Coffee is Life
For those among us who see the magic that is coffee ☕
Coffee’s Origin in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is our first stop on this fascinating history of coffee
journey. The story begins waaay back in the
9th century. Legend has it that a goat herder, Kaldi, stumbled upon his
goats munching on colorful berries. These berries, he noticed, made his
herd very, very happy. Intrigued, he took the strange fruits to a nearby
monastery, and it was here that the practice of brewing coffee began. At
first, coffee in Ethiopia was a backyard affair. Families grew, roasted
and brewed coffee beans for the pleasure of it. But as the world woke up
to the magic of these beans, Ethiopians realized they had something
special. By the 15th century, Ethiopia exported Arabica coffee to Yemen,
the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea coast. The coffee train ride had
truly begun and there was no stopping it!
[Source: Coffeeness.de]