Coffee Lovers Rejoice

What is the #1 drink in the world?  Coffee!! It is so popular, that it is the 2nd most traded physical product in the world after petroleum. You wonder why it is popular? The caffeine that is present in coffee is used as a stimulant by millions of people to wake up and feel energized for their day. It helps give people an energy boost to manage all that work they have to get done, it’s also known to refresh the body after eating those large restaurant or holiday meals.

Where Does It Comes From, How is it Made?

Coffee is made by roasting the beans, these beans are picked from the berries of a small evergreen bush of the genus coffea when they are ready and ripe. These bushes can be found and are most prevalent in Africa, Asia, and South America. Now that the beans have been picked, processed, and dried they are now ready to be roasted. By altering the coffee beans process and roasting methods, we get alternate and multiple types of flavour.

Brewing coffee is also an art, there are multiple alternatives to brewing coffee to match ones taste. For Example, to make a cup of espresso, you must pressure brew the ground beans. During the early twentieth century espresso was invented in Milan. Espresso’s thick and strong consistency is attributed to how it is brewed. Depending on your taste preference espresso can either be an extra boost for some people or too strong of a flavor for others.

Looking for some History?

History states the first cup of coffee was prepared in the mountains of Ethiopia during the 9th century when the goat herders realized their goats seemed to be more energetic after chewing on the bush. Coffee drinking then spread amongst Egypt and Yemen. Starting in the 15th century Muslims drank coffee throughout the world. It then began to migrate into Italy through Venice, but was first regarded and dismissed as the ‘drink of Muslims’.

After the Italian adopted it, coffee started to become a regular drink, this soon then spread amongst first in Europe, then America and Indonesia. Now a days you see almost everyone in the world drinking their daily cup of coffee and not just regular coffee there are different flavors and methods to brewing it. We all like our coffee in different ways, some prefer instant coffee while others will have an espresso or an americano. Other cultures such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East it’s common to see people brew their coffee with the sediment left in the bottom of the pan. Coffee is very versatile, it can be mixed with milk and sugar or simply drink it straight. Taste has a big influence on how we brew our coffee.