Friday, July 29, 2011

History of coffee

One day the goat herder saw his goats prancing in a field and wondered why they were acting so lively. Noticing they were eating the berries of tree, he tried one himself. He found the fruit of this tree to be fairly bland, but vaguely sweet and mildly refreshing. After a few minutes around the meadows he found himself feeling quite lively himself.Shortly Coffee expanded in the Arab world and spread to Europe.
The first coffee shops were founded in 17th century in Europe.Coffee has played a crucial role in many societies.Coffee was important for humanity for stimulant but after many cafe opened,coffee drink has become a social event.with increasing everyone's knowledge about coffee,people start to search more to find better shops to suits their need. some said  "Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. somewhere you can buy bucket-sized cups of coffee in any flavour you like other than coffee-flavour.
This days there are many cafe out there they do different quality and price. All you need to do more search and find which is the best for your need(i will talk more about this topic later)
Timeline of coffee

* 5 AD The coffee was discovered in Ethiopia.
* 700-1000 Coffee was first known by the Arabs as an energy drink . The spread of coffee was started simultaneously with the spread of Islam.
* 1000 Ibn Sina investigated the chemical substance of coffee.
* 1400 The spread of coffee and coffee shops rapidly in the Arabian peninsula, especially Mecca and Medina.
* Coffee was introduced in 1453 in Constantinople by the Turks (Ottoman Caliphate). Coffee shop which was first recorded there, named Kiva Han, which opened in 1475.
* 1600 Pope Clement VIII, confirmed to consider that the 'coffee culture' is a heresy, 'foreign culture' that can threaten the (infidel) and therefore sinful for those who drink it. But then he allowed if the 'coffee' into the (alternative) from the food / beverages are kosher eaten by a Christian. In that year, the coffee was brought from Mekkah to India (Asia Minor)by a man named Baba Budan when pilgrims return from Mekkah .
* 1616 was brought from Mocha Coffee (Yemen) to the Netherlands.
* 1645 The first coffee shop opened in Venice, Italy.
* 1650 The first coffee shop opened in Christian countries (Christendom) precisely in the Oxford.
* 1658 Dutch opened the first garden in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)