World Flavors Cookbook

Buna (Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony)

The traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony, where beans are roasted, ground, and brewed in a clay pot (jebena).

Cuisine: Ethiopia

Ingredients

• Raw green coffee beans
• Water
• Frankincense (for aroma)
• Sugar or salt (traditional in some regions)
• Rue (tenadam) sprigs

Instructions

1. Wash and roast the green coffee beans over coals until dark and oily.
2. Grind the roasted beans with a mortar and pestle.
3. Add the ground coffee to a jebena (clay pot) with boiling water.
4. Let the coffee settle and pour into tiny cups (sini) without disturbing the grounds.
5. Serve with popcorn or roasted grains.