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Qishr (Arabic: قشر geshir, gishr, kishr) is a Yemeni traditional hot drink made of spiced coffee husks, [1] ginger, [2] and sometimes cinnamon. [3] In Yemen, it is usually drunk as an alternative to coffee because it doesn't need to be roasted.
There are also variants of the drink that mix the two syrups; this mixture is referred to by several names, including black-and-white mocha, marble mocha, tan mocha, tuxedo mocha, and zebra mocha. Another variant is a mochaccino which is an espresso shot (double) with either a combination of steamed milk and cocoa powder or chocolate milk.
The history of coffee dates back centuries, first from its origin in Ethiopia and later in Yemen. It was already known in Mecca in the 15th century. Also, in the 15th century, Sufi monasteries in Yemen employed coffee as an aid to concentration during prayers. [ 1 ]
Mokha (Arabic: المُخا, romanized: al-Mukhā), also spelled Mocha, or Mukha, [1] is a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Until Aden and al Hudaydah eclipsed it in the 19th century, Mokha was the principal port for Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Long known for its coffee trade, the city gave its name to Mocha coffee. [2]
Accounts differ on the origin of the coffee plant before its appearance in Yemen. From Ethiopia, coffee could have been introduced to Yemen via trade across the Red Sea. [ 14 ] One account credits Muhammad Ibn Sa'd for bringing the beverage to Aden from the African coast, [ 15 ] other early accounts say Ali ben Omar of the Shadhili Sufi order ...
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Without citing historical sources, some authors have asserted the method originated in the Yemen. [26] [27] [28] or in Damascus (a plausible, if unsubstantiated claim, since the Middle Eastern coffeehouse did probably originate in Damascus [29] and was brought to Istanbul by Syrians, see above); or with the Turkish people themselves. [12]