The first cafe in the world was born here | on the unique coffee culture of the ancestors of coffee in Europe

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Ethiopia is a blessed country, the birthplace of coffee, and Ethiopia has more than a thousand different varieties of coffee beans, so it is also known as the "gene pool of coffee." Despite such treasures, the world's first cafe was not opened in Ethiopia, but in Turkey, a country spanning Europe and Asia.

Secular coffee culture originated in Turkey, where Istanbul was still known as Constantinople, but in 1530 AD the first coffee shop was established in the city. Europe's first café was founded in Venice in 1645, more than a century after Turkey, followed by Paris and Vienna.

Turkish coffee culture is undoubtedly the cultural heritage of Turkey, the ancestor of European coffee, and has been listed as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO since 2013. You may know a lot about Italian Espresso, or classic American coffee, but you may not know Turkish coffee culture.

Turkish coffee brewing method is very original, characteristic, can be said to be a coffee cooking method. Turkish coffee is made by grinding coffee beans into a coffee pot called cezve, then pouring cold water into it and heating it directly, or boiling it with sand. Turkish coffee pot is a brass material, with a long handle, easy to avoid burns when heating coffee. Turkish coffee is ground very finely, using a brass grinder, grinding it like powdered sugar.

Turkish coffee grounds are not filtered out after brewing, and sugar and cinnamon are added to brew coffee. Of course, you can also not add, traditional Turkey is originally unsweetened, but with a cup of water and fudge, a sip of coffee with a fudge to drink. Turkey does not filter coffee grounds, but drinks them together with coffee grounds, and after drinking, divination can be carried out according to the shape of coffee grounds. Different shapes have different meanings to indicate good or bad luck. This is also the charm of Turkish coffee!

Turkish coffee divination is after drinking coffee, take the plate to cover the mouth of the coffee cup, then stand upside down for a while, and then pick up the coffee cup to see the pattern on the bottom and wall of the cup for divination.

An animal or tree with four legs usually represents success, such as promotion at work, success in exams, and achievement of fame and position.

The appearance of a heart type Y usually means that love comes, if there is a heart in the cup, no object "means that there will be love coming, but there is an object at present, it means that the other party will love you wholeheartedly." If there are two hearts in the cup, it means that the heart is imprinted. If the ring is round, it means that the possibility of marriage is quite high.

A ring usually represents an engagement, or in the next three months, there may be someone around, there will be a wedding.

The appearance of a number or date is usually related to the month or date. If it is a number with special significance to an individual, special attention should be paid. For example, if 8 appears, if it has passed the 8th of this month and it is May, it is likely to refer to August.

There are too many designs, so I won't list them one by one. Secondly, after coffee divination, you can also use the water flow in the coffee plate to make a wish divination! The main method is to make one or three wishes in your mind, then hold the plate vertically and let some of the remaining water flow down the plate; the first stream of water flowing down represents the first wish, the second stream represents the second wish, and so on.

The length of the current represents the length of time for the wish to be realized; if the water trace of the current is very long, even to the other side of the plate, it means that it will take a long time for the wish to be realized; if there is no flow, it means that the wish will not be realized for the time being.

Istanbul is an ancient city that has experienced thousands of years of historical changes. The blue Bosphorus Strait has also witnessed the rise and fall of empires and the rise and fall of cities.

You may not know much about this country. You may not know its history about Istanbul, which brings unique colors to this ancient city. When you understand it, you will know the reasons behind the history, but you can only feel the charm of the ancient city today. Its past has been in the long history...

Did you know that the world's first coffee shop opened in Istanbul? Or we could say, in Constantinople, but I know Turkey's unique coffee history and charm.

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