The Republic of Yemen, is a country in Western Asia. Yemen is an ancient country, Yemen's most famous coffee city is known as Mocha, also known as al-Mukha, a port city bordering the Red Sea on the southwestern border of Yemen. Established in the 1300s, when coffee was shipped from the famous port of Mocha to destinations around the world. Until 1700, it was still a European trading center for coffee exports, even in the early years of the coffee trade in Yemen. As of 2013, exports from Yemen totaled 6.694 billion USD. In 2019, the country became the 35th largest coffee producer in the world. Coffee from Yemen is best known as Yemen Mocha, with a rich, complex earthy flavor, the chocolate flavor is one of the reasons for its popularity and recalls the name of the famous, oldest coffee exporting port in Yemen, it can be said that it has a special, rich flavor and is unlike any other coffee.
Yemenis don’t waste any part of the coffee plant. Rather than throwing away the husks, they use it to make qishr, a popular Yemeni coffee drink spiced with ginger and cardamom. They also use the leaves to make a tea-like herbal medicine for women.