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C offee
was first discovered in Northern Africa in an area
we know today as Ethiopia. A popular legend refers
to a goat herder by the name of Kaldi, who
observed his goats acting unusually frisky after
eating berries from a bush. Curious about this
phenomenon, Kaldi tried eating the berries himself.
He found that these berries gave him a renewed
energy. The news of this energy-laden fruit
quickly spread throughout the region. This is only
a legend and there is a version in which Kaldi was
Arabian and not Ethiopian. For centuries coffee
beans were chewed raw in Ethiopia and in what
today is the country of Yemen, located in the in
the Southern Arabian peninsula. |
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T he first cultivated coffee plant was found by
Europeans in Yemen and facts support trade between
Yemen and Ethiopia as early as 800 BC.
Additionally, evidence does not support the plant
would grow wild in Yemen. Although, it is possible
that a large bird could have carried the berry
that far, but it is not likely. |
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A rabs were the
first to discover how to make coffee using boiling
water and green beans. But green beans do not give
up the coffeeols because the chemical change
caused by roasting has not taken place. |
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O ne can start to
trace the history of coffee from the words used to
name it. Kaffa which is a town in Ethiopia where
it is believed coffee originated. Harrar, another
city in Ethiopia which types of coffee are named
after. |
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I t is believed
that coffee roasting using traditional methods came about in
the fourteenth century. It came about with the use of iron.
However, bronze would have worked just as well. And, as
stated earlier, the connection was too quick between
roasting the beans and the development of iron roasting bans. |
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C offee roasting was prevalent
in Turkey in 1540's. It is thought that roasting began
around Damascus because Damascus iron was easily able to
handle the thermal characteristics which were required for
roasting. Well, iron pan roasters anyway. The first iron
roasters were more like frying pans with a lid. In many
countries, the frying pan works great still today. Frying
tends to sear the bean and doesn't give an even roast but it
works well when there is nothing better. In fact, searing
the bean retains much of the moisture and oils whereas
roasting dries the bean out. Although consistency isn't one
advantage with frying, searing the bean has definite
advantages. |
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A ny way, coffee didn't become
super popular over a large area until the Ottoman Sultan in
Istanbul outlawed it in 1543 because it started to get more
recognition than he wanted. Then it boomed. In 1554, the
first coffee house was set up in Istanbul. The Ottoman
empire, by its police power, had a big hand in spreading
coffee throughout the European countries, Western Asia, and
India. |
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T he extreme spread of coffee
by outlawing it is proof that you can't legislate something
people like. In the case of coffee, the taste needs to be
acquired. Coffee is naturally bitter. One must learn to
drink coffee. You would think once coffee was outlawed and
due to its bitter taste, coffee would have disappeared in
the 16th century. This event is a true classical example of
the best way to promote something is outlaw it. |
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A round the later 1600's, the
standard coffee beverage took Europe by storm. Of course,
the invasion of Europe the Turks between 1683 and 1699 had a
lot to do with it. Once in Europe this new beverage fell
under harsh criticism from the Catholic Church. Many felt
the pope should ban coffee, calling it the drink of the
devil. To their surprise, the pope, already a coffee drinker,
blessed coffee declaring it a truly Christian beverage. |
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