Mocha: The Origin of This Coffee Treat + Vegan Recipe
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 10:12AM
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If you are a mocha coffee fan, it might interest you to know that the Arabian Red Sea port of Mocha gave its name to the variety of coffee called mocha sometime in the early 15th century, when it was a leading exporter of coffee beans.

It was only when chocolate was flavored with mocha coffee centuries later that mocha became the word for a chocolate brown color.

Today, the city of Mocha is in Yemen and is called Mukka.

To veganize this treat, it's easy!

Creamy Vegan Hot Mocha Recipe

1) Mix cocoa, brown sugar, and salt in mug.

2) Heat soy milk.

3) Pour a little bit of boiling water into the cocoa mixture and stir to a paste.

4) Add coffee, hot soy milk, and vanilla.

5) Blend well.

6) Enjoy!

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