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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.
A caffè mocha (/ ˈ m ɒ k ə / MOK-ə or / ˈ m oʊ k ə / MOH-kə), also called mocaccino (Italian: [mokatˈtʃiːno]), is a chocolate-flavoured warm beverage that is a variant of a caffè latte, [1] commonly served in a glass rather than a mug.
Naqe'e Al Zabib (Arabic: نقيع الزبيب – raisin infusion) is a Yemeni raisin beverage. [1] Naqe'e Al Zabib is served fresh, and as the name implies (zabīb means "raisins") it is made of grapes.
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]
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 ]
Arabic coffee originated in the Middle East, beginning in Yemen [3] and eventually travelling to Mecca , Egypt, the Levant, and then, in the mid-16th century, to Turkey and from there to Europe [4] where coffee eventually became popular as well. [5] Arabic coffee is an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Arab states confirmed by UNESCO. [6]
The drink remains important to the peoples of the Central Asian steppes, of Huno-Bulgar, Turkic and Mongol origin: Kazakhs, Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Kyrgyz, Mongols, and Yakuts. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] A 1982 source reported 230,000 horses were kept in the Soviet Union specifically for producing milk to make into kumis (otherwise known as airag).
This is a list of soft drinks in order of the brand's country of origin. A soft drink is a beverage that typically contains water (often carbonated water), a sweetener and a flavoring agent. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks) or some combination of these.