THE HISTORY OF COFFEE: WHO FIRST DISCOVERED COFFEE?
Drinking coffee has become one of almost all of us's favorite hobbies these days. Whether it's to boost our energy, help us sleep, or simply because we enjoy the taste, we all drink coffee in some way or another.
Have you ever wondered? Who first discovered coffee, and where did coffee, one of the most consumed foods today, originate?
WHO FIRST DISCOVERED COFFEE?
While it's unclear exactly who discovered coffee and where, the most accepted legend is that it first appeared in Ethiopia.
Kaldi, a goat herder in Ethiopia, noticed that his goats became quite energetic after eating the berries of a particular tree. A female farmer who collected the coffee berries from the coffee tree...
Kaldi shared the effects of this "energetic" fruit with a local dervish, and the influence of coffee, or "energetic fruits," began to spread rapidly throughout the region.
As the fame of these fruits, whose exact nature was still unknown and even unknown, spread eastward, the name "coffee" emerged.
WHAT DOES COFFEE MEAN? THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD COFFEE
There are two theories regarding the origin of the word "coffee": the first is from the word "Coffea," which gives its name to the coffee tree, and the other is from the Arabic verb "-kahiye," meaning "to lose one's appetite."
It is also claimed that the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, known as the place where coffee first originated, gave its name to coffee.
THE JOURNEY OF COFFEE
The fame of this "magical fruit," which originated in Ethiopia, spread rapidly, reaching Yemen in the 15th century.
Mocha, the port city where coffee first arrived, was brought by ship from the African continent to the Arabian Peninsula, and gained popularity with the spread of coffee.
Coffee was cultivated in Yemen and spread rapidly throughout Egypt, Türkiye, and Persia. Coffeehouses, which served as places of social activity where knowledge was shared and people listened to, were established.
The prohibition of alcohol consumption due to religious reasons increased interest in coffee. Foreigners even referred to coffee in their sources as "The Wine of Araby."
