How was coffee discovered? Detailed answer

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How was coffee discovered?

To be honest, there are many legends about the origin of coffee, as well as about the origin of many other things. No one knows for sure who was the first to experience excitement after drinking a cup of coffee.

But there is one legend that says that a thousand years ago, an Abyssinian noticed a pleasant smell that came from a burning wild bush. He chewed on some of the berries of this shrub, and he liked their taste so much that he made a drink out of them - that's how coffee was discovered.

We know that the Abyssinians in East Africa were the first people to enjoy coffee. Until the 200th century, only coffee trees grew there. Then they were taken to Arabia. After that, for XNUMX years they spread to all countries of the world from Yemen, to Northern Arabia.

In the XNUMXth century, Denmark began growing coffee on the island of Java, and coffee sprouts quickly spread to several tropical countries. The British took them from the island of Jamaica, then they were transported to Central and South America. So, coffee became very popular both in Europe and in America.

Coffee seedlings grow in most tropical countries, but they do best in fairly high ground with good drainage. This kind of soil and climate was found at the foot of the mountains of Brazil. Therefore, today 3/4 of the world's coffee production is in Brazil.

The largest coffee plantations in the world are founded there, some of which include millions of trees and stretch for miles. Coffee grows in large quantities in Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and parts of Western India and Java.

The names "Mocha" and "Java" used to denote the place where coffee was produced. But today the situation has changed. These names refer only to the type of coffee. For example, both of these varieties grow in Brazil, as well as the well-known varieties "Rio" and "Santos". The world's largest port through which coffee is exported - Santos - is located in Brazil.

Unground coffee is the seed, or pit, of a fruit that resembles a cherry. This fruit grows on tall bushes with shiny leaves. In the fruit, either one seed or two, pressed against each other with its flat side, ripens.

Although there are 25 varieties of wild coffee that grows in the tropics, only two of them produce a fruit with a pleasant smell that comes out when it is roasted.

Author: Likum A.

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