Coffee History - Hone up on you coffee facts and learn about the coffee industry.

Coffee history has early beginnings.  There are several legends about how coffee was actually discovered, but one of the oldest and my favorite is about a young Arabian goatherd named Kaldi from the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.  It was around 850AD, and Kaldi one day noticed that when his goats ate a specific red berry from a dark green leafed shrub, the goats would dance and jump excitedly about.  Eventually curiosity got the better of him and he tried some and found he too had more energy.  It is a wonderful legend despite some recent botanical evidence indicating that Arabica coffee actually originated in central Ethiopia.  Anyways, the stories continue on that then the Monks also then tried the fruit but finding it so bitter thru it into the fire, where upon they smelled a wonderful aroma filling the air – it was the roasted beans.  They took these roasted beans and created a brew that allowed them to stay awake during extended hours of prayer.  A gift from God they thought, and distributed them to other monasteries around the world.  Coffee was born!

So though it seems that coffee started out to be a stimulant, it ending up becoming a passion of many.  Coffee has been a major beverage throughout history and has become a source of everybody's interest.  Are you one of the coffee history information starved individuals?  There are many websites to read through looking at the coffee industry, sighting coffee facts and figures and having an in depth look at the general coffee history. You can find out how coffee beans are grown, and how coffee is prepared, for example brewing, roasting and grinding coffee beans.

Understanding how the coffee came to be, studying the history, facts and industry not only educates you in one of the biggest industries, but will help guide you to making that perfect cup.

  amazon.com has a great resource of books to help you learn more about coffee history