What kind of culture does coffee belong to | A brief analysis of the influence of coffee history and culture

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The word "coffee" comes from the Greek word "Kaweh", which means "strength and passion". Coffee trees belong to perennial evergreen shrubs or small trees of Rubiaceae, and coffee beans refer to the nuts in the fruit of coffee trees, which are roasted by proper baking methods.

The taste of a standard cup of coffee should not be bitter. A qualified barista will strictly carry out every step when making coffee. Finally, the coffee presented to the guest will show varying degrees of sweetness, acidity, mellow thickness or cleanliness.

There are all kinds of legends about the origin of coffee, but most of them are forgotten because of its absurdity. However, people will not forget that Africa is the hometown of coffee. Coffee trees are likely to be found in Ethiopia's KAFFA province.

Later, batches of slaves were sold from Africa to Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula, and coffee was taken everywhere along the way. To be sure, Yemen started growing coffee in the 15th century or earlier. Although Arabia had the busiest port city in the world at that time, it banned the export of any seeds. This barrier was finally broken through by the Dutch, and in 1616, they finally smuggled the surviving coffee trees and seeds to the Netherlands and began to grow them in greenhouses.

The Origin of Coffee

One: the Story of the Shepherd

There are several legends about the origin of coffee, of which the more familiar is the story of the shepherd: according to the account of Roth de Neroy (1613-1707), a Roman linguist, one day in the sixth century, when an Arab shepherd was driving sheep to the Isobian prairie for grazing, he felt very excited and excited to see each goat. He found it strange after careful observation. These sheep are excited only after eating some kind of red fruit. Cardai tasted some of them curiously and found them very sweet and delicious, and he felt very refreshed after eating them. From then on, he often drove the sheep to eat this delicious fruit. Later, a Muslim passed by and took some of this incredible red fruit home and distributed it to other parishioners, so its magical effect spread.

Number two: the Story of Shack Omar

Other legends say that Shack Omar, a disciple of Sheckaldi, the guardian saint of the Arabian Peninsula, was a highly respected and beloved chief in Mocha, but was expelled by his people for committing crimes. As a result, Shake Omar was exiled to Osama in the country, where he stumbled upon the fruit of coffee in 1258. One day, Omar was walking hungrily in the mountains and saw a bird with strange feathers on the branches, pecking at the fruit of the tree and making a very sweet cry.

He took the fruit back and boiled it with water, only to emit a rich and attractive fragrance, and the original feeling of tiredness was eliminated after drinking it. Omar collected many of these magical fruits, and when she met someone who was sick, she made the fruit into soup for them to drink and refreshed her spirit. Because he did good everywhere and was loved by believers, his sins were soon forgiven, and when he returned to Mocha, he was praised for finding this fruit, and people did not worship him as a saint. At that time, the magic cure was said to be coffee.

What culture does coffee belong to?

"either in the cafe or on the way to the cafe." This sentence is a classic description of the life of French intellectuals more than half a century ago. At that time, the Parisian literati with Sartre as the core gathered in the Flower God and dual Cafe on the left bank every day to talk, which made the left bank famous. Today, the left bank has become a cultural symbol of Paris, and coffee culture is also famous all over the world.

In fact, as early as 1686, coffee spread to France, Paris gave birth to the first coffee shop Procept. Since then, philosophers Voltaire, Rousseau, "revolutionaries" Danton, Robespierre, including 19th century writers Balzac, Hugo and other celebrities often gathered here, and the cafe has since become a place for life and social interaction.

So some people say that coffee is not only a drink, but also a spiritual symbol. Drinking coffee in a coffee shop with a beautiful environment is not just tasting a good drink, but enjoying a way of life belonging to a certain class.

Coffee is a kind of crop, and coffee culture seems to be more difficult to interpret. Coffee not only belongs to the region, but also belongs to the world. In the eyes of different people, coffee also represents a different symbol, so naturally there is a different understanding.

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