#5: What is Coffee?

by espressogrinders on September 24, 2010

In this episode I explain a little bit about where coffee comes from. I also talk a bit about the upcoming series on home roasting and encourage you to get some green coffee beans and roast along with me next week.

Tagged as: Coffee, Green Beans, Green Coffee Beans, Little Bit

{ 3 comments }

ALFalasiUAE September 24, 2010 at 5:13 pm: indeed such a great way to start the day
coffeenate1 September 24, 2010 at 5:20 pm: Thank for sharing! I am always learning new things about coffee. It is truly a unique beverage that is enjoyed in every part of the globe.
ALFalasiUAE September 24, 2010 at 6:02 pm: just a small comment mate, coffee beans are native to Ethiopia and Yemen. the Ethiopians used to grind the green beans and eat them for energy before hunting trips. While Arabs like my ancestors were the first to Roast the coffee bean and the first to Grind it. It reached the world through trade between the Arabs and Italians around 1600, and it was prescribed by a Muslim Sultan to the king of France at that time.
the Green bean reached the world when the Dutch invaded Yemen and exported it