History of coffee
National Coffee Association mentions that coffee was first used in Ethiopia, Middle East, then moved to Americas, and lastly Europe. It’s interesting to note; people in Europe thought it was an invention of Satan, and wanted to ban it. The pope gave it a taste before passing judgment, and he liked it so much that a papal approval was given.
Fun fact: legend has it; a goat’s herd, named Kaldi was taking care of his goats and noticed one of his goats staying up, and super hyper from eating the coffee beans (red berries).
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