All three of my boys LOVE to sneak some coffee when they get the chance. I've learned that if I set my coffee cup down it will be empty when I come back to it. Crazy boys! When Isaiah lived in Ethiopia, one of his jobs with his family was getting the coffee ready and made. I asked him to explain the process to me, this is what he said:
"First we set up all you need. You need some coffee beans. You cook the beans in a pan with some water and oil. You roast them over a fire. Then you put them in a bowl and you crack (grind) them by hand with a little hammer like thing. While you are chopping the beans, put water in the coffee pot and put it in fire to boil it. When you are done chopping the beans put them in the coffee pot. Then cook it a little bit longer until it turns all the water to black. Pour a little bit out to try it. If it doesn't taste good you might want to put 2 or 3 spoonfuls of sugar."
Isaiah grew up drinking coffee, he doesn't understand why we don't let him drink it now. I think he's had it twice since being in America. He loves it when he gets to have a sip!
Here's an Ethiopian coffee pot
"First we set up all you need. You need some coffee beans. You cook the beans in a pan with some water and oil. You roast them over a fire. Then you put them in a bowl and you crack (grind) them by hand with a little hammer like thing. While you are chopping the beans, put water in the coffee pot and put it in fire to boil it. When you are done chopping the beans put them in the coffee pot. Then cook it a little bit longer until it turns all the water to black. Pour a little bit out to try it. If it doesn't taste good you might want to put 2 or 3 spoonfuls of sugar."
Isaiah grew up drinking coffee, he doesn't understand why we don't let him drink it now. I think he's had it twice since being in America. He loves it when he gets to have a sip!
Here's an Ethiopian coffee pot
