The word “mocha” initially referred to coffee beans grown in Mocha, Yemen. The “mocha bean” grown there was known to have a ...

Samantha Husted CharlotteFive Yemen is considered the first major supplier of coffee in the world, exporting primarily through its port city of Mocha. In modern times, the term “mocha” is ...

Roasted coffee beans left Yemen through the port of Mokha — the source of the English term "mocha" — but the Yemenis would not allow un-roasted "green" beans out of the country, lest someone ...