The Tourists- Bassim
Bassim
Third wave coffee is fairly new to Tunisia. Baristas at Ben Rahim Coffee learn about and share their coffee experiences in English
When I landed in Tunisia in 2018, the coffee scene, in terms of third wave coffee, was simply unheard of back then. Sure, there are aspects of Tunisian culture that are built completely around coffee, but the coffee shop is much more of a social gathering place rather than a location to receive a quality product. In fact, for my tastes, the coffee was so bad here that I started drinking tea when I would meet up with Tunisian friends and colleagues. That all changed when I was introduced to Ben Rahim coffee, Ben Rahim offers the full spectrum of coffee drinks that you would expect to find in any coffee shop that is serious about its craft. Ben Rahim’s success is directly related to the quality and consistency that it provides it customers, but also because of its location right at the entrance to the village of Sidibou Said. I spoke with Bassim, wow as a barista at Ben Rahim at the time of this recording and asked him about the role English played in in the day to day at the shop.