A brief History of World Coffee (1) the World History of Fine Coffee

622

Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, led the believers to migrate from Mecca to Medina, set out to establish a church state, and then developed into a powerful empire spanning Central Asia to the Liberian Peninsula. Ethiopia, the origin of coffee, was included in the Ilan Empire and remained independent as a Christian country.

At the beginning of the 11th century

Coffee began to spread from Ethiopia to the Arabian Peninsula.

In the records kept by the Arab medical scientist Larsus and the philosopher Abikener, it is recorded that coffee was forbidden at that time, and even coffee was called the drink of the devil Satan, during this period, the fruit and seeds were fried in the raw state, which became the secret medicine of some Islamic sages.

Around 1258

According to legend, coffee beans were found.

The Arab monk Shake Omar found coffee beans.

When the Arab Shake Omar was exiled in Wassaba, far from their hometown of Moka, he saw the birds in the mountains pecking at a kind of red fruit and putting it into their mouths. This is coffee. It is said that Omar recovered from fatigue and replenished his strength after eating the fruit.

The second half of the 13th century

The roasting of coffee beans began, and at this time in Arabia, simple coffee roasting utensils began to be made.

1454

Coffee is open to the general public, thanks to Gemerting, the saint of Aden. As part of the secret medicine used by religions, coffee, which is not known by everyone, began to become understandable in the Arabian Peninsula, and local coffee cultivation began in Yemen.

1492

With the discovery of the New World, Columbus opened the so-called era of great navigation in order to reach the West Indies. The invasion of Asia, Africa and America by European countries became the first step in the formation of colonies, and the discovery of new shipping routes made trade in Europe, Islamic society and Asia active. Japanese products such as spices, silk fabrics and ceramics can already be transported by ship.

The beginning of the 16th century

Arabs began to grow coffee trees in Sri Lanka, and the land was one of the world's largest producers until rust in 1886 wiped out coffee farms.

1510

Coffee was introduced to Cairo. The following year, Karl Bay, acting governor of Mecca, issued a coffee ban, but the ban was withdrawn by the king.

1517

Coffee was brought to Istanbul to benefit from Sherim I of Ottoman Turkey. This year, Ottoman Turkey ruled Siasia as the successor to the Islamic Empire. Zen, a descendant of the previous dynasty, gained the title caliph and held the suzerainty of Islam.

1530

The coffee spread to Damascus. The following year, the first defense of Vienna was made by Suleiman of Ottoman Turkey.

1554

The debut of the world's earliest real coffee shop in Istanbul, called "Kanes", also had an impact on later European coffee shops. from then on, after several ups and downs, coffee finally took root in Arabia and settled as a drink in the Turkish world.

The luxurious scene in Turkish cafes in the 17th century