The History of World Fine Coffee: the Story of the Origin of Coffee

Africa-the Origin of Coffee

The world's first coffee tree was found in the Horn of Africa. Local indigenous tribes often grind the fruit of coffee and knead it with animal fat to make many ball-shaped balls. These indigenous tribes use these coffee balls as precious food for soldiers who are about to go out to battle.

At that time, people did not understand what it was all about when coffee eaters showed hyperactivity-they did not know that it was caused by the irritation of coffee. Instead, people regarded it as a religious fanaticism shown by coffee eaters. I think this drink is so mysterious that it has become a special product for priests and doctors. So far, there are two main stories that reflect the process of coffee discovery.

According to one story, a sheep herdsman noticed that his sheep became extremely excited after eating the fruit of a wild coffee tree. Out of curiosity, he also tasted the coffee. After a taste, because of the role of coffee beans, he also began to dance like those banging goats. The scene that happened to the herdsmen was hit by a group of monks. As a result, whenever it was necessary to hold religious ceremonies at night, the monks boiled coffee beans into soup and drank them in this way to keep themselves awake.

Another story goes like this: a Muslim mendicant monk was driven into the desert by his enemies. In a state of insanity, he heard a sound prompting him to eat the coffee fruit around him. He put the coffee fruits in the water and wanted to soak them soft. because the coffee fruits were too hard, he did not succeed. As a last resort, he had to drink the water soaked in coffee beans. In the end, the mendicant monk survived by this means. When the mendicant monk walked out of the desert, he felt that he could survive and that the magical energy he was able to gain was the result of Allah's help. So he kept telling the story to others and introduced this method of preparing drinks to others.

Coffee is widely spread all over the world

Coffee cultivation began in the 15th century. For hundreds of years, Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula is the only coffee producer in the world, and the market demand for coffee is very strong. In the Yemeni port of Moka, when coffee is shipped out, it often needs to be protected by heavy troops. At the same time, Yemen has also taken various measures to prevent coffee saplings from being taken out of the country.

Despite many restrictions, Muslim pilgrims on the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca secretly brought coffee saplings back to their hometown, so coffee soon took root in India.

At that time, in Venice, Italy, countless merchant ships traded perfumes, tea and textiles with Arab merchants. In this way, coffee spread to a wide area of Europe through Venice. Many European businessmen have become accustomed to drinking coffee. Later, small vendors peddling coffee appeared on the streets of many European cities, and coffee gained rapid popularity in Europe.

The strong demand for coffee has laid a solid foundation for the rapid expansion of coffee in areas other than its origin. In the 17th century, the Dutch introduced coffee to their colony of Indonesia. At the same time, the French began to grow coffee in Africa. Today, coffee has become the second largest trading product on the earth after oil!

The history of coffee in the country of coffee

At present, coffee has become an indispensable drink in our lives, but in the long journey of looking for coffee, we seem to feel the endless romance of people's enthusiasm and adventure. How on earth did coffee, quietly grown in the depths of the quiet forest, be discovered and widely accepted all over the world? And how did it start to grow? Among the countless legends of coffee discovery, are there two great legends that are the most enjoyable? Is that the Story of the Shepherd and the Arab Monk? The former is the Christian discovery theory, and the latter is the Islamic theory?

The Story of the Shepherd

There was a shepherd in Ethiopia in the 16th century. One day he found his sheep bouncing and bouncing. He thought it was very strange. After careful observation, he realized that the sheep had eaten only one kind of red fruit.

So he took the fruit and distributed it to the monks in the monastery, and all of them felt refreshed after eating it. It is said that the fruit was used as a refreshing medicine and was well received throughout his life.

Arab monks

In 1258, Shek, the chief who was deported by his people for committing a crime? When Omar wandered to Wassaba (in Arabia), far from his hometown of Mocha, he was too hungry and tired to walk any more. when he was resting on the root of a tree, he found a bird flying on the branch, singing in a melodious voice he had never heard before.

When he looked closely, he found that the bird opened its throat and made a wonderful cry after pecking at the fruit on the branch, so he picked all the fruit in the area and boiled it with water.

After that, he began to exude a strong fragrance. After drinking it, he not only felt good, but also felt tired physically and mentally.

So he picked many of these magical fruits and brought them soup to drink whenever there were patients. finally, because of his good deeds everywhere, the people in his hometown forgave him for his sins, let him go back to Mocha, and respected him as a "saint".

A romantic story

One of the most romantic stories about coffee is about Gabriel, a French naval officer on the island of Matinique. Mathieu. De. Klee's. When he was about to leave Paris, he managed to get some coffee trees and decided to take them back to Martinique.

That's about 1720 or I723. He may also have traveled back and forth twice, because the first inoculation did not survive. To be sure, in the end, virtue. Klee set sail from Nantes with one of the best saplings that had been carefully cared for. The saplings are kept in a glass box on the deck, which can prevent sea water from splashing and keep warm.

De. Kerry's diary describes how his ship was threatened by Tunis pirates and how he survived a storm. The diary also mentioned that there was a man on board who was jealous of him in an attempt to destroy the young tree and even broke a branch in a struggle. Then the boat ran aground and the drinking water could not be sufficient, so Dirkley watered the saplings with the water he drank.

The origin of the name "coffee"

All historians seem to agree that the birthplace of coffee is Kaffa in Ethiopia.

As for the name coffee, it comes from

Arabic "Qahwah"-meaning plant drink

Later, coffee spread all over the world and was named after its place of origin "KAFFA".

It was not until the 18th century that it was officially named "coffee".