The origin of coffee

Legend has it that three thousand years ago, shepherds and monks in the mountains of Ethiopia were excited to find that their sheep had eaten unknown fruits and leaves. They were initially regarded as medicines to treat mild headaches and diarrhea, and it was not until the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries that they evolved into the present method of drinking among Arabs.

Second, spread and promote A. Coffee was first discovered in the African continent of Kaffa in Ethiopia, was introduced into the Arabian Peninsula in the 15th century and evolved into what it is today, and then spread throughout the Muslim world in the footsteps of Muslim pilgrims in decades. b. In the middle of the 17th century, with the prosperity of merchants and Muslim countries active in the Mediterranean ports and the war against Europe, it quickly spread all over Europe and became a necessary treasure for banquets. c. At the end of the 17th century, coffee began to spread all over the world with the development of European civilization and navigation. At present, coffee is the most popular drink in the world. d. At the end of the 17th century, the Dutch moved coffee saplings from Ethiopia to Java, Indonesia, and began to grow coffee as a farm, but initially failed because of the weather. It was not until the end of the 19th century that Robusta coffee was introduced successfully and became the main producing area of Robusta coffee. E. in 1723 French Marines succeeded in transplanting coffee to an island in Dominica, then quickly spread it to Central and South America, and is now the world's leading producer. F. In 1823, Dr. Sieker, a Dutchman, introduced the habit of coffee to Japan and became a symbol of upper-class social status. In Meiji (21 years), Chinese Zheng Yung-ching opened the first Coffee Shop in Japan called "can you teahouse".

The origin of the name Coffee is said to be named after the place name. It is said that the place where coffee was first found was in Kaffa, Ethiopia, so it was named after the country of origin. Another legend is that the ancient Arabic wine is called Kahwah. Because the ancient Muslim precepts forbid drinking, alcoholic believers drink ripe coffee fruit as wine after fermentation. Over time, the fruit that can make wine is called Kahwah. The word Kahave in Turkish is slowly evolving into Coffee in today's English.