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Just so we’re all in the same boat, we’ll begin with the definition. The term “coffee” refers to a drink produced using very steaming or boiling hot water, and coffee beans that have been roasted and ground.

The coffee beans are harvested from the coffee plant, a member of the botanical species Coffea. They are found in its fruit, which is referred to as cherries; it takes about one year for a cherry to mature and develop so its beans are able to be picked.

The plants (which are actually coffee trees that have been cut to a smaller size) require moderate temperatures, plenty of shade, and lots of rain. Because of this, they can only be productively grown in areas with temperate climates all over the world, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; in the Western Hemisphere, that’s between Central Mexico in the north and the Amazon rainforest in the South. This region is known as “the belt of beans” or the coffee region.

The coffee is slightly acidic as well as somewhat bitter. It’s widely known for its health benefits. it’s a mild stimulant because of its caffeine content. It’s the second-most-popular beverage throughout the world (right just behind tea and not including water).

We’ll discuss those attributes in more detail, following a brief look at the background of coffee. These are the two most commonly-told stories about the discovery of coffee.

Ethiopia

The coolest story involves a goat herder from the Ethiopian region called Kaffa. (Hmm…Kaffa? Coffee? That’s already cool.) This is the region that fills out your coffee subscription. It is believed that his goats found a coffee plant, he tried chewing the beans, and was amazed at the stimulant effects, so the beans were taken to a monastery in the area.

Unsatisfied monks threw the coffee beans into a blaze to get rid of them but were amazed by the smell of roasted beans and rescued them by throwing them into hot water to preserve them. Eureka! Coffee!

It’s believed that Ethiopians were chewing coffee beans for centuries prior they started to use coffee. It’s believed that they’d grind the beans then mix the coffee with animal fat or ghee, and take the mix on long trips to be utilized for energy and stimulation.

Around 1100, some Ethiopian tribes made a mixture of porridge and coffee, and later, they started making wine out of the beans or boiling them to create coffee. This story isn’t as exciting as the goat-herder one and isn’t as convincing, but it’s more likely to be true.

Yemen

The origin tale from Yemen is also very interesting. The priest (who was also a doctor) was banished to the Yemeni desert cave where he was on the edge of starving to death. It was possible that he came across the coffee plant, or, in a more modern version of the tale, a bird brought him an elm branch from a coffee tree.

The cherries were too bitter to drink raw, he dumped them in a fire to cook them, but it made them too hard to chew. He then boiled them and you’ll be able to guess the rest of the story; the exile ended and he was able to bring coffee beans back home and everyone was happy forever. The Priest was declared saintly, and an entire monastery was constructed in his honor.

Very nice article. Here’s what we actually know for certain, though. Coffee beans were shipped to Ethiopia towards Yemen by the mid-15th Century. Sufi monks would drink these to keep them alert during their daily prayer time. Mocha, the Yemeni town of Mocha (hmmm…mocha! Interesting!). Also, it became a central distribution center for the famous Mocha beans that were grown in the mountainous region, which were shipped to Europe and other ports beginning in the 17th century.

Thus, we have a fact that thousands of years ago they were drinking coffee in the Arabian Peninsula and in the Middle East.