The bitter, yet flavor filled, eliquer extracted from a roasted bean. We cannot get enough and find ourselves in a perpetual search for new varieties and flavors. But did you know that all coffee grown worldwide can trace its heritage back centuries to the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau? Legend has it that the goat herder Kaldi, in 700 A.D, that first discovered the potential of these beloved beans.
According to this story, which has been passed down from generation to generation, Kaldi discovered coffee after noticing that his goats were filled with energy after eating the berries from a certain tree. Kaldi reported his findings to the abbot of the local monastery, who then made a drink with the berries and found that it kept him wide awake through the long hours of evening prayer. The abbot shared his discovery with the other monks at the monastery, and knowledge of the energizing berries began to spread throughout the land. As word traveled east and this new discovery reached the Arabian Peninsula, its worldwide evolution and journey across oceans and plains would make coffee a staple at everyone’s table.
Now, according to Business Insider, coffee is the second most sought-after commodity in the entire world, with an industry that is worth over $100 billion across the globe. These energizing berries that have journeyed through forests, desserts, mountains, and oceans; can now be attained with a simple click of a button.