| Sometime in 15th century Yemen, a shepherd saw goats become excited and restless after eating red berries from a bush. He mentioned the incident to a monk, who then boiled the berries and extracted bitter liquid. It was strong and when the monk drank it, he felt weary and his sleepiness disappeared. Thus, coffee was born?or so the story goes.
Coffee is only three centuries old in the Western world, but it has been consumed in the East since around 800 BC. The coffee plant?s origin goes back to Kaffa, a region in Ethiopia. The plant spread throughout the East, starting from Yemen and then on to Arabia and Egypt. Coffee didn?t arrive to Europe until the 16th century, and until the early 18th century in Brazil. Today, coffee comes in many... [Read More] |
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