Have you ever wondered, “Where do coffee beans come from?” From farm to cup, we will take a look at the journey your coffee beans have embark on to reach you. Coffee beans are processed from coffee cherries that grow on the Coffea tree. This is a tree that is grown and cultivated in an …
The World Barista Championship has been “the preeminent international coffee competition.” Here, we look at how it has grown, and its world barista championship winners. The World Barista Championships is in its 23rd year. Starting in 2000, 23 people have won the competition to date. It has traveled worldwide, with contestants from Europe, Australia, North …
Ever wondered who invented the coffee maker? In this article, we profile the inventors behind the different types of popular coffee makers. Humans have been drinking coffee for a thousand years. Two billion people drink coffee today. No matter how you like your coffee–made by a skilled barista, percolated on the stovetop, or carefully poured through …
It is estimated that 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed globally each day. That comes from a huge amount of coffee beans, but where do coffee beans come from?
Do you consider yourself a coffee expert and think you know everything there is to know about the world’s coffee bean background? That might be the case, but there are plenty of people who love coffee but know very little about its origins, like the origin of the coffee farm, the plant, the taste blend, and how they came upon the drink itself. If you’ve always wondered how we got from bean to the perfect cup of coffee, here are a few of the highlights of the history of coffee.
Coffee originated in Ethiopia. Many believe the story of coffee began when a goat herder noticed his goats acting oddly. He said they were dancing and determined it happened after they ate red berries. He considered the berries a magic fruit and shared them with his monk friend who said the berries helped him maintain prayer vigils all through the night. Some believe that same monk tried to burn the beans in a fire only to learn that they created a delicious aroma when roasting over the open flames.
After it was discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans made their way to the Middle East. This happened around the 15th century. The beans entered the area through the port of Mocha and plants were then added in Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and Egypt. It wasn’t called “coffee” yet though, and instead went by the name “Wine of Araby.”
