history of coffee

Starting from the origin of the plant to the trading of coffee beans.1 2 3

History records the coffee plant originating from the Abyssinia, 4 names of the old regions of Africa that currently cover the territory of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Little is known of how the Abyssinians used the coffee plant. Various historical references say coffee is popularized as a refreshment drink by the Arabs. Coffee beans became a commercial commodity after being brought by Arab traders to Yemen.

In the early days, the Arabs monopolized the trading of coffee beans. They control the trade through Mocha, a port city located in Yemen. At that time Mocha became the only trade gate of coffee beans trade. Thus the port is strategic in coffee trade, to the extent that the Europeans call the coffee with the name Mocha.

Entering the 17th century the Europeans began to develop their own coffee plantations. Because the European climate is not suitable for coffee plants, they cultivate these plants in their colonies scattered in various corners of the earth. One of them in Java developed by the Dutch. For a certain period of coffee from Java had dominated the world coffee market. At that time a cup of coffee more popularly known as "Cup of Java", literally meaning "cup of Java".

The origin of the term coffee
Legends and myths
Cultivation of coffee plants
Culture drinking coffee
The history of coffee in Indonesia
Trading coffee beans