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When a shepherd ate red coffee berries in Ethiopia: How coffee was discovered 

2022-10-03 20:20:40Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
When a shepherd ate red coffee berries in Ethiopia: How coffee was
When a shepherd ate red coffee berries in Ethiopia: How coffee was discovered 

Coffee, being a global drink, has constantly evolved, and of course, in today's world it has taken an important place in many people's lives.

According to Jonathan Morris, who has charted the global history of coffee in his book, Coffee, A Global History, before it was a major transactional good on the transnational trade routes that flowed at the height of colonialism by introduced the drink to Europe and the New World, the main producers and consumers of coffee were Muslims.

The foundation myth of coffee lies in the highlands of Ethiopia, where a shepherd named Kaldi, in the 9th century, ate red coffee berries because he realized that his goats became more lively after consuming them. Kaldi then went to the imam in his area to seek advice about the plant he consumed.

This story remained etched in Ethiopian folklore, and later, in Western literature as cross-pollination occurred with written accounts of coffee crossing borders in 1671. While this story is difficult to verify, a sustainable coffee economy existed more central to the Red Sea, making coffee drinking a custom that remains to this day in the Middle East and Ethiopia itself.

The word coffee is derived from the Turkish word, kahveh, itself from the Arabic Kahëah, both of which take their place in the lexicons of their respective languages ​​in connection with their gradual association with this fresh stimulant.

In the mid-1400s, this mysterious new plant begins to grow in Ethiopia, which later finds itself in the arid lands of Yemen. Coffee began to be used as a medicine to enhance meditation.

Slowly, coffee was traced to the cities of Mecca, Medina, Istanbul, Cairo and Damascus, among many others, as its popularity grew.

It was this gradual spread that created a new social institution known as the coffeehouse, which would later leave its mark on politics and literature around the world.

The first coffeehouse established in Istanbul in 1517 became a regular place where merchants, intellectuals and the Ottoman Emperor of the time discussed the hot topics of the day.

Over time, these original coffeehouses became known as schools of learning. Coffee, as a stimulant, found itself from the pulpits of mosques to the courtyards of royal palaces.

Later, as more trade routes opened, coffee made its way to the West, as Venetian traders took it everywhere, and with each sip a new method of drinking was invented anew, transcending East and West and increasing the love of a drink that which still remains an ingrained part of our daily lives. ( Excerpt from the book: "Coffee, a global history")


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