The Legend has it...
Ethiopian shepherds first notices the effects of caffeine when they saw
their goats appearing to become frisky and "dance" after eating
coffee berries.
Originally, Coffee was eaten.
African tribes mixed coffee berries with fat wich formed edible energy balls.
The Rise of Islam.
contributed greatly to the populatiry of coffee. the religion prohibited
drinking alcohol, but coffee was considered an acceptable drink.
All coffee in the world grows in the BEAN BELT.
(the "bean belt" is the area between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn)
Hawaii is he only state in the US that grows coffee.
In 1675, the King of England banned coffee houses, claiming they were
places where people met to conspire against him.
70% of the world conumes arabica coffee, which is mild and aromatic.
The remaining 30% drink Robusta, which is more bitter-tasting but has 50%
50% more caffeine that Arabica.
Coffee grows on trees.
they can grow to be up to 30 feet tall, but are cultivated to be around 10
feet (3 meters) tall for easy-picking.
The bean is actually a seed inside of a bright red berry.
Coffee is the second most traded commodity on the earth.
Oil is the first.
Coffee berries are picked, dried, and stripped down until all that's left is
a green bean. once shipped, the bean are roasted at around 500f.
After a few minutes, the bean will "pop" and double in size. A few
minutes after that, the bean will "pop" once more. the second pop
means the bean is done.
A Belgian man living in Guatemala by the name of George Washington
invented instant coffee in 1906.
Espresso is not a particular type of bean, roast, or blend. Espresso is just
a way that coffee is prepared: Shooting pressurized, hot water through finely
ground coffee.
Americano
the term "Americano" comes from America GI's during WWII. They would
order espresso with water to dilute the strong flavor.
Also the term "cup of joe" comes from American servicemen (GI Joes) in WWII
being seen as big coffee drinkers.
How it Works:
In your brain there's something called Adenosine and it only wants to hang
out with certain receptors. When these two get together. you get drowsy.
When caffeine shows up, it attaches to the receptors so that Adenosine cannot.
Your pituitary gland sees this and thinks there's an emergency, so it tells the
adrenal glands to produce adrenaline. in addition, caffeine bumps up your
dopamine levels. The result a caffeine high.
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