How Was Coffee Discovered?

There are quite a few rumors about the origin of coffee, but many people attribute it to an Ethiopian goat herder. He was rumored to notice that his goats became very energetic after eating a certain type of berry, which he began to eat himself. He spread the word about this coffee berry, as well as the stimulating benefits that it provided.

Ethiopians did begin to use the coffee berry, and they made it into a paste that they mixed with animal fat. They gave this mixture to their warriors so that they would have energy when they went to battle, which was their version of the modern day energy bar, I suppose. Coffee did get passed on to the Arabian Peninsula, which is where it was first rumored to have become a hot drink. This was also the birth of the first coffee house, which did end up getting banned because of all of the political activity associated with it. Apparently, it was a place that people went to talk, gossip, and plan political decisions. Not much has changed!

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