Interesting Information

Interesting Information

Remember that coffee beans are really cherry seeds!
“Qahwah” was what the Arabians referred to coffee as, meaning wine.
“Kaffa” or “Kahveh” was what the Turks referred to coffee as.
“Bunn” was what the Ethiopians coined it as.
Throughout ancient history, coffee was used as a medicinal plant.
Muslims were convinced that the drink was a gift from Allah – with fanatical enthusiasm.
Japanese people practice lying in beds of roasted coffee beans – which they feel benefits the skin.
Did you know the Boston Tea Party of 1773 revolt against King George’s tax on tea, marked the beginning of coffee’s role as the United States’ favorite beverage?
A French diplomat said of coffee – it is “Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”
Did you know that Bach (Johann Sebastian) wrote a musical piece called The Coffee Cantata? It lampooned the controversial phenomenon of coffee in Germany of the time. Some of the words were “Ah, how sweet coffee tastes – lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than muscatel wine.”
Did you know that in the 17th century, London coffeehouses charged a one-cent admission fee and offered visitors the opportunity to discuss and debate current events. They called them Penny Universities – where you could get the best education for your penny.
Coffee employment – not only is coffee the 2nd largest exported item (next to oil), but the coffee industry is one of Earth’s largest employers -one out of every 175 people works in it.
Workers in coffee fields handpick 130 to 170 pounds of coffee cherries per day. (Each coffee cherry contains two coffee beans.) It takes about 4,000 coffee beans to ultimately provide one pound of coffee. More hand labor goes into producing coffee than any other food product.
How was coffee discovered? A common old legend goes: an Arabian goatherd named Kaldi found his goats dancing joyously around a dark green leafed shrub with bright red cherries in the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Kaldi soon determined that it was the bright red cherries on the shrub that were causing the peculiar euphoria and after trying the cherries himself, he learned of their powerful effect. The stimulating effect was then exploited by monks at a local monastery to stay awake during extended hours of prayer and distributed to other monasteries around the world. Coffee was born!
Powerballs – are a product some Africans made from coffee. They fueled up on these protein-rich coffee-and-animal-fat
balls. They would later unwind with wine made from coffee-berry pulp! · It's in the pits! With cherries and peaches, we eat the fruit and throw away the pit. With coffee, we throw away the fruit of the coffee cherry and use the pit!
“Cup of Joe” – from what was this term coined? There are a few possibilities, but a common urban legend is about a U.S. Navy Admiral Josephus “Joe” Daniels. He became the Chief of Naval Operations – he outlawed alcohol on board ships, except for very special occasions. Coffee then became the beverage of choice, hence the term “cup of Joe”
Chicory became popular in the U.S. as a coffee additive during the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War. It
was also used again during World War II to "stretch" coffee (just ask your grandmother!)
What is the most expensive coffee? Kopi Luak (Kopi Luwak) retails for about $296. a pound! Would you believe the
origin of this coffee is from a small animal’s digestive tract? The goats are fed green beans, which they pass.Only about
80lb. of these beans are collected from Sumatra, Java and Sulavesi in Indonesia. The beans are cleaned and roasted,
mmm mmm – some say it is pure fiction with a great sales pitch.
Cappuccino – the word is thought to have been derived from the chocolate color of the Capuchin monks' robes and/or
hoods, the color of which is copied in the foamed milk atop this espresso drink.
Latte is the Italian word for milk. If you were to ask for one in Italy, you will get a glass of milk! To get the espresso drink made with foamed, steamed milk, you would need to ask for a caffé latte.