For the Love of Coffee
Coffee Lovers Rejoice
What is the #1 drink in the world? Coffee!! It is so popular, that it is the 2nd most traded physical product in the world after petroleum. You wonder why it is popular? The caffeine and stimulant properties of coffee help countless people start their morning by helping them wake up and tackle their day. It helps give people an energy boost to manage all that work they have to get done, it’s also known to refresh the body after eating those large restaurant or holiday meals.
Where Does It Comes From, How is it Made?
Coffee is made by roasting the beans, these beans are picked from the berries of a small evergreen bush of the genus coffea when they are ready and ripe. In Asia, South America and Africa these bushes are most noticeable. After picked, the next step is to process and dry the beans, once complete they are now ready to be roasted. By altering the coffee beans process and roasting methods, we get alternate and multiple types of flavour.
A lot of time and effort goes into making a great cup of coffee, brewing coffee has become a real art. Here is an Ex) Making a cup of espresso is as simple as pressure brewing the ground beans. During the early twentieth century espresso was invented in Milan. Having a thick and strong consistency, is the main brewing attribute for an espresso. Depending on your taste preference espresso can either be an extra boost for some people or too strong of a flavor for others.
Looking for some History?
History states the first cup of coffee was prepared in the mountains of Ethiopia during the 9th century when the goat herders realized their goats seemed to be more energetic after chewing on the bush. It then migrated the coffee drinking experience throughout Yemen and Egypt. Muslims began drinking coffee all over the world by the 15th century. It then began to migrate into Italy through Venice, but was first regarded and dismissed as the 'drink of Muslims'.
After the Italian adopted it, coffee started to become a regular drink, this soon then spread amongst first in Europe, then America and Indonesia. Now a days you see almost everyone in the world drinking their daily cup of coffee and not just regular coffee there are different flavors and methods to brewing it. Some of us drink Instant coffee while others prefer something that is more American style or even say a cup of espresso. Other cultures such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East it's common to see people brew their coffee with the sediment left in the bottom of the pan. Coffee can be served in many ways, you can drink it black or add milk and sugar to taste. Taste is a large factor for people when they brew their coffee.
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