Do you want to gain some information about Coffee?


This article will provide you all the basic understanding regarding Coffee and some other things related to coffee like

  • ·       About Caffeine
  • ·       Types of Coffee beans
  • ·       History of Coffee

With this article I am hoping to help some aspiring Baristas or people who are new to coffee making.

What is Coffee?

In basic terms “Coffee is a non-alcoholic beverage which contains caffeine in it”.
It is brewed from roasted and ground coffee beans using various means of Coffee brewing methods.

What is Caffeine?

Caffeine is a natural drug that is produced in the leaves and seeds of Coffee and some other plants.
It is called a drug because it stimulates the central nervous system which causes an increase in alertness.
Caffeine can not only be found in Coffee drinks but some other drinks like black and green tea, cocoa, cola soft drinks and energy drinks.

Types of Coffee beans

There are many types of Coffee beans but the most commonly used Coffee beans are Arabica Coffee beans and Robusta Coffee beans. To name some types of Coffee beans they are listed below

  1. ·       Arabica Coffee Beans
  2. ·       Robusta Coffee Beans
  3. ·       Liberica Coffee Beans
  4. ·       Excelsa Coffee Beans
  5. ·       Tipica Coffee Beans




 



History of Coffee:

There is no exact proof on how or when Coffee was discovered but there are many legends/stories about its origin.

One of such legends says that the Coffee plant was first discovered in the Ethiopian plateau by a goatherd named Kaldi in the 9th century (800 to 900 AD).

This story says that Kaldi first discovered Coffee when one group of his goats were much more energetic than the other ones. At first he didn’t know why this was the case so he inspected what the goats did and ate during the day that makes them so energetic. During his inspection he found out that the goats had been eating some ripe berries from a plant (It was Coffee).

Then he got interested by this certain berries so he brought it home so he could try. After getting it home he ate the ripe berries and got this sudden burst of energy which kept him awake for an hour longer.

Then he decided to share this new found thing to all the people in his village so he showed them to the Head of the village. But the Head of the village refused to believe it and threw it on the fire. After being thrown in the fire it started to produce this strange aroma. After the berries were thrown in the fire all that was left of it was a brown seed which Kaldi picked up and crushed it and made it into a drink which had much more energizing effect than eating the ripe berries.

And just like that the Coffee drink is said to have been originated in Ethiopia.

After Ethiopia it became more popularized in Yemen during the 15th century by a man named Ahamad. During that time people used to first roast the Coffee beans, boil it
and then brew it to make a drink named “Qahwa” which meant prevent sleep.

This one of the stories on how the Coffee drink originated.

 

I hope this article provided some basic understanding on what Coffee really is and some other information’s regarding it.

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