Café Touba

Café Touba (Arabic Ṭūbā "Felicity") is a coffee beverage that is a popular traditional drink of Senegal. Café Touba is a coffee drink that is flavored with grains of selim (known as Guinea pepper or djar in the Wolof language) and sometimes cloves. The addition of Guinea pepper (the dried fruit of Xylopia aethiopica) is the important factor differentiating Café Touba from plain coffee. The Guinea pepper, imported to Senegal from Côte d'Ivoire or Gabon, and other spices are mixed and roasted with coffee beans, then ground into powder. The drink is prepared using a filter, similar to drip coffee.

Café Touba

Café Touba (Arabic Ṭūbā "Felicity") is a coffee beverage that is a popular traditional drink of Senegal. Café Touba is a coffee drink that is flavored with grains of selim (known as Guinea pepper or djar in the Wolof language) and sometimes cloves. The addition of Guinea pepper (the dried fruit of Xylopia aethiopica) is the important factor differentiating Café Touba from plain coffee. The Guinea pepper, imported to Senegal from Côte d'Ivoire or Gabon, and other spices are mixed and roasted with coffee beans, then ground into powder. The drink is prepared using a filter, similar to drip coffee.