Coffee is a stimulant popular in the world: 4 out of 5 Americans drink coffee, spend more than 400 million cups a day. In Scandinavia the coffee consumption of more than 12kg (26lb) per capita. With more than 25 million people employed in this industry, the coffee was ranked second largest in world trade after oil.
Although coffee is believed to have grown near the Red Sea since the 7th century, an Arab writer in the 15th century, Shehabeddin Ben, wrote that the Ethiopian people have been enjoying coffee drinks a lot longer than she had ever known.
In the 16th century, coffee plantations are found on the plains of Yemen, Arab. After a coffee to introduce Turkey's ambassador to the court of King Louis XIV in 1669, with coffee quickly spread to the Europa. Several years later, the Dutch introduced coffee to the island of Java in Indonesia. In 1714, a Frenchman, Desclieux, cultivate coffee in a way embed the stem on the islands of Martinique. Coffee plantations and then spread from French Guiana to Brazil and Central America. Currently, coffee plantations have been located around the world. Coffee is the seed of tree species Coffea. One coffee tree can produce about 1kg (2lb) of coffee per year. There are more than 25 types of coffee, with 3 main types being Robusta, Liberia and Arabica, which represents 70% of total production.
Caffeine can increase the power of aspirin and drugs other painkillers, that's why in some types of medications caffeine added element. Ironically, caffeine is also a major cause of headaches. Women who drank 2 cups or more per day may increase the risk of bone fragility(osteoporosis). But this risk can be reduced by increasing milk or yoghut Minu to replace the loss of calcium content. Many studies have found that caffeine can reduce the level of fertility, and if taken during pregnancy can cause premature birth or birth defects ..
Caffeine can be removed from coffee beans by mixing the still green with a solution of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Instant coffee is prepared by mixing coffee beans are ground and boiled with hot water. The water is then evaporated by spraying at high pressure, which eventually will leave the coffee powder. In some production, replaced with chicory coffee beans (a type of wild plant), figs and dates and malt, or barley (barley), which tastes like real coffee flavor.
The first espresso machine was introduced in 1822 by the French, then refined and distributed by the Italians.
It takes 42 coffee beans to make a cup of espresso.
Instant coffee invented by Mr. G. Washington in 1906, an Englishman who lives in Guatemala.
The word "cappuccino" comes from a priesthood in the 16th century 'Capuchin', where its chairman called a 'cappuccinos'. Cappuccino is the name for a cup of coffee cream coated with milk.
(thanks for D.Effendi).
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