Qahwa

Yemeni coffee is the original coffee — the brewed beverage as the world first knew it. Modern Yemeni coffee comes in two forms: qahwa yemenia, a lightly roasted spiced coffee flavored with cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger; and qishr, a caffeine-free infusion made from the dried husks of the coffee cherry rather than the bean itself. Yemen is where coffee was first cultivated commercially in the 15th century, and the Yemeni port of Mocha gave its name to the global coffee-and-chocolate flavor pairing we still use today. ...

Arabic coffee — called qahwa (قهوة) across the Arabian Peninsula — is one of the oldest coffee traditions in the world, and one of the most commonly misunderstood. It’s not the same as Turkish coffee. It’s not bitter. And it almost never contains sugar. This guide covers everything about authentic Arabic coffee: what it is, how it’s made, the regional variations across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and the Levant, and how to brew your own version at home. ...