Coffee knowledge that coffee control may not know

Coffee originated from dancing goats? Coffee was originally used as food? Espresso does not refer to the type of coffee, but to the method of brewing. Coffee fans, let's take a look at the following 13 truths about coffee that you may not know.

Coffee originated from dancing goats.

Legend has it that when Ethiopian shepherds saw their goats become active and "dance" after eating coffee berries, they began to discover the effects of caffeine.

Coffee was originally a food.

At first, coffee was used to eat. African tribes mix coffee berries and fat to make a food called energy balls.

Islam leads to the rise of coffee

The rise of Islam has made a great contribution to the popularization of coffee. This religious belief forbids drinking, but coffee is considered an acceptable drink.

Coffee belt

All the coffee in the world is grown in the "coffee belt", which refers to the tropical area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer.

The King of England once banned cafes.

In 1675, the King of England banned cafes, claiming that they were meeting places where people conspired against him.

Arabica drinks the most coffee.

70% of the coffee consumed in the world is Arabica coffee with mild taste and fragrant smell. The remaining 30% is Robasda, which tastes relatively bitter but contains 1.5 times more caffeine than the former.

Coffee grows on trees

Coffee grows on trees, and coffee trees can grow up to 30 feet tall, but people grow them about 10 feet (3 meters) tall for easy picking.

Coffee is a seed.

Coffee beans are actually the seeds of bright red berries.

Roasting of coffee

Coffee berries, picked, dried and peeled until only green coffee beans are left. Once shipped, the coffee beans are roasted at about 500 degrees Fahrenheit (260 degrees Celsius). After a few minutes, the coffee shop will "explode" to double its original volume, and the second explosion shows that the coffee beans are ripe.

The second largest traded goods in the world

Coffee is the second largest trading commodity in the world, oil is the first, and human beings seem to like black sticky liquid best.

Espresso is the method of brewing.

Espresso (Espresso) is not roasted or mixed with a particular type of coffee bean, it is just a method of brewing coffee: hot water is made by rushing hot water through finely ground coffee powder under high pressure.

The invention of instant coffee

Instant coffee was invented and patented by New Zealander David Strang in 1890, and later inventor George Washington (not the president) invented the technology for mass production of instant coffee and brought it to market in 1910.

Soldiers love American coffee.

The word "American coffee" comes from American soldiers during World War II. They like to mix water to dilute their fragrant Espresso.