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Friday, September 23, 2005
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The 411 on the History of Coffee
Ever wonder where the idea of consuming the coffee bean started? Who was this person and how did he decide to use the coffee for consumption?
The legend begins with a goat herder named Kaldi who lived in Ethiopia. He noticed that his goats seemed to be friskier after eating the red coffee berries. After some time, Kaldi decided to experiment with the berries himself. He was quite pleased with his discovery.
The Arabian pennisula also played a part in the early history of coffee. The Arabs roasted and boiled the plants making a drink they called "qahwa".
The first coffee house opened its doors in Constantinople around 1475. By 1554, two more establishments were open for business.
Around the year 1600, Europe got its first taste of coffee through the port of Venice. Italy soon followed suit by opening a coffeehouse in 1654.
As the early pilgrims made their way across the ocean to the New World, so did coffee. The founder of Virginia at Jamestown, Captain John Smith, brought over the coffee bean while sailing to the New World.
It is said that the Brazilian coffee industry got its start from seedlings smuggled out of Paris.
By 1822, the first espresso machine was created in France. Around the later part of the 1800's, the process of using natural gas and hot air becomes the most popular way to roast coffee.
By the mid 1900's the espresso machine was perfected which contributed to the huge demand for all the various types of coffee drinks available.
The worlds most popular beverage is coffee. 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year. Coffee is second only to oil as a world commmodity.
:: Posted by: javalove at 9:03 PM
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