Introduction to the making method of coffee, one of the three major drinks in the world

The cultivation and production of coffee in the 17th century was monopolized by Arabs. It was used mainly in medicine and religion, doctors and monks recognized coffee as refreshing, refreshing, invigorating, strengthening, hemostatic, etc.; the use of coffee began to be documented in the early 15th century, and it was incorporated into religious ceremonies during this period, as well as appearing in folk as a daily drink. Because Islam forbids alcohol, coffee became an important social drink at the time.

In 1570, when the Turkish army besieged Vienna and retreated in defeat, someone found a bag of black seeds in the barracks of the Turkish army. No one knew what it was. A Polish man who had lived in Turkey took the coffee and opened the first coffee shop in Vienna. At the end of the 16th century, coffee began to be introduced to Europe on a large scale through Italy in the name of "Islamic wine". Legend has it that some Catholics at that time thought coffee was a "devil's drink" and encouraged Pope Clement VIII to ban this drink, but the Pope thought it could be drunk after tasting it, and blessed coffee, so coffee gradually became popular in Europe.

At first coffee was expensive in Europe, and only nobles could drink coffee. Coffee was even called "black gold". It wasn't until 1690 that a Dutch captain sailed to Yemen, got a few coffee seedlings, and planted them successfully in Indonesia. In 1727, the wife of a diplomat in Dutch Guiana sent coffee seeds to a Spaniard in Brazil, where he tried them with great success. Brazil's climate is very suitable for coffee growth, coffee spread rapidly in South America. Coffee, whose price had fallen as a result of mass production, began to become an important drink for Europeans. The word coffee comes from the Greek word Kaweh, meaning "strength and enthusiasm." Coffee tree is a small evergreen tree belonging to Rubiaceae. Coffee for daily drinking is made from coffee beans with various cooking appliances. Coffee beans refer to the nuts in the fruit of coffee tree and are roasted by appropriate roasting methods. Around the world, people are increasingly drinking coffee. The resulting "coffee culture" fills every moment of life. Whether at home, in the office, or in various social occasions, people are drinking coffee, which is gradually associated with fashion and modern life.

Coffee trees are native to the plateau regions of southwest Ethiopia in Africa. It is said that more than a thousand years ago, a shepherd discovered that sheep ate a plant and became very excited and lively, and then discovered coffee. There is also a saying that wildfire accidentally burned down a coffee forest, and the aroma of barbecue coffee attracted the attention of surrounding residents.

Local aborigines often grind the fruit of the coffee tree and knead it together 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. It wasn't until around the 11th century that people started brewing coffee as a drink. In the 13th century, Ethiopian troops invaded Yemen, bringing coffee to the Arab world. Because Islam prohibits believers from drinking alcohol, some religious people think this drink stimulates nerves and violates the doctrine, and once banned and closed coffee shops, but Egypt's Sultan thinks coffee does not violate the doctrine, so the ban is lifted, coffee drinks quickly spread in Arab regions. The word Coffee comes from the Arabic Qahwa, meaning "vegetable drink", which later spread to Turkey and became the origin of the word in European languages. Coffee cultivation and production methods have also been continuously improved and gradually perfected by the Arabs.