Africa-the Origin of Coffee

Local indigenous tribes often grind the fruit of coffee and knead it with animal fat to make many spherical balls. These indigenous tribes treat these coffee balls as precious food for those who are about to go to war.

At the time, people didn't understand what it was like for coffee drinkers to show excitement-they didn't know that it was caused by the stimulant of coffee. Instead, people thought it was a religious fanaticism displayed by coffee drinkers. The drink was so mysterious that it became a special drink for priests and doctors. To this day, there are two main stories reflecting the discovery of coffee.

One story tells of a shepherd who noticed that his flock became hyperactive after eating fruit from wild coffee trees. Out of curiosity, he also tasted the coffee. After tasting it, he began to dance like a rambling goat because of the coffee beans. What happened to the herdsmen happened to a group of monks. Thus, whenever it was necessary to perform religious services at night, the monks boiled coffee beans into a soup and drank it to keep themselves awake.

Another story tells of a Muslim dervish driven into the desert by his enemies. In his delirious state, he heard voices prompting him to eat coffee berries around him. He put the coffee cherries in water and tried to soften them, but he failed because the coffee cherries were too hard. He had no choice but to drink the water that soaked the coffee beans. In the end, the dervish survived by this means. When the dervish came out of the desert, he felt that he could survive, and that the magical energy he acquired was the result of Allah's help. So he kept telling the story to others and introduced the method of preparing drinks to others.