The Origin of Ethiopian Coffee the Origin of Ethiopian Coffee

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The birthplace of coffee

Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, is believed to be the birthplace of coffee. According to the history of ancient Ethiopia, the story goes like this.

Around 850 AD, there was a shepherd named Caldi. It is said that he discovered this now infamous plant and introduced it into Abyssinian culture.

At his wife's request, Caldy sent the berries to a monk in a monastery near Lake Tana.

As soon as he arrived at the monastery, the shepherd gave the coffee fruit to the monk, who was ecstatic and admired the efficacy of the coffee fruit. He has never tried such a happy mind and body! The monk grabbed the berry from Caldy's outstretched hand and threw it into the fire, thinking it was "the devil's masterpiece". You can guess what happened next.

After a while, the room was filled with the smell of roasted coffee. This prompted other monks to investigate what produced this indelible aroma.

Curious monks were so curious that they raked the coffee beans out of the fire and crushed them to extinguish the melting embers. The old monk ordered the hot water to be poured on the now ground coffee, and then. The monks drank the new mixture all night, vowing to keep drinking in order to stay awake while praying at night. The news of the incident spread, and soon coffee spread all over the country.

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