The country of origin of coffee. Where is the origin of coffee?

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Coffee drinkers may not know what Kopi Luwak is; or they may not know that Mocha is a port in Yemen; they may not have heard of the world's top coffee, the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. But you must know a name: Ethiopia!

The origin of coffee has been unknown. One of the legends points to the origin of coffee in Ethiopia and then to Yemen in the Arab region of the Middle East, so some people call it "Arabik". Then it spread to Java, Indonesia, and from there to Latin America.

Ethiopia is known as the "hometown of coffee". The geographical environment of Ethiopia is very suitable for coffee growth. Currently, about 25% of the Ethiopian population depends directly or indirectly on coffee production for a living. Since most local farmers still care for coffee trees manually and do not use harmful pesticides and herbicides, most of the coffee produced in Ethiopia is organic.

Ethiopia: the original taste of coffee

A glass of water can bring out the delicate floral and sweet fruit aromas of Yirgacheffe, unparalleled, or sun-treated Sidamo, sweet and atmospheric. Ethiopia is the birthplace of the famous Arabica coffee beans.

It is said that coffee was first discovered by shepherds in Essekafa, and the name of coffee evolved from Caffa. According to legend, a little shepherd boy accidentally found that the sheep had eaten coffee beans and kept jumping. Out of curiosity, he also tasted a few, and he was really excited. Later, an Arab monk was inspired to make a "coffee bean meat soup", which unexpectedly sold well and caused a sensation in the market. It was not until someone fried the coffee beans, crushed them, boiled them with water and added sugar that they became a mellow drink. In 1615, the world's first coffee shop was established in the port of Venice in the Mediterranean. Thus leading the trend of modern coffee culture.

Africa is a land full of game beans with unique aroma and wild taste, mostly with sour red wine. In addition, coffee is Angola's main cash crop and Burundi's primary export. It was the largest foreign exchange earning industry in Kenya in the past.

Ivory Coast occupies an important position in coffee production in the world. Uganda is famous for its production per unit area in Africa.