma of roasting coffee, I wish I could add a wave of frankincense to punctuate the post. __________________ "I hope you had the time of your life."