{"id":12,"date":"2019-07-25T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupofcoffee.nl\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2019-07-25T15:56:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:56:06","slug":"the-history-of-coffee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cupofcoffee.nl\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No one knows exactly how or when coffee was discovered, though there are many legends about its origin. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

An Ethiopian Legend<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coffee grown worldwide can trace its heritage back centuries to the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau. There, legend says the goat herder Kaldi first discovered the potential of these beloved beans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story goes that that Kaldi discovered coffee after he noticed that after eating the berries from a certain tree, his goats became so energetic that they did not want to sleep at night.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaldi reported his findings to the abbot of the local \nmonastery, who made a drink with the berries and found that it kept him \nalert through the long hours of evening prayer. The abbot shared his \ndiscovery with the other monks at the monastery, and knowledge of the \nenergizing berries began to spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As word moved east and coffee reached the Arabian peninsula, it began a journey which would bring these beans across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arabian Peninsula<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coffee cultivation and trade began on the Arabian \nPeninsula.  By the 15th century, coffee was being grown in the Yemeni \ndistrict of Arabia and by the 16th century it was known in Persia, \nEgypt, Syria, and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee was not only enjoyed in homes, but also in the many public coffee houses \u2014 called qahveh khaneh<\/em>\n \u2014 which began to appear in cities across the Near East. The popularity \nof the coffee houses was unequaled and people frequented them for all \nkinds of social activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only did the patrons drink coffee and engage in \nconversation, but they also listened to music, watched performers, \nplayed chess and kept current on the news.  Coffee houses quickly became\n such an important center for the exchange of information that they were\n often referred to as \u201cSchools of the Wise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With thousands of pilgrims visiting the holy city of Mecca\n each year from all over the world, knowledge of this \u201cwine of Araby\u201d \nbegan to spread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee Comes to Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

European travelers to the Near East brought back stories \nof an unusual dark black beverage. By the 17th century, coffee had made \nits way to Europe and was becoming popular across the continent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people reacted to this new beverage with suspicion or\n fear, calling it the \u201cbitter invention of Satan.\u201d The local clergy \ncondemned coffee when it came to Venice in 1615. The controversy was so \ngreat that Pope Clement VIII was asked to intervene. He decided to taste\n the beverage for himself before making a decision, and found the drink \nso satisfying that he gave it papal approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite such controversy, coffee houses were quickly \nbecoming centers of social activity and communication in the major \ncities of England, Austria, France, Germany and Holland. In England \n\u201cpenny universities\u201d sprang up, so called because for the price of a \npenny one could purchase a cup of coffee and engage in stimulating \nconversation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee began to replace the common breakfast drink \nbeverages of the time \u2014 beer and wine. Those who drank coffee instead of\n alcohol began the day alert and energized, and not surprisingly, the \nquality of their work was greatly improved. (We like to think of this a \nprecursor to the modern office coffee service.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the mid-17th century, there were over 300 coffee houses\n in London, many of which attracted like-minded patrons, including \nmerchants, shippers, brokers and artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many businesses grew out of these specialized coffee \nhouses. Lloyd’s of London, for example, came into existence at the \nEdward Lloyd’s Coffee House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the mid-1600’s, coffee was brought to New Amsterdam, later called New York by the British.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though coffee houses rapidly began to appear, tea \ncontinued to be the favored drink in the New World until 1773, when the \ncolonists revolted against a heavy tax on tea imposed by King George \nIII. The revolt, known as the Boston Tea Party, would forever change the\n American drinking preference to coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Coffee – the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Plantations Around the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As demand for the beverage continued to spread, there was fierce competition to cultivate coffee outside of Arabia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dutch finally got seedlings in the latter half of the \n17th century. Their first attempts to plant them in India failed, but \nthey were successful with their efforts in Batavia, on the island of \nJava in what is now Indonesia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plants thrived and soon the Dutch had a productive and\n growing trade in coffee. They then expanded the cultivation of coffee \ntrees to the islands of Sumatra and Celebes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming to the Americas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1714, the Mayor of Amsterdam presented a gift of a \nyoung coffee plant to King Louis XIV of France. The King ordered it to \nbe planted in the Royal Botanical Garden in Paris. In 1723, a young \nnaval officer, Gabriel de Clieu obtained a seedling from the King’s \nplant. Despite a challenging voyage \u2014 complete with horrendous weather, a\n saboteur who tried to destroy the seedling, and a pirate attack \u2014 he \nmanaged to transport it safely to Martinique.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once planted, the seedling not only thrived, but it\u2019s \ncredited with the spread of over 18 million coffee trees on the island \nof Martinique in the next 50 years. Even more incredible is that this \nseedling was the parent of all coffee trees throughout the Caribbean, \nSouth and Central America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The famed Brazilian coffee owes its existence to Francisco\n de Mello Palheta, who was sent by the emperor to French Guiana to get \ncoffee seedlings. The French were not willing to share, but the French \nGovernor’s wife, captivated by his good looks, gave him a large bouquet \nof flowers before he left\u2014 buried inside were enough coffee seeds to \nbegin what is today a billion-dollar industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missionaries and travelers, traders and colonists continued to carry coffee seeds to new lands, and coffee trees were planted worldwide. Plantations were established in magnificent tropical forests and on rugged mountain highlands. Some crops flourished, while others were short-lived. New nations were established on coffee economies. Fortunes were made and lost. By the end of the 18th century, coffee had become one of the world’s most profitable export crops. After crude oil, coffee is the most sought commodity in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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