The history of coffee, while hard to verify to accuracy, is the tale of a sheepherder who noticed the properties of coffee while taking care of his sheep. When they ate a certain type of berry off a plant, his sheep became very active. He tried them himself, and reacted the same way. Apparently a monk told him to be careful of the devil's fruit. Nevertheless, it was also believed that the monks used the berry to stay awake and pray. There is another known story which claims an Arabian was banished to the desert. He boiled and ate an unknown plant. Only with the plant, he was able to survive in the desert. Some persons residing in town close by believed the survival was a religious sign. The plant was then named Mocha, after that town. Few people realize the coffee plant initially grew only in Ethiopia. To eat while on raids, they wrapped it in animal fat. It was transported to Arabia, it grew, and they took control of the market. The Turks then were the first to drink it. For a sweeter taste, they added cinnamon and clove. Through Venetian trade merchants, coffee founds its way to Europe. Rumours of the coffee taste started to surface everywhere. The Arab's keep an even tighter grip on the coffee plants. Christian's started saying coffee was the devil's drink, just like the monk story above. Then it. He enjoyed it very much. Talk of banishing coffee went away after that. Soon after, coffee houses were built all over Europe. They were a popular place to hang out and drink coffee. Coffee traveled to Americas in the 1700's. A French infantry captain took a small plant with him. The coffee plant was cultivated, resulting in over 19 million coffee trees within 50 years. Coffee was proclaimed the national drink of the United States in a protest of the extreme taxes on tea from Britain. Today, millions of persons get pleasure from their coffee throughout the day. Coffee comes in a lot of brands and a lot of flavors. You can get ground coffee or coffee beans at most any grocery store. There are also gourmet coffees to choose from. Businesses such as Starbuck's Coffee are million dollar industries, offering you the convenience of coffee any way you like it.
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