Coffee trees are native to the plateau area in southwest Ethiopia, Africa. It is said that more than a thousand years ago, a shepherd found that sheep ate a plant, became very excited and lively, and then discovered coffee. It is also said that a coffee forest was accidentally burned by wildfire, and the smell of barbecue coffee attracted the attention of the surrounding residents.
Local aborigines often grind the fruit of coffee tree, then mix it with animal fat and knead it into many spherical balls. These indigenous tribes regard these coffee balls as precious food for soldiers who are about to go out. It was not until 1 1 century or so that people began to use brewed coffee as a drink. /kloc-In the 3rd century, Ethiopian troops invaded Yemen and brought coffee to the Arab world.
Because Islam forbids believers to drink alcohol, some religious people think that this kind of drink stimulates the nerves and violates the teachings. There was a time when coffee shops were banned and closed, but the Sultan of Egypt thought that coffee did not violate the teachings, so the ban was lifted and coffee drinks quickly became popular in the Arab region.
The word coffee comes from Arabic "(qahwa)", which means "plant drink", and later spread to Turkey, becoming the source of this word in European languages. Arabs have also gradually improved the cultivation and production methods of coffee.
/kloc-Before the 5th century, the cultivation and production of coffee were monopolized by Arabs. It was mainly used in medicine and religion at that time. Doctors and monks all admit that coffee has the functions of refreshing, refreshing, invigorating stomach, strengthening body and stopping bleeding.
/kloc-At the beginning of the 0/5th century, there were documents about the use of coffee. During this period, coffee was integrated into religious ceremonies and used as a daily drink among the people. Coffee became an important social drink at that time because Islam prohibited drinking.
1683, the Turkish army besieged Vienna and failed to retreat. Someone found a bag of black seeds in the barracks of the Turkish army, and no one knew what it was. A Polish man who once lived in Turkey took this bag of coffee and opened his first coffee shop in Vienna.
/kloc-at the end of 0/6, coffee was introduced to Europe in the name of "Islamic wine" through the transaction between Venetian merchants and the Dutch, the maritime overlord. Soon, this kind of black drink full of oriental mystery and rich aroma was sought after by aristocratic gentry, and the value of coffee rose with it, even producing the title of "black gold".
At that time, popular aristocrats gave coffee beans to each other on special days to show carnival, or to relatives and friends who had never met for a long time, indicating that they had money in their pockets and congratulating them on their success. At the same time, it is also a status symbol. And "black gold" was brought into the territory of coffee production and consumption through the spread of maritime transportation in the turbulent navigation era.
According to legend, in 1600, some Catholics thought coffee was "the devil's drink" and urged Pope Clemens VIII at that time to ban it, but the Pope thought it was safe to drink after tasting it and blessed it, so coffee gradually became popular in Europe.
Until 1690, a Dutch captain sailed to Yemen and got several coffee seedlings, which were successfully planted in Indonesia. 1727 the wife of a diplomat in Guyana, the Netherlands, gave some coffee seeds to a Spaniard in Brazil, where he tried planting and achieved good results. Brazil's climate is very suitable for coffee growth, and coffee has spread rapidly in South America since then. Due to mass production, the price of coffee has dropped, and coffee has become an important beverage for Europeans.
Coffee shopping guide
No matter what kind of coffee, freshness is an important factor affecting the quality. When buying, grab one or two coffee beans and chew them in your mouth. If it is crisp and intact, it means that the coffee beans are not wet, and the coffee beans with fragrant lips and teeth are top grade, but it is best to pinch them by hand to see if they feel solid. Never buy empty coffee.
Freshly fried coffee beans are not suitable for immediate drinking. Generally speaking, the best drinking period of coffee is one week after frying, when the coffee is freshest and has the best aroma and taste.
In addition, the taste of coffee beans is another consideration. Experts choose coffee beans, but not necessarily according to the size of the particles. Coffee beans may vary in size in appearance. For example, it is normal for beans in Ethiopia to have different characteristics.
Secondly, the color, whether raw beans or cooked beans will have different colors, is a normal phenomenon, do not read my humble opinion in books or materials unilaterally, generalize all coffee beans. Relatively speaking, medium-deep roasted coffee beans are easier to produce oil than lightly roasted coffee beans, while lightly roasted coffee beans have no oil or little oil. In a word, when buying coffee, we should pay attention to its freshness, aroma and bad taste.