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Eritrean Bun (Coffee Ceremony)

Name: Eritrean Bun (Coffee Ceremony)
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Eritrea
Ingredients: 4 tbsp (medium grind) Coffee; 500ml Water; To taste Sugar; 40g Popcorn Kernels

Dessert

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Green coffee roasted on the spot, brewed, and served in three rounds — Eritrea's ritual of hospitality.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bun is Eritrean for coffee, and the coffee ceremony is an important custom for welcoming family and guests. A woman roasts green beans on an iron plate, wafts the smoke toward the guests so they can enjoy the aroma, grinds them, and brews them in a long-necked clay pot, the jebena. It's polite to drink three cups, served with popcorn or bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In an Eritrean living room, with grass spread on the floor, smoke rises from beans roasting over charcoal as coffee is poured from a long-necked clay pot into small cups.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Coffee 4 tbsp (medium grind)
Water 500ml
Sugar To taste
Popcorn Kernels 40g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Bring the water to a boil in a small pan.
Reduce the heat, add the ground coffee, and brew 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let the grounds settle.
Pour the clear coffee into small cups and add sugar.
Make popcorn to serve alongside, and add more water to the same grounds for the second and third rounds.

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