Coffee ban in History Coffee Culture History

Although coffee has become a necessity of people's life, no one would think that coffee is harmful to the human body, but in history, coffee was regarded as the embodiment of the devil. Let's take a look at the tragic fate of coffee at different historical stages in different countries.

1. Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

In 1511, the ruler of Mecca banned people from drinking coffee. Those in power believe that drinking coffee will make people act excessively and misbehave, and some even think that drinking coffee will make people more reactionary. Local traditional sects also object to people drinking coffee because members of the Islamic Sufi faction drink coffee before worship, which distracts them from concentration, which is seen as blasphemy.

two。 Italy

Coffee was introduced into Europe in the 16th century. But at that time, many countries banned people from tasting this foreign drink because they thought it was a demonic drink. Cafes did not really rise in Europe until Pope Pope Clement VIII VIII tasted coffee himself and declared that coffee should be sacred.

3. Constantine Empire

In 1623, Murad IV (Murad IV) officially ascended the throne in the then Ottoman Empire of Turkey. Not long after he ascended the throne, he issued a law banning people from drinking coffee and punishing violators. If it is a first offense, the person who steals coffee will be flogged. If he does it again, he will be thrown into the Bosporus Sea in a skin.

4. Sweden

In 1746, the Swedish government explicitly banned residents from drinking coffee and prohibited them from holding all coffee-related utensils, including cups and saucers. King Gustav III III, the ruler, also ordered doctors at the time to experiment with coffee on death row inmates. They wanted to see how much coffee they drank would die suddenly. To tell you the truth, this is not the death penalty, but the torture of the doctor.

5. Persian Empire

In 1777, Frederick, ruler of the ancient Persian Empire, declared that beer was better than coffee. He believes that local excessive consumption of coffee affected the sale of beer in the ancient Persian Empire. He wants his people to drink beer as soon as they open their eyes every morning. To this end, he declared to the nation, "your monarch grew up drinking beer!" And advise people to drink beer every morning.