How did coffee enter the Chinese market?

Coffee is said to have begun in the early 11 th century and can be found in ancient Arabic texts. Prior to that time, coffee beans were dried and decocted and drunk as stomach medicine in arabia. Later, it was learned that coffee also had a refreshing effect. Coupled with the strict prohibition of drinking alcohol in islam, muslims replaced alcohol with roasted juice as a stimulant drink. It is said that local people know how to roast coffee beans, has been after the 13 th century.

This black beverage, which is equivalent to the predecessor of coffee, was spread by Muslims from Arabia to Egypt, then to Syria, Iran, Turkey and other countries with Mecca as the center. Coffee was first dried, then roasted, mashed with a pestle, boiled in water, and allowed to settle, drinking only the upper transparent portion. Coffee was gradually introduced into Europe in the 16th century under the name of "Arabic wine" via Venice and the port of Marseille. The European coffee drinking custom was gradually spread in the 17th century by Venetian merchants in Italy, and the first European coffee shop appeared in Venice-Bottega del Caffe.

For 400 years, coffee drinking has spread from west to east, and has become an unstoppable trend. Coffee spread to Europe in the early sixteenth century. King Clement VIII of France once said,"Though the devil's drink, it is delicious." It is a pity that this drink should be monopolized only by pagans." Therefore, Christians can also drink coffee. There were countless coffee houses in England, which only men could enter. Coffee is popular in gentleman's social places. Men talk politics, literature, business, some don't even go home. So in 1674 many housewives petitioned to close the cafe. French high society was influenced by coffee when the Turkish ambassador presented it to Louis XIV in 1669. In countless coffee salons, new literature, philosophy and art emerged. Coffee culture also deeply influenced Parisians, corner coffee shops began to produce large quantities. Countless thinkers and philosophers were born during this period, such as Balzac Lusau and so on. Educated people congregate constantly and are known to gather in intellectual coffee salons to talk. Espresso soon began to appear in Italian espresso, causing changes in coffee drinking patterns. Coffee is becoming more popular, so more and more people are interested in coffee cultivation.

Coffee cherries were brought around and planted by manufacturers in the thirteenth century. In the early 18th century, French Admiral de Coux irrigated young coffee plants in barrels on board his ship with his own drinking water, and then planted them on the French territory of Marchinique. Soon coffee spread to Central and South America and coffee cultivation spread all over the world.

Coffee is popular outside China, and when tea is drunk, coffee has become popular in China in recent years. I don't know when coffee enters our country.

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