To prove that Melbourne is the coffee capital, they dug up coffee beans from 167 years ago.

Starbucks, a coffee chain, conquered one country after another, but when Starbucks went to Australia, where coffee culture is its own, it was sent back to its hometown by Australians. Many "severe coffee addicts" are deeply impressed by the rich and unique flavor of Australian coffee.

Coffee addiction has swept the land of Australia, and cafes can be seen everywhere on the streets of Australia. Coffee culture has long been rooted in the hearts of Australians, and every local people want their city to be the coffee capital of Australia. People in Sydney say that Sydney is the coffee capital of Australia because they are more likely to consume freshly ground coffee every day. People in Melbourne have different attitudes towards this.

Melbourne's identity as a coffee capital has been confirmed with an archaeological project.

Archaeologists have found 167-year-old coffee beans in Metro Tunnel, Melbourne, but they are still well preserved after nearly two hundred years, according to the Australian newspaper the Sun Herald.

In 2018, cultural relics were found during the excavation of a subway tunnel project in Melbourne's central business district. Later, when archaeologists excavated the site of a grocery store, they found more than 500 precious cultural relics, including coffee beans, biscuits, fruit residues and a series of perishable items that could not stand the test of time.

Archaeologist Meg Goulding said in an interview with the media that the artifacts were carbonized and preserved in a similar way to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii when it was buried by volcanic ash. Coffee beans are part of a cultural relic found at the John Connell grocery store. The John Connell grocery store was burned down in 1850.

The gold rush in Australia began in 1851, when the gold rush led to a surge in Melbourne's population, and street coffee stalls could be seen everywhere, buying coffee not only from grocery stores, but also from stalls. Many coffee stalls even provided drinks and snacks to workers in Melbourne around the clock, and coffee became the most popular drink at that time.

The rare discovery of 167-year-old coffee beans in Melbourne confirms historical records that coffee had a significant impact on the people of Melbourne long before the Australian gold rush, rather than the cafe era that began in the 20th century.

Nowadays, coffee has become an indispensable element in Australian life. According to statistics, the average Australian drinks 10 cups of coffee a week. Coffee is not only their daily drink, but also a part of their character and culture. Even the emergence of Lianmai Coffee McCafe is closely related to Australia. McDonald's coffee product McCoffee was born in Australia in 1993 and has since been promoted to McDonald's all over the world.

There is a good taste called Australian coffee, Australian white coffee, piccolo coffee flavor can not stop. Melbourne coffee culture is no longer limited to Australia, but is popular all over the world.

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