Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Coffee History

Opinions About The History Of Coffee

The history of coffee dates back to the 15th century although the definitive origin of this popular beverage remain unclear. One theory is that the ancestors of today's Ethiopian Oromo people find and recognize the impact of the energy from the coffee bean plant. But we do not know where the coffee grown in Africa or who among the natives used as a stimulant or knew about it earlier than the 17th century.

There are several legends about the origins of coffee. One involves the Sufi mystic Shaikh ash-Syadzili Yemen. It is said that while traveling in Ethiopia, he saw a goat that has unusual vitality. He is due to the berries that the goats have eaten after trying their own.

Other "Legend of Dancing Goats" tells us that coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi. He allegedly found his goats dancing near a bush happy leafy dark green with bright red cherries in the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. As Syadzili, Kaldi learned this was due to the stimulating effects of cherries on the bush. After swallowing the cherry, he had a strong effect them. Berry equal then used by monks at a local monastery to stay awake for long hours of prayer. They distributed it to other monasteries around the world and the coffee was born.

From Ethiopia, coffee is reported to spread to Egypt and Yemen. The earliest evidence of good credible knowledge of coffee or coffee tree appears in mid-15th century in Yemen Sufi monasteries. This is where coffee was first roasted and brewed, similar to how prepared today. In the 16th century, coffee reached the rest of Africa, the Middle East, Persia, Turkey, and north. It also spread to Italy and throughout Europe, Indonesia and America. Looking for the best coffee in the world?




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