Yemeni coffee is growing in popularity in the Central Valley

Yemeni coffee is growing in popularity in the Central Valley

Yemeni coffee shops are growing in popularity from Fresno to Visalia and beyond. Yemen, which shares a border with Saudi Arabia to its north, is a major coffee distributor. Its port city Al Mokha is the main hub of the global coffee trade. “The name ‘mocha’ came from that port where people were mixing coffee and chocolate beans,” said Omar Abdelkhale, co-owner of Siraj Coffee House, which is set to open soon in Visalia. What sets Yemeni coffee a…