The Longest History of Coffee to Be the World's Favorite Drink ...

Coffee has become a favorite drink for many world citizens. In fact, drinking coffee has now become a separate lifestyle.

Then, how early coffee can become a worldwide drink?

According to legend, coffee was found in Abyssinia, Ethiopia, at the turn of the IX century. At that time, a goat herd in Kaffa province was shocked to see that her goat did not sleep at night.

Confused by what happened, he went to the nearby monastery to ask the monks about this matter.

From here it is known that the goats like fruits such as cherries which at that time seemed strange to them.

This plant is finally known as coffee.

Encouraged by scientific curiosity, the monks make a drink from the fruit. After drinking it, they feel they have full energy.

Today, the Ethiopian highlands are considered the birthplace of coffee.

Ethiopia exported coffee beans across the Red Sea to Arabia, where coffee was first planted in the mid-XV century in Yemen.

In the sixteenth century, thanks to the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, coffee became known in a small part of Asia, Syria, Egypt, and Southern Europe.

Coffee is not only enjoyed at home, but also in many coffee shops.

The popularity of coffee shops has become unchallenged, and people often visit coffee shops for all kinds of social activities.

Coffee is not only enjoyed while having a conversation. In fact, those who listen to music, watch shows, play chess, and follow the news are also accompanied by coffee.

Coffee shops are rapidly becoming an important place for information exchange often referred to as "schools of the wise" which means school policy.

With thousands of pilgrims visiting the holy city of Mecca every year from all over the world, knowledge of coffee begins to spread.

The Arabs call this drink "qahwah" which means "wine". Meanwhile, Turks call it "God".

The Arab world takes great care of the coffee plants and fruits they deem valuable. Therefore, they also prohibit the export of coffee and fruit.

Until the XVII century, the coffee trade was only in the hands of the Arabs. However, a group of Dutch merchants managed to smuggle coffee beans to Europe.

The Europeans planted coffee in greenhouses and vineyards, before the colonies began planting them on the islands of Java, Colombia and Kenya.

Coffee, which at that time was an international commodity, became a "people's drink" in many countries during the nineteenth century.

And now, the once mysterious plant that has become a popular drink around the world.