Global coffee cultures
Origins and legends of the bean
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The European coffeehouse revolution
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Colonial expansion and the global crop
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Modern waves and unique global rituals
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Kaldi's goats, full of glee, Ate red berries, so happily, Sparking coffee's energy!
Goat energy: Legend says coffee was discovered in Ethiopia around 850 CE when a goatherd noticed his flock dancing after eating bright red coffee berries.
A hot drink prepared from the roasted and ground seeds of a tropical fruit-bearing shrub. Ninth-century Ethiopian stories credit the discovery of these energizing seeds to a goatherd named Kaldi.
In which modern-day country did the legend of Kaldi and his dancing goats take place?
In 1555, the world's first known public coffeehouse, Kiva Han, opened in which historic city?
What was the name of the historic Yemeni port city that dominated the global coffee trade from the 15th to 17th centuries?
Which group of people in 15th-century Yemen used coffee to stay awake for late-night spiritual rituals?
What did patrons in 16th-century Istanbul call coffeehouses due to the intellectual debates held there?
Before coffee beans are roasted to a brown color, what color are they naturally inside the coffee cherry?