Care for a Coffee? cof·fee /'kôfē,'käfē/ noun 1. a drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (coffee beans) of a tropical shrub. origin Dutch koffie
Turkish kahveh
Arabic qahwah.
The coffee plant comes from the genus Coffea, a group of flowering shrubs and small trees whose seeds are roasted, ground, and then brewed with hot water to create the adored beverage we know as coffee. Among this group there are two distinct speciesbin mass cultivation: Coffea arabica, which comprises 60-80% of the world’s production, and its more bitter and caffeinated cousin, Caffea canephora, or “Robusta,” which comprises 20-40% of global production.
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Mocha beans are from Al-Makha, or Mocha, a major port city for the capital of Sana’a on the Red Coast of Yemen.
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Certainly, coffee is a much beloved drink worldwide, but it has a particularly long and rich history in the Middle East and Africa where it can be traced back centuries to the ancient coffee fields on the Ethiopian plateau. According to local legend, a goat herder named Kaldi first discovered the potential of coffee after he noticed that his goats becoming energized from eating the berries of a specific shrub growing in the highlands. While the historical accuracy of this legend remains in question, there is no doubt as to why the stimulating effects of this plant have become cherished by so many of us.
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