Do you know that?/You know what?
Coffee originated in Africa.
The most popular mocha coffee was actually the name of the most prosperous port in the world at that time.
The first coffee shop in Europe opened in Venice.
The Boston Tea Party was planned in a coffee shop called Green Dragon.
The famous Wall Street financial district, new york Stock Exchange and Bank of new york all started from cafes.
Brazil has long been the largest coffee producer in the world.
The popularity of coffee in China began in Taiwan Province Province.
2. Coffee history
With the first coffee bean being picked, roasted, ground and brewed, and the aroma of the first cup of hot coffee drifting away, the legend about coffee cultivation and coffee culture spread has become one of the greatest and most romantic stories in history on our small planet.
There are various legends about the origin of coffee, but most of them are forgotten because of their absurdity. However, people will never forget that Africa is the hometown of coffee. This coffee tree may have been found in Kafa, Ethiopia. Later, batches of slaves were sold from Africa to Yemen and Arabia, and coffee was taken to various places along the way. To be sure, Yemen began to grow coffee in the15th century or earlier. Although Arabia had Mocha, the most prosperous port city in the world at that time, it was forbidden to export any seeds! This obstacle was finally broken by the Dutch. 16 16 years, they finally smuggled the surviving coffee trees and seeds to the Netherlands and began to cultivate them in greenhouses.
Although Arabs prohibit the export of coffee seeds, they are indeed very open at home. The first coffee shops called "Kavan Kahn" opened in Mecca. For the first time in human history, there is such a place. Anyone who has paid for a cup of coffee can go in and sit in a comfortable environment to talk about business and dating.
Coffee enters Asia
The Arabs failed to spread coffee in Asia, but the Dutch did! In the process of foreign colonization, they planted coffee in Malaba, India, and brought coffee to Batavia, Java, Indonesia in 1699. Dutch colonies once became the main supplier of coffee in Europe. At present, Indonesia is the fourth largest coffee exporter in the world.
Coffee enters Europe Venetian merchants first brought coffee to Europe in 16 15. By 1683, the first coffee shop in Europe opened in Venice, and the most famous one was Cafe Florence. 1720 opened in St. Kyle's Square, and the business is still booming. It is worth mentioning that Lloyd's of London, the largest insurance company in the world, started from a coffee shop.
Coffee entered the United States from 65438 to 0668. As a fashionable drink, coffee became popular in South America, and then cafes appeared in new york, Philadelphia, Boston and other North American cities. 1773 The Boston Tea Party was planned in a coffee shop called Green Dragon. Today, the famous Wall Street financial district, new york Stock Exchange and Bank of new york, all started in cafes.
1In the 1920s, coffee was first planted in the United States, and it was the Dutch who first spread coffee to Central and South America. Coffee spread from Dutch colonies to French Guiana and Brazil, and then from Britain to Jamaica. By 1925, growing coffee has become a tradition in Central and South America. In the same year, Hawaii also began to grow coffee, which is the only coffee producing area in the United States. Hawaiian coffee is also one of the best coffees in the world. So far, Brazil has long been the largest coffee producer in the world, accounting for about 30% of the global coffee production; Colombia is the second largest coffee producer, accounting for about 12% of global coffee production. At present, North America is the two largest coffee consuming areas. In Seattle, "Lartet" culture reinterprets the connotation of coffee culture, combining unique flavor coffee and beautifully designed coffee utensils with fashion and art, which is popular all over the world.
Coffee enters China According to historical records, 1884 coffee was successfully planted in Taiwan Province Province for the first time, which started the development of coffee in China. The earliest coffee cultivation in Chinese mainland began in Yunnan. At the beginning of the 20th century, a French missionary brought the first batch of coffee seedlings to Binchuan County, Yunnan Province. In the next hundred years, coffee cultivation in China, a vast country, was only "bit by bit".
