Origins

Did you know how the term "cafe mocha" originated?

Well, neither did I. (I figure you didn't know either).

When I started this blog I added a National Geographic gadget - which gives me a picture a day. I like photographs - I myself am a keen photographer/sketch artist/painter. I think that a picture can really tell a story.

Anyhow - coming back to mocha - there was a picture today which showed a fisherman on the beach in Mocha, Yemen. And it got me thinking - could this be the same mocha?

So I did a google and guess what? Mocha is a port city located on the Red Sea in Yemen. In the old days it was a major trading centre and was the origin of the mocha variety of arabica bean - which is the bean with a chocolatey taste.

Interesting oui? That's why you read my blog!! Anyhow - the next time you drink a cafe mocha at Cafe Coffee Day or Barista - think about Yemen and the Red Sea and just how far that coffee bean has come!!

There's something very interesting when one goes back to the roots of things. One of my batchmates is an avid fan of the History Channel and National Geographic. He was telling me about how many many many years ago there was actually only one man and one woman - and we all actually originated from them. Over time people migrated to different climatic conditions and then colour came into being.

I can't imagine how long this was, but I would think it would be good reading. If anyone knows about any book that discusses this, I would be glad to read it!!