For the Love of Coffee

Coffee Lovers Rejoice

Do you know what the #1 beverage is 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?

The process of making coffee is by roasting the beans, beans which are picked from the berries of the genus coffea a small evergreen bush. 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. Now to get different types of flavors from our coffee, the beans are processed and roasted in number of ways.

Brewing coffee is also an art, there are multiple alternatives to brewing coffee to match ones taste. For ex) espresso coffee is made by 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. This then spread the coffee drinking trend throughout Egypt and Yemen. The 15th century saw Muslims drinking coffee amongst the world. 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. Cultures in the Middle East and Eastern Europe use the sediment in the bottom of the pan to brew their coffee. Drinking coffee straight isn’t the only option, it can be served with milk, cream, and sugar. Taste is a large factor for people when they brew their coffee.

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