教你炮制纯正的摩卡咖啡

　　作为世界上一种最古老的咖啡，渊源久远的摩卡咖啡早已成了咖啡的代名词，它那独特的巧克力余韵令人回味再三，可谓是：“余味绕梁、三日不绝于口”。难怪有那么多的咖啡饕客都将摩卡列为心中的最爱……

　　Mocha Coffee—An Ancient Flavor

　　摩卡咖啡——古老的香醇

　　Everyone has heard of mocha, but few know the origins of the delicious coffee that connoisseurs treasure. Mocha coffee beans are one of the oldest known varieties of coffee in the world. Traditionally grown throughout Yemen, these deeply flavorful beans take their name from the ancient Yemeni port city of Mocha, which was a primary point of coffee trade for centuries.

　　大家对摩卡（又译穆哈）咖啡都并不陌生，但要说起美食家们珍爱的这种怡人香醇饮品的起源，恐怕就很少有人知道了。摩卡咖啡豆是世界上已知的最古老的咖啡品种之一。这种浓郁可口的咖啡豆常见于也门，因也门的古代港口城市穆哈而得名，穆哈港几百年来一直都是咖啡贸易的主要港口。

　　Some four centuries ago, small quantities of this coffee with a very fine flavor were exported through this port. Mocha beans became one of the first types of coffee beans marketed to Europe. In fact, some experts say that almost all coffee was first referred to as mocha in the Western world. Throughout the 16th and 17th century, as the beans became a popular import to Italy, Holland, and eventually the rest of Europe, true mocha coffee maintained a reputation for being the finest available.

　　大约四百年前，少量优质美味的摩卡咖啡豆从穆哈港出口到各地，也成为首批远销到欧洲市场的咖啡豆品种之一。实际上，一些专家还认为：在西方，几乎所有的咖啡品种最初都被叫做“摩卡”。从16世纪到17世纪，当这种咖啡豆成为在意大利和荷兰颇受欢迎的舶来品并最终风靡整个欧洲时，真正的摩卡咖啡也以其绝佳的口感而被人们誉为“最好的品种”。