Types of coffee
Espresso: Generally, espresso is brewed in mocha pots invented in Italy at home, and coffee is also extracted by using the principle of steam pressure (another apprentice of Watt). Mocha pot can let pressurized steam directly pass through coffee powder, and let steam instantly pass through the cell wall of coffee powder (or Hooke's apprentice) to quench the inner essence of coffee. Therefore, the brewed coffee has a strong aroma and bitter taste, and a thin layer of coffee oil appears on the surface of the coffee, which is the source of the attractive aroma of espresso.
Cappuccino latte: Cappuccino coffee is a variation of Italian coffee, that is, steaming milk is poured on the strong coffee, and the color of coffee is like a headscarf covered on the dark brown coat of Cappuccino church, hence the name. Latte coffee is actually a change of Italian coffee (Italians are really fickle), but the ratio of coffee, milk and milk foam is slightly changed to 1: 2: 1.
Kangbaolan Macchiato Coffee: Italian coffee is really a "hundred flowers blossom", and two flowers, Kangbaolan and Macchiato, have been produced. As long as you add a proper amount of whipped cream to espresso, you can easily finish a cup of Kangbao Blue. White whipped cream floats gently on the deep coffee, just like a Bai Lianhua that emerges from the mud but is not stained. It is unbearable to drink. In espresso, instead of whipped cream and milk, just add two spoonfuls of thick and soft milk bubbles to make a cup of Marcia. Unlike Kang Baolan, if you want to enjoy the delicious macchiato, you have to drink it all at once.
French milk coffee: The ratio of coffee to milk is 1: 1. When making orthodox French milk coffee, it is required that the milk pot and coffee pot be poured into the coffee cup from both sides at the same time. This blending method lasted for hundreds of years. Today, it is still an indispensable drink on the French breakfast table. French baby, full of milk!
Turkish coffee: The original cooking method has been used up to now, and the complicated technology has some exotic mystery. We can get a glimpse of the heyday of the Ottoman Empire.
Irish coffee: The name has a strong whisky flavor. Irish people regard whisky as their life, and they want to do something with it! Irish coffee mixed with whiskey can set off the sweet and sour taste of coffee. A touch of mature melancholy ... be careful, you will get drunk if you drink too much coffee!
Mocha Coffee: Chocolate lovers, this is for you! Remember the Italian latte? Add chocolate, and you can make fragrant mocha coffee.
Royal Coffee: This delicious food was invented by an emperor who could conquer the war. By the way, he is Napoleon, the emperor of the French Empire! He doesn't like the taste of milk. He likes the pride of France-brandy! Another guy who mixed spirits in his coffee! ) The blue flame dances the aromatic alcohol of brandy and the burnt fragrance of sugar cubes, and then closes the thick coffee fragrance, which is slightly sweet in bitterness ... the pride of France and the romance of France.
Green tea coffee: The smell of green tea draws our eyes back from distant countries. Japan is a nation that is good at absorption and integration. This time, they found a balance between western coffee and oriental green tea, and also provided a new favorite for tea lovers. This is a pure oriental coffee. The elegant fragrance of green tea and the rich and heavy exchange of coffee are stirring.
Iced latte: I have to mention latte again. Is it too tempting or too romantic? Fructose is mixed with milk to increase the proportion of milk, so that it will not be mixed with light coffee, but become two distinct layers of black and white, forming a beautiful visual effect like cocktail, and adding ice cubes, giving people an elegant and romantic feeling.
Magic ice cream coffee: this magical taste full of creativity and change only belongs to young you! Pour espresso into cold vanilla ice cream, and then freely compose on whipped cream and chocolate sauce ice cream. Iced coffee magically mixed with milk leaves only fragrance and freshness in your mouth.
Mocha frosted coffee: Guys who love chocolate, do you still have the appetite to try frosted chocolate mocha coffee? Break ice cubes and ice cream with a blender to create a dense visual effect, and then add mocha iced coffee, and you're done! The entrance is slippery, refreshing and mellow, giving you a cool afternoon in hot summer.