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Coffee
Wholesalers The History of coffee
The coffee
is derived from the seed of an evergreen
plant of the family Rubiacee. This plant
grows in Asia, America and Africa and has
two main species:
- The Coffea
arabica: cover 75% of world production and
the caffeine content in seeds is lower
than that of other species. This species
can be found in: Asia, Africa, Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- The Coffea
robusta: characterized by small round
seeds, but rich in caffeine. It grows
mainly in Brazil, Indonesia,
Africa.
As usually happens
in history, there are many legends about
this drink. According to studies, it is
believed that the first people who
cultivated this plant were the Ethiopians.
Go instead to the Arabs on the other hand,
they used the berries to get a drink.
Since the Koran forbids the use of alcohol
that people started to drink large
quantities of this beverage.
Another about to
be given to this population is to use the
seeds of the coffee for medical and
therapeutic purposes. The first cafe was
opened in Constantinople in 1500. These
were places to meet and talk to artists,
writers and intellectuals.
In Europe, the
coffee began to spread in 1600. The first
city to use common Venice was also because
he was the originator of
coffee.
In England where
it was used mainly coffee, the drink was
considered the solution to the problem of
alcoholism.
Finally at the end
of 1600 was also imported in the U.S.
thanks to influence that the European
colonists exercised.
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