Sipping Strong Coffee in Addis Ababa

Ethiopians take their coffee seriously. It is one of the few African coffee growing countries that appreciates a good cup of coffee as much as the international marketplace. Coffee shops line the streets. The mercado sells bulk coffee. Restaurants offer coffee in the traditional way, brewed in clay pots with spices. You wake to the aroma of many households roasting their own coffee beans for breakfast coffee. It's an exotic place. Coffee sold in bulk at the Mercado Brewing coffee... Adding spices Grinding coffee the old-fashioned way