The origin and history of coffee

The origin of coffee

Raj, an Arab doctor in the tenth century, wrote the earliest written records about coffee, but the cultivation of coffee dates back to 575 AD. Arabica, the best variety of coffee, came from Ethiopia. In the fifteenth century, southern Arabs in Yemen began to plant saplings from Ethiopia.

The unrest of coffee

The popularity of coffee was initially related to religion, but later became a threat to religious discipline. Coffee has become a subversive drink. It brings people together to exchange wisdom and incite political debate and revolt. In 1656, Ottoman Emperor Kepuri banned coffee shops for political reasons and banned people from drinking coffee. In 1674, European women complained in a petition against coffee that whenever there was an emergency at home, men were always away because they were all in the coffee shop. French wine merchants intend to tarnish the reputation of coffee because coffee is the number one enemy of wine.

Coffee is a drug.

In 1657, an English newspaper reported that coffee has many effects on gastric ulcers, can strengthen the heart, promote digestion, lift spirits, relax the mood, treat eye diseases, colds, coughs, lung diseases, headaches, edema, gout, scurvy, adenosis, and other diseases. Coffee is sometimes described as an elixir and sometimes as poison because some people suffer from coffee discomfort, such as insomnia, anger, palpitations, fever, weightlessness and gastrointestinal discomfort.

The origin of coffee

Colombia produces Colombian coffee; Brazil produces Brazilian coffee; Jamaica produces blue mountain coffee; Indonesia produces Java coffee; Tanzania produces Kilimanjaro coffee; Yemen produces mocha coffee; the United States produces Hawaiian coffee; Guatemala produces Guadimara coffee; Ethiopia produces mocha coffee.

The planting of coffee

One of the characteristics of a coffee tree is its fruit, which can bear fruit several times a year, and another is that flowers and fruits coexist at different stages of ripening. If the trap is overripe, the beans will rot, and if not ripe enough, the beans will not ripen by themselves. The average yield of a tree is about 2 pounds a year.

The ideal environment for coffee trees is a temperature between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit, an appropriate altitude and annual rainfall of 40 to 120 inches, and the best soil is a mixture of decomposed volcanic soil, humic soil and permeable soil.

Coffee guide

All grades and types of coffee in Brazil account for 1/3 of the world's coffee consumption, which is the number one coffee producer in the world. Colombia is the world's second largest coffee producer, has the world's best coffee beans, mellow taste, the most popular is Mantenin. Angola is the fourth largest coffee exporter in the world, producing only a small amount of Arabica coffee and is the top grade of synthetic beans. Costa Rican coffee beans are one of the best coffee in the world, mild, full-bodied, sour and strongly fragrant. Isabia is the ancestor of Arabica coffee beans, high acidity, with wine taste, rich, mild, strong taste and pleasant aroma. Jamaican Alpine Coffee is the best coffee in the West Indies, among which Blue Mountain Coffee is perfect in terms of quality, characteristics, aroma and sweetness. Yemen produces mocha coffee. Since people began to drink coffee, mocha has been recognized as a good coffee with distinctive acidity, and the coffee itself is very fragrant. Venezuelan coffee is of excellent quality and is one of the best coffee in the world, gentle and delicate, with an attractive aroma in acidity.