by: Remo DeCaffe
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The history of coffee

The exact date when coffee was in known however, the country of Ethiopia is credited as being the founder of coffee. A goat herder is said to have found coffee by watching his goats acting more hyper. He saw them eating berries and wondered what they were eating. He then tried the berries himself and realized that they changed his energy level, increasing it dramatically. The plant called coffee grew naturally in Ethiopia, but then Arabians took some of the coffee plants to their home country of Arabia where they grew them

Turkey is credited with actually using coffee in a drink form. Turks where the first to roast coffee beans over fires. After being roasted the coffee beans then were then crushed, and put into boiling water. They would then add spices to the coffee brew such as, clove, cinnamon, cardamom and anise. This was the first hot coffee beverage that most of the world drinks today.

The Venetian trade merchants then introduced coffee to Europe. The Catholic church however didn't approve of the new drink, many Catholics calling it the "drink of the devil". However the Pope was an avid coffee drink already and he saw nothing wrong with tasty drink. He give the drink his approval and coffee then flourished throughout Europe.

Later on in history coffee found it's way to the United States, as a protest on the high tea tax that England was imposing.

A newer type of coffee, espresso was established in 1822 in France. This is where the very first coffee espresso machines were invented. Later the espresso machine was developed even further by Italian inventors, who mass produced the machines.

Today, many people across the world use coffee as part of the daily morning routine. The energy that coffee gives people is the reason that is part of the morning ritual. With this phenomenon companies like Starbucks have taken coffee drinking to a whole new level, offering all types of gourmet flavored coffee, cappuccino, cafe mocha and many combinations to satisfy the growing amount of coffee drinks.

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