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Café Touba

Name: Café Touba
Cuisine: Senegalese
Ingredients: 1 cup roasted coffee beans; 1 tablespoon grains of Selim (djar) pepper; 4 cups water

Café Touba is a spiced coffee drink from Senegal characterized by its distinctive blend of roasted coffee beans and grains of Selim (djar) pepper. It holds cultural significance as a traditional beverage often consumed during religious ceremonies and social gatherings, symbolizing hospitality and spiritual connection.

3 ingredients

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Senegalese70%

Ethiopian30%

Ingredients

roasted coffee beans
1 cup
grains of Selim (djar) pepper
1 tablespoon
water
4 cups

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating among the Mouride brotherhood in Senegal in the early 20th century, Café Touba was popularized by Sheikh Amadou Bamba as a symbol of resistance and spiritual devotion, blending indigenous ingredients with introduced coffee.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Senegalese70%

ingredients+techniques

Ethiopian30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

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