Enjoy the different flavors of coffee in the Kingdom

"Jizan Green Gold" attracts visitors to the Saudi pavilion at the "Dubai Expo"

• The Saudi pavilion is hosting the "Saudi Coffee Week", which continues until tomorrow.

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The "Saudi Coffee Week" activities were launched at Expo 2020 Dubai, which is organized by the Kingdom's pavilion at the international event in Dubai, which will continue until tomorrow, with the participation of a number of international partners.

The events include a variety of activities and workshops, which provide a detailed explanation of sufficient information about the methods of coffee cultivation and the stages of its processing and presentation.

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The activities of the "week" aim to introduce visitors to the Expo Dubai to the components of Saudi culture, to show how closely it is related to the Saudi national identity, and to highlight the efforts made by the concerned authorities in the Kingdom, represented by the Ministry of Culture and other parties, in order to preserve customs. And the authentic Arab traditions of Saudi Arabia, in addition to providing all segments of the public with sufficient information about the various types of coffee and the countries producing them.

year of coffee

The activities of the "Saudi Coffee Week" coincide with the "Year of Saudi Coffee 2022" initiative, launched by the Ministry of Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to celebrate the cultural value of Saudi coffee and to show the extent to which it is closely related to the authentic societal customs and traditions in the Kingdom. The initiative also reflects the nature of the unique relationship Between Saudi coffee and the Saudi identity throughout history in all cities and regions of the Kingdom, as a cultural heritage product par excellence, linked to the manifestations of generosity and hospitality that characterize Saudi society.

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Visitors to the Saudi pavilion enjoyed watching a short film about the initiative "The Year of Saudi Coffee 2022", which included information about the 13 types of Saudi coffee with various flavors and flavours.

The pavilion witnessed a large turnout of visitors to "Expo 2020 Dubai", who flocked to the pavilion's headquarters to enjoy the various tastes and flavors of coffee and to get acquainted closely with the ways and places of its cultivation, and how to prepare it.

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The visitors expressed their great admiration for the types of coffee participating in the events, especially as it includes several countries, including Colombia, Australia, Honduras, Ethiopia, Peru, and Panama, in addition to Saudi Arabia, the country organizing the event, where each country introduced its most prominent coffee fruits and methods. Its preparation and the tools used in it.

Biggest Producers

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the largest Arab coffee producing countries in the world, produces the main type of coffee used in industry.

The cultivation of Khawlani coffee, known as “the green gold of Jizan”, for which Saudi Arabia is famous, is concentrated in the southwestern region of Jizan, which is one of the fruitful mountainous regions, which includes more than 54,000 coffee trees, and this region in particular is one of the largest regions coffee producer in the world.

Workshop

In addition, the Palm Garden in the Saudi pavilion witnessed a workshop entitled “Sard Café”, which included valuable information on how to prepare Saudi coffee, through a detailed practical explanation, especially since the methods of preparing and preparing coffee differ in each region of the Kingdom.

The workshop provided a sufficient explanation about the various tastes of coffee, starting with coffee with light roasts, passing through the medium, and ending with the dark coffee, which is characteristic of the northern region of the Kingdom.

The workshop also included a detailed explanation about the journey of the fruits of the Saudi Khawlani coffee, and the processes of its preparation and processing, leading to its presentation in the Saudi cup of coffee.

On the sidelines of the workshop, different types and forms of “delivery” were presented according to regions, derived from the Saudi environment.

Offers

On its first day, the "Saudi Coffee Week" witnessed various performances and activities, including a performance drawn from the Saudi heritage, presented by the Saudi band for the arts of "Al-Khubaiti" and "Al-Liwa", to welcome the visitors.

• Saudi Arabia is one of the largest Arabica coffee producing countries in the world.

• 54 thousand coffee trees in the mountains of Jizan.