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Mocha

Town and seaport in Yemen, on the Red Sea, 90 km/56 mi northwest of the Strait of Bāb al Mandab. Mocha used to be important for its trade in a type of coffee (to which it gave its name); all of this trade now passes through the port of Hodeidah.



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Meanwhile the Mongolia was pushing forward rapidly; on the 13th, Mocha, surrounded by its ruined walls whereon date-trees were growing, was sighted, and on the mountains beyond were espied vast coffee-fields.
The vapor of the broiled fish arose like incense from the shrine of a barbarian idol, while the fragrance of the Mocha might have gratified the nostrils of a tutelary Lar, or whatever power has scope over a modern breakfast-table.
It is just to mix equal quantities of Mocha, of Bourbon coffee, and of Rio Nunez.
 
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