The Historical Development of Coffee spread in the World

Origin:

Coffee was first discovered in the kaffa region of southern Ethiopia in the 6th century AD.

There are many theories about the origin of coffee, but the more recognized is the story of Cuddy, the shepherd, who discovered coffee. Kadi, a shepherd in Kafa province in southern Ethiopia, one day when he was herding sheep, he found that the normally meek sheep were suddenly abnormal. They were full of energy and alive, and Kadi wondered a little. Later, it was found that the sheep had eaten a kind of red fruit. Cadi also picked a few of them and tasted them, feeling tired, energetic and excited. Cadi took the fruit to an experienced elder in a nearby monastery, who also found that the fruit had a magical refreshing and fatigue-relieving effect, so he ordered someone to cook soup with the fruit and give it to the monks who chanted sutras in the evening. in this way, it also solved the problem of monks napping at night, and this magical red fruit began to spread. Because it was first found in the kaffa area, the locals called it kaffa, and later it was called kawha in Arabic and translated as coffee in European English. At first, local people in Ethiopia used to make soup with the fruits of coffee, or mix coffee seeds with animal fat to satisfy their hunger. Ethiopia so far retains not only a large number of wild tree species, but also coffee trees in farmers' courtyards.

Introduced into the Arab world:

In 525 AD, Ethiopian troops invaded Yemen, and coffee beans were brought to Yemen by soldiers. According to records, coffee trees began to be planted in Yemen in 575 AD. At the same time, coffee beans were also brought to Egypt by Sudanese black slaves who were shipped to Egypt. After coffee was introduced into the Arab world, the Arabs invented roasting coffee beans to make a coffee drink, which conquered the Arab taste with its unique aroma and rich flavor. at that time, the habit of banning alcohol in Islam played a role in promoting the spread of coffee. Coffee is called "Allah's beverage" by Arabs. It is recorded that cafes appeared in Damascus, Mecca and other places in the 13th century. The Ottoman Turkish Empire was more aware of the value of coffee, directly monopolized the cultivation of coffee, and strictly controlled the output of coffee, and only boiled coffee raw beans could be shipped out of the port.

Introduced into Europe:

Coffee, which is monopolized by the Arab world, is favored by Europeans in East-West trade, and they try their best to get to Europe.

In 1615, the Dutch smuggled a coffee sapling out of the port of Mocha to the Dutch mainland.

In 1616, Venice merchants first introduced coffee to Europe.

After coffee was introduced into Europe, it was called "Arabian wine" by Europeans. while this drink was rapidly popular, it was also opposed by rulers and churches. Some people advocated banning Christians from drinking coffee. Pope Clement VIII was immediately dumped by this delicious drink after drinking coffee and advertised: "We can't let the pagans enjoy this delicacy and let coffee be baptized as God's drink." Coffee was very popular in Europe in the 18th century. The first coffee shop in Europe opened in London in 1650, and since then it has spread all over the continent. At that time, some scholars and aristocrats liked to drink coffee. The famous musician Bach once wrote a story about an aristocratic girl's obsession with coffee, in which the lyrics "A cup of coffee is more intoxicating than a thousand kisses" is still a good story. Coffee also made some jokes when it was first introduced into Europe, such as German housewives making coffee with chicken soup and so on.

Introduced to Asia:

During a pilgrimage to Mecca in the 17th century, Babudan secretly transported seven coffee beans to southern India, and coffee was introduced into India.

Large-scale spread around the world:

After the prevalence of coffee in Europe, because the local climatic and geographical conditions in Europe were not suitable for the production and cultivation of coffee, the colonial invasion was accompanied by the occupation of coffee production.

The Dutch planted coffee on the Indonesian island of Java in 1699, and large-scale coffee cultivation began in Asia.

In the 1820s, French naval officer de Klee transported a coffee sapling to the Central American island of Martinique, which later spread widely in the Caribbean islands.

At the end of the 19th century, coffee was widely grown in British colonies in Africa.

Spain and France have also widely opened up coffee-producing countries in South America.

By the beginning of the 20th century, coffee had been widely grown in Africa and Central and South America, and it was spread to the Hawaiian Islands in 1925. At this point, the coffee planting map led by Brazil has been initially formed.

The spread of coffee in China:

In 1884, the British first spread coffee to Taiwan, and Taiwan began to grow coffee. In the era of Japanese occupation, coffee became popular in Taiwan.

In 1892, French missionaries brought coffee from Vietnam to Binchuan County, Yunnan Province, which was the earliest record of coffee cultivation in Chinese mainland. At present, coffee cultivation in China is mainly concentrated in Yunnan and some areas of Hainan.

In the late Qing Dynasty, with the opening of the national door, coffee began to appear in the eastern coastal cities. There are records of coffee in the poems of the late Qing Dynasty, such as the bamboo branch word "Kao Fei", which was popular in Shanghai at that time. Colored sugar is sweet and bitter, and westerners cook tea for each meal. The word reads: what on earth is that everyone is calling "coffee"? Oh, it is said that it is made of beans (coffee beans). Drink coffee with sugar, and foreigners use it as a substitute for tea after dinner.

In the 1980s, the influx of instant coffee such as Nestle and McDonnell made Chinese people turn this instant noodle-like instant coffee

As a synonym for coffee.

In the past decade, coffee has developed rapidly in China, and coffee shops have sprung up everywhere, including foreign chain coffee shops led by Starbucks, domestic coffee chains led by spr and a variety of small individual stores have sprung up, and major four-or five-star hotels have also begun to open coffee shops, but because of tea drinking tradition and other factors, people's understanding of coffee and coffee market need to be developed.