Coffee Fun Facts

Do you start your day with a cup of coffee? How much do you know about this drink?

Here we bring to you some historical as well as fun facts about coffee and its popularity in the world.

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Café au Lait is a type of coffee made by combining equal parts coffee and steamed or scalded milk.

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Livorno, Italy, is the place where the first coffee house is believed to have been set up by a Jewish merchant in 1632.

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Espresso, which means “pressed-out,” is an Italian coffee brewing method in which, through finely-ground coffee beans, a small amount of nearly boiling water is forced under pressure of 9–10 bars.

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According to research, coffee is said to have first been discovered in the African country of Ethiopia, also known as the horn of Africa, in the 9th century.

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Coffee made using steamed milk and espresso is called Café latte. The word “Café Latte” has been derived from the Italian word “caffè e latte,” which means “coffee and milk.”

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Kaldi, who was a herder in Ethiopia, is said to have discovered coffee when he noticed that his goats used to get energetic after eating beans from a certain plant that were later called coffee beans.

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One of the most expensive coffees in the world is the coffee cultivated in the Kona district of Hawaii, known as Kona coffee.

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Coffee and tea both contain caffeine, which is a powerful stimulant of the Central Nervous System. The decaffeination process is done while the seeds are still green.

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Although Brazil was not the first country where coffee is said to have been introduced, it is the largest producer of coffee in the world.

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Frappuccino, which is available in a decaffeinated version, cream versions, and with some other modifications, is a trademark of American multinational chain Starbucks Corporation.