There is considerable argument as to how and when coffee was discovered. Many theories contradict and vary depending on who we talk to.
Ethiopians started eating raw coffee after they noticed how grazing goats would get a buzz from eating them. They eventually found that if they smashed these little berries and mixed them with animal fat, a pasty little coffee pellet could be formed.
This mixture of fat and coffee berries gave Ethiopians a portable and easy to make energy source. Most noticeably, soldiers would be issued these pellets to eat as energy supplements. In no time, these little pellets became a staple food. The cherries could also be eaten whole and had a good amount of caffeine.
There is even evidence through early historical documents that coffee cherries were used in wine production. There is the further possibility that coffee was considered in Arabia also, in addition to northern Africa. It wasn't until much later that Arabians started to use coffee as a beverage.
The earliest versions of coffee for drinking were made from steeping raw coffee beans in cool water before fire roasting them. After they were softened and roasted, they would boil the hulls in water until a yellowish looking liquid would form. This was the first version of coffee.
By the end of the first millennium coffee was still pretty basic and the process of making the drink were very rudimentary.
During the 13th century, researchers were looking for better ways to store coffee. One thing they experimented with sun drying the beans. Their hope was to make beans smaller and longer lasting.
After that, they learned how to roast and smash them up into small granules and then mix with hot water. That is how brown and flavorful coffee was born. Now, in the 21st century, the same techniques make coffee what it is today. Not only that, but it is the most popular drink in the world, and its value as a trading commodity is second only to oil. What a long way away we are from eating slimy coffee balls.
Ethiopians started eating raw coffee after they noticed how grazing goats would get a buzz from eating them. They eventually found that if they smashed these little berries and mixed them with animal fat, a pasty little coffee pellet could be formed.
This mixture of fat and coffee berries gave Ethiopians a portable and easy to make energy source. Most noticeably, soldiers would be issued these pellets to eat as energy supplements. In no time, these little pellets became a staple food. The cherries could also be eaten whole and had a good amount of caffeine.
There is even evidence through early historical documents that coffee cherries were used in wine production. There is the further possibility that coffee was considered in Arabia also, in addition to northern Africa. It wasn't until much later that Arabians started to use coffee as a beverage.
The earliest versions of coffee for drinking were made from steeping raw coffee beans in cool water before fire roasting them. After they were softened and roasted, they would boil the hulls in water until a yellowish looking liquid would form. This was the first version of coffee.
By the end of the first millennium coffee was still pretty basic and the process of making the drink were very rudimentary.
During the 13th century, researchers were looking for better ways to store coffee. One thing they experimented with sun drying the beans. Their hope was to make beans smaller and longer lasting.
After that, they learned how to roast and smash them up into small granules and then mix with hot water. That is how brown and flavorful coffee was born. Now, in the 21st century, the same techniques make coffee what it is today. Not only that, but it is the most popular drink in the world, and its value as a trading commodity is second only to oil. What a long way away we are from eating slimy coffee balls.
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