Tips on Coffee - The history of coffee (#)
„Probably originated in the Ethiopian province of Kaffa, though there is controversy about its origins. The crop first became popular in Arabia around the 13th century, its popularity probably enhanced by Islam's prohibition against alcoholic beverages. Before 1600, coffee production was a jealously guarded secret, and fertile beans were not found outside Arabia.“
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- Coffee Science Information Centre
„The coffee tree probably originated in the province of Kaffa, in the area known today as Ethiopia. There is no real evidence to show exactly when, or how, it was first discovered that a rich and stimulating brew could be made from the bean (or seed) within the fruit of the coffee bush, but it is thought that before coffee was ever appreciated as a beverage, native people may have chewed the ripe cherries and beans as food. There is evidence to suggest that coffee trees were cultivated in monastery gardens 1,000 years ago, and commercial cultivation followed, although the first reports of this, from the Yemen, were not recorded until the fifteenth century.“
http://www.cosic.org/background-on-coffee/ history-of-coffee
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Coffee awards at Koffee Korner - Many quality ones!
„Read about the fascinating history of this beverage, beginning with the discovery of coffee berries by Ethiopian goat herders, continuing through the spreading of coffee drinking to Arabia and then Europe and the rest of the world. Discover the stories of inventions like the drip coffeemaker and the espresso machine, and the cultural and social aspects of coffee drinking in different places.“
http://www.koffeekorner.com/about.htm
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International Coffee Organization
„It starts in the Horn of Africa, in Ethiopia, where the coffee tree probably originated in the province of Kaffa. There are various fanciful but unlikely stories surrounding the discovery of the properties of roasted coffee beans. One story has it that an Ethiopian goatherd was amazed at the lively behaviour of his goats after chewing red coffee berries. What we know with more certainty is that the succulent outer cherry flesh was eaten by slaves taken from present day Sudan into Yemen and Arabia, through the great port of its day, Mocha, now synonymous with coffee.“
http://www.ico.org/acoff/cofstor.htm
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Global Exchange : Stunted coffee market pushes Ethiopians into drug trade
„But today there's too much coffee in the world, and prices are at 30-year lows. While premium Ethiopian coffees fetch up to $12 a pound in the United States, Ethiopia's farmers get only 15 cents for it.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ 589.html
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„In the 14th century, the Arabs started to cultivate coffee plants. Thefirst commercially grown and harvested coffee originated in the Arabian Peninsula near theport of Mocha.“
http://www.koffeekorner.com/51-75.htm
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