Ethiopian Eritrean Coffee Ceremony | How to make and drink traditional coffee for beginners

Wash the coffee beans to ensure they are clean

Roast the coffee beans on a portable gas stove until they are dark brown and oily

Let everyone smell the roasted coffee beans

Pour the roasted beans onto a mess shut up to cool down

Grind the cooled coffee beans in an electric grinder

Add half a bottle of water to the ground coffee

Stir the mixture before pouring it into the Gemina

Add more water for a total of about two-thirds of the bottle

Boil the coffee mixture for 5 to 10 minutes, monitoring for steam

Turn off the heat once steam is visible and let it cool

Serve the coffee without sugar, though some may add sugar, salt, or cinnamon

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