Who discovered coffee and who was the first person in the world to discover coffee?

A French philosopher once said that the advent of coffee brought the greatest civilization to mankind in Europe since the use of fire. Whether this is an exaggeration or not, we will leave it at will, but at least for now, no one will deny the infinite pleasure that coffee adds to human life and makes a great contribution to human civilization. Big drink, and its sales also surpass tea.

International**, if the amount of sales of natural commodities is counted, coffee is second only to oil. So what is such a beautiful and meaningful coffee dedicated to mankind?

We know that the exact date of the discovery of coffee is now impossible to verify, so it is natural to wonder who discovered it. But in the history of mankind, all great discoveries and inventions will be guessed or fabricated by the beneficiaries of later generations to create one or several great men, in order to embody the gratitude of mankind to the sages for the public virtues of posterity. Although history and botanists have confirmed that the discovery and use of any kind of plant is by no means the work of one person at a time, such a beautiful legend will continue to be passed down, it is a sentiment, a wish, and a reflection of the deep-rooted "heroic" view of history in the humanistic concept.

The discovery of coffee is also full of such charm and legends mixed with the historical concept of "heroism".

The legend of the shepherd's discovery of coffee.

Roman linguist Rossted. Neroy (1613-1707) compiled and introduced the historical legends about the discovery of coffee, based on some Asian and African legends. It is said that around the 6th century, another Arab shepherd, Kaldi, was herding his sheep around, and one day, he and his flock came to Ethiopia, where he and his flock were deeply attracted by the rich grasslands, so he and his flock began to graze here.

Soon after, he suddenly noticed that his sheep were gradually becoming more and more excited, chasing each other and frolicking, and jumping with joy to his surprise, and Caldi was very strange, and he began to pay attention, and after observation he found that the sheep had eaten the red fruit of some kind of steppe bush to produce such an unusual behavior. Seeing the cheerful appearance of the sheep, Cardi could not resist the curiosity in his heart, and decided to try this beautiful and showy fruit with some kind of grinding power. So, he carefully picked some ripe fruit and tasted it carefully.

Caldi was amazed to find that these little red fruits were so sweet and sweet that they were full of flavor after eating. And that's not all, he felt his body suddenly feel relaxed and excited, and Cardi couldn't help but cheer for his discovery. From then on, he often drove his flock to this beautiful grassland to graze and enjoy it at the same time.

That red fruit is what we know today as coffee beans.

It was a shepherd who discovered the plant and found that the sheep would get very excited when they ate it.

The person who discovered coffee was a sheep herder a long time ago, and this person discovered this plant based on his own experience, and the discovery of this plant can be exciting.

It was a shepherd who discovered the coffee beans and found that the goats were very excited when they ate them.

The most famous theory about the origin of coffee is that coffee originated in Ethiopia in 700 AD.

Kaldi, an Ethiopian shepherd, stumbles upon his goats one day behaving strangely. The sheep jumped up and down and seemed to be dancing. Kaldi thinks this is not normal, but doesn't know what caused the sheep's strange behavior.

Until one day, he noticed that his sheep was eating a red berry, and after eating these berries, the sheep would "dance on their feet", so he thought coffee was a wonderful berry. When Kaldi discovered the miraculous berry, he told a monk about it and brought him some coffee cherries, who was also struggling to find something to help him stay awake during his night chanting. So he experimented with the berry.

Later, coffee came to Arabia, and the Arabs began to drink a lot, and it was first mainly used as wine and medicine. It wasn't until around the 11th century that people started drinking ground coffee with coffee beans as a drink. The word coffee is derived from the Arabic word qahwa, which means plant-based drink, and later spread to Turkey and Europe.

Classification of coffee

There are three common coffee tree species: Arabica, Robusta, and Liberica.

Arabica grows best at high altitudes, where the flavor is much more refined than other coffees, and the caffeine content in this coffee is only 1% of the total weight of the coffee. Its global production is about 80-85%.

Robusta coffee has a mellow taste, strong resistance to pests and diseases, and a high yield per plant. Grown at low altitudes, this coffee is mostly used in espresso blends due to its ability to extract rich and stable crema. Its global production is about 15-20%.

The Libilica Liberica species is extremely rare in China, and only a small amount is planted in Wenchangmai Town, Hainan Province. The area was first introduced and cultivated from abroad in 1898, and the pure Liberica variety is still preserved. This variety has a strong caramel flavor, a strong sweetness, and a more pronounced dried jackfruit flavor.

Due to the low yield and high concentration, it is difficult to commercialize, and its products are hardly visible in the market. Its global production is about 1 2%.

Coffee originated in Ethiopia.

Coffee originated in Ethiopia in Africa. It was first discovered in Kafa province. It is said that a shepherd discovered coffee when he discovered that a sheep had eaten a plant and became extremely excited and lively.

Later, as slaves were sold from Africa to Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula, coffee was brought to various places along the way.

Buyer's Guide

Regardless of the type of coffee, freshness is an important factor in quality. When buying, grab one or two coffee beans and chew them in your mouth, if it is crisp and sound, it means that the coffee beans are not damp, and the coffee beans with fragrant lips and teeth are the best quality, but it is best to pinch with your hands to feel whether it is solid, and never buy coffee with an empty shell.

The flavor of the coffee beans is also another consideration. Insiders choose coffee beans, not necessarily look at the size of the particles, coffee beans in the quality, there may be different sizes, for example, the characteristics of Ethiopian beans are different in size is a normal phenomenon. The second is the color, the color of sun-dried beans will be different in color, whether it is raw beans or cooked beans, it is a normal phenomenon, do not unilaterally interpret the shallow opinions in the book or information, and generalize all coffee beans.

Comparatively speaking, medium-dark roasted coffee beans are more likely to produce oil than light roasted beans, while shallow roasted beans produce no oil or a small amount of oil. In short, when buying coffee, you should pay attention to its freshness, aroma and age.

Coffee is said to have started in the early 11th century, and it can be found in ancient Arabic texts. Before that, green coffee beans were dried and then fried in the Arab region as a stomach medicine, and it was later learned that coffee also had a refreshing effect, and the strict Muslim precepts forbade drinking, so Muslims used the juice from drying to replace alcohol as a stimulant drink. It is said that the locals knew how to use roasted coffee beans after the 13th century.

Coffee is said to have started in the early 11th century, and it can be found in ancient Arabic texts. Before that, green coffee beans were dried and then fried in the Arab region as a stomach medicine, and it was later learned that coffee also had a refreshing effect, and the strict Muslim precepts forbade drinking, so Muslims used the juice from drying to replace alcohol as a stimulant drink. It is said that the locals knew how to use roasted coffee beans after the 13th century.

This black drink, which is the precursor to coffee, spread through the Muslims through the Muslims, first from Arabia to Egypt and then to Syria, centered in Mecca, the holy land of Islam. Iran. Turkey and other countries.

At that time, the cooking method was to first dry the green beans, dry them, mash them with a pestle, add water to boil, wait for the residue to settle, and drink only the transparent part of the upper layer. At the beginning of the 16th century, coffee spread to Europe.