How many years of cultural heritage is there from the history of coffee to now?

Coffee was first discovered in Africa and there are many legendary origins of coffee. One of the many legends refers to the highlands of Cafa province in southwestern Ethiopia. It is said that a shepherd became very excited and lively when he discovered that the sheep had eaten a plant more than a thousand years ago, so he discovered coffee. It is also said that due to a wildfire, a coffee forest was destroyed and the smell of barbecue coffee attracted the attention of the surrounding residents. People first chewed the fruit of this plant to refresh themselves, then baked and ground it and mixed it with flour to make bread, which was used as food for warriors to improve their courage to fight. However, these legends are lack of historical documents, and only appear in later travel biographies, so there is no way to prove the real reason for the origin of coffee. It was not until around the 11th century that people began to use boiled coffee as a drink. In the 13th century, Ethiopian troops invaded Yemen and brought coffee to the Arab world. Because the Islamic doctrine forbids people to drink alcohol, some religious people think that this kind of drink stimulates the nerves and violates the doctrine. Coffee shops were banned and closed for a time, but the Egyptian sultan thought that coffee was not against the doctrine, so the ban was lifted. Coffee drinks quickly became popular in the Arab region. The word coffee Coffee, which comes from the Arabic Qahwa, which means "plant drink", later spread to Turkey and became the source of the word in European languages. The method of growing and making coffee has also been continuously improved and perfected by the Arabs. However, before the 15th century, coffee had long been monopolized by the Arab world and spread only among Muslim countries; at that time, it was mainly used in medicine and religion. Muslim doctors and monks admit that coffee has the functions of refreshing, brain-awakening, stomach-strengthening, body-building and hemostasis; the use of coffee has been documented since the beginning of the 15th century and integrated into religious ceremonies during this period. At the same time, it also appeared in the folk as a daily drink. Because alcohol was strictly prohibited in the Muslim world, coffee became a very important social drink at that time. Until the 16th and 17th centuries, coffee was introduced into Europe through the merchants of Venice and the Dutch hegemony of the sea. soon, this black drink, which was full of oriental mystery and rich aroma, was competed by the aristocratic gentry class. the price of coffee also rose with the tide, and even became known as "black gold". At that time, it was popular for aristocrats to send coffee beans to each other on special days to show their carnival. Or to relatives and friends who have not seen each other for a long time, there is money in the pocket, congratulations on success, but also a status symbol. And "Black Gold" in the next surging era of navigation, through the spread of shipping, the world has been included in the production and consumption of coffee. Introduced into Europe A cafe in Palestine in 1570, when Turkish troops besieged Vienna and failed to retreat, a bag of black seeds was found in the Turkish army's barracks. No one knew what it was. A Polish man who had lived in Turkey took the bag of coffee and opened his first coffee shop in Vienna. At the end of the 16th century, coffee began to spread into Europe on a large scale through Italy in the name of "Islamic wine".

It is said that in 1600, some Catholic religious people thought that coffee was a "devil's drink" and encouraged the then Pope Clemon VIII to ban it, but after the pope tasted it, he thought it was drinkable and blessed it, so coffee became more and more popular in Europe.

The cultivation and production of coffee in the 17th century has always been monopolized by Arabs and is of great value in Europe. Only the upper echelons of Europe can drink coffee. Until 1690, a Dutch captain sailed to Yemen, got some coffee seedlings and began to plant successfully in Dutch India (present-day Indonesia). In 1727, the wife of a diplomat in Dutch Guiana gave some coffee seeds to a Spaniard in Brazil, where he planted them with good results. The climate in Brazil is very suitable for coffee growth, and coffee has spread rapidly in South America since then. Coffee, which has fallen in price due to mass production, has become an important drink for Europeans.