How many items do you know about coffee cold?

Coffee is the most popular drink in the world. Although it is very popular, many people don't know much about it. Now I'll reveal the little secret behind the coffee for you.

It is said that coffee was discovered by shepherds

One of the most widely circulated theories is that an Ethiopian shepherd named Kaldi found his animal excited after eating ripe coffee beans.

3 the name Mocha comes from the Yemeni port of Mocha

Muha is the first port city in the world to export coffee beans to the world. It is said that Yemeni coffee beans have the quality of chocolate, which makes coffee containing chocolate now called "mocha".

5 two major varieties of coffee: Arabica and Robusta

6Robusta is more productive, more resistant to disease and higher in caffeine. Arabica has higher lipids and nearly 2 times the sugar content of Robusta, so it has more acidity and more complex flavor. Cheap coffee is more likely to use Robusta, while boutique coffee uses Arabica.

Coffee trees need a lot of water

People always talk about how much water it takes to raise cattle, but FoodBev.com 's survey shows that it takes 1800 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef and 2500 gallons to produce a pound of coffee.

9 coffee beans can be classified by color

10 coffee beans are just beginning to be green. When they mature, they turn yellow, orange or red.

11 thousands of precious varieties unique to Ethiopia

The coffee we drink comes from several different kinds. But there are thousands of different varieties of coffee in the forests of Ethiopia, none of which have been grown on a large scale.

13 A coffee tree can live for more than 200 years

When it begins to sprout, the buds at the top are very lovely, but eventually they can grow into luxuriant plants and survive for two centuries.

15 roasters often buy coffee reserves for one year at a time

16 Coffee-growing countries usually pick coffee once a year, so bakers will buy coffee reserves for a year at a time, usually through special storage techniques to keep the coffee fresh.

17 Kopi Luwak is true

18 Asian raccoons are cats that eat wild coffee fruits. Coffee fruits are fermented in their digestive tract and then excreted. It is generally believed that this process gives coffee an incredible flavor, but the limited quantity makes it very expensive.

When the appraiser tastes the coffee, he always takes a big drink.

In order to have a comprehensive understanding of the flavor of coffee, the appraiser will drink coffee and make it flow through the whole mouth, because different parts of the mouth have different sensitivity to different tastes.

Coffee has more flavor than wine

There are about 1500 aroma characteristics of coffee, but only 200 are found in red wine.

Grinding is a necessary part of making coffee

24 picked coffee beans will quickly deteriorate, so if you want to make a cup of coffee as strong as possible, you can grind the beans at home after buying them back. Coffee shops often spend thousands of dollars on grinders to ensure accurate grinding granularity.

(according to Hua Li Zhi)