Its Friday so here are some Fun Facts!
Just a few coffee tid-bits nothing too deep:
- Arabs were the first to cultivate coffee and the first to make a beverage from the roasted beans around 1300 AD.
Coffee was originally used by monks and “prescribed” medicinally. - Today coffee is grown in more than 70 countries – all in subtropical regions – and more people drink coffee than any other beverage except water and perhaps tea.
- The United States consumes more coffee – 300 million cups a day – than any other country as a whole, but other countries drink more per capita. The average citizens of Finland drinks about 2.64 cups of coffee a day, higher than any other nation.
- Workers who drank coffee rather than napping were more alert and performed better on the job, studies show.
I don’t know how accurate this is, but considering I can’t nap, I’m going to choose to believe it. 😀
- Most research shows that drinking coffee has a variety of health benefits and may be good for heart health.
- It takes about 5000 pounds of coffee cherries to produce 1,000 pounds of green coffee beans; the beans lose another 20 percent of their weight in the roasting.
- Coffee is a relative of the gardenia plant family and is thought to be indigenous to the African region which is now the country of Ethiopia.
The flower is also beautiful and smell similar to Jasmine!
- Coffee beans have up to 800 flavor characteristics that our senses can detect. Red wine, by comparison, only has 400. Most coffee connoisseurs prefer mild roasts because the longer a coffee bean is roasted, more characteristics are burned off.
- Espresso Coffee has just one third of the caffeine content of ordinary coffee.
This is why I always use medium roasted coffee for my lattes and cappuccinos. Okay the flavor is actually why, but hey, good to know right! - The process of roasting causes coffee beans to begin to release carbon dioxide. When you pour hot water over freshly roasted and ground coffee, as in a French press, you will get a foamy head like that from a dark beer.
- A coffee tree lives for between 60 and 70 years.
Long live the coffee bean!!!
The Coffee plant is one INCREDIBLE edible,
fragrantly delicious creation!
Legend:
There are ancient accounts that attribute the discovery of coffee to Sheikh Omar. According to the ancient chronicle (preserved in the Abd-Al-Kadir manuscript), Omar, who was known for his ability to cure the sick through prayer, was once exiled from Mocha, Yemen to a desert cave near Ousab. Starving, Omar chewed berries from nearby shrubbery, but found them to be bitter. He tried roasting the seeds to improve the flavor, but they became hard. He then tried boiling them to soften the seed, which resulted in a fragrant brown liquid. Upon drinking the liquid Omar was revitalized and sustained for days. As stories of this “miracle drug” reached Mocha, Omar was asked to return and was made a saint. From Ethiopia, the coffee plant was introduced into the Arab World through Egypt and Yemen.
Do you know any fun coffee facts?
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Wow there are some amazing facts in there. Coffee has been around for a while huh
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How the coffee reached Europe … It is said that when the Osmanic army besieged Vienna unsuccessfully in 1683, they had to escape very quickly after Vienna allies’ intervention and during this wild and unorganized action the Osmans have simply forgotten one sack of coffee at the gates of Vienna which found the interest of the local people. Therefore you will find today so many nice old coffeeshops in Vienna.
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Fantastic post!
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Awesome post about one of my favourite beverages and a life essential 😉
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I really should read your post during appropriate coffee drinking hours…..such a pity. My bad! Cheers,H
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I feel ya! 🙂
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Reblogged this on John's Notes and commented:
Some interesting coffee facts I wanted to share
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I love coffee!!
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Interesting facts about my husband’s #1 beverage in the morning! I wonder if the UK does various coffee confections I could make and review for my blog? Thanks for sharing!
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Turkish Coffee is so healthy for you as it contains cafestol 🙂 Make sure you don’t burn the face as you are boiling it as some cultures won’t drink it if its not there! Great Post
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Those little coffee flowers look so delightful; I had no idea they were so pretty.
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Interesting! Coffee lovers are everywhere! There is something about coffee that just pronounces irresistible! Only coffee can infuse magic into conversations and is an indispensable part of friendly gatherings. Please read this post regarding the same: https://columntribe.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/a-break-from-everyday/
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Thank you for sharing 😀
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Love it x
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Coffee = Love.
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