With the first coffee beans being picked, the first roasting, the first grinding, the first brewing and the aroma of the first cup of hot coffee dissipating, there are many things about coffee cultivation and coffee culture. The legend that spreads across our tiny planet has become one of the greatest and most romantic stories in history.

There are various legends about the origin of coffee, but most of them have been forgotten by people because of their absurdity. However, people will not forget that Africa is the home of coffee. The coffee tree was probably discovered in Ethiopia's Kaffa Province. Later, batches of slaves were sold from Africa to Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula, and coffee was brought to various places along the way. It is certain that coffee cultivation began in Yemen in the 15th century or earlier. Although Arabia had the most prosperous port city of Mocha in the world at that time, it banned the export of any seeds! This obstacle was finally broken through by the Dutch. In 1616, they finally smuggled living coffee trees and seeds to the Netherlands and began to cultivate them in greenhouses. Although the Arabs prohibit the export of coffee seeds, they are indeed very open to the country. The first coffee houses known as "Kavan Kahn" were opened in Mecca. For the first time in human history, there was such a place. No matter who paid the price of a cup of coffee, they could go in and sit down. Negotiate business and date in a comfortable environment.

Coffee enters Asia

The Arabs failed to spread coffee in Asia, but the Dutch did it! In the process of foreign colonization, they planted coffee in Malabar, India, and brought coffee to Batavia in Java, Indonesia, in 1699. The Dutch colonies were once the main suppliers of coffee to Europe. Currently, Indonesia is the fourth largest coffee exporter in the world.

Coffee enters Europe

Venetian merchants first brought coffee to Europe in 1615. By 1683, the first coffee house in Europe was opened in Venice, and the most famous one was the Café Florentine, which opened in St. Mark’s Square in 1720. It is still doing a prosperous business today. It is worth mentioning that the world's largest insurance company, Lloyd's of London, started out as a coffee house.

Coffee enters the Americas

In 1668, coffee became popular in South America as a fashionable drink, and coffee houses followed suit, opening in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and other North American cities. Appear. The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was planned in a coffee house called the Green Dragon. Today, the New York Stock Exchange and the Bank of New York in the famous Wall Street financial district both started as coffee houses. Coffee was first planted in the Americas in the 1820s, and it was the Dutch who first introduced coffee to Central and South America. Coffee was introduced to French Guiana and Brazil from the Dutch colonies, and was later brought to Jamaica by the British. By 1925, growing coffee had become a tradition in Central and South America. In the same year, coffee also began to be grown in Hawaii. It is the only coffee producing area in the United States, and Hawaiian coffee is also one of the best coffees in the world. So far, Brazil has long been the world's largest coffee producer, accounting for about 30% of global coffee production; while Colombia is the second largest coffee producer, accounting for about 12% of global coffee production. North America is currently the two largest coffee consumption region. In Seattle, "Latai" culture has reinterpreted the connotation of coffee culture, integrating unique flavor coffee, exquisitely designed coffee utensils with fashion and art, and has become popular all over the world.

Coffee Enters China

According to historical records, coffee was successfully planted in Taiwan for the first time in 1884, thus kicking off the development of coffee in China. The earliest coffee cultivation in mainland China began in Yunnan. In the early 20th century, a French missionary brought the first batch of coffee seedlings to Binchuan County in Yunnan. In the next hundred years, coffee cultivation was only a few spots in the vast territory of China. However, in recent years, the development of coffee cultivation and consumption in China has attracted more and more attention from the world. International coffee companies such as Maxwell, Nestle, and Colombia have set up branches or factories in China to provide the Chinese market with better varieties and better prices. As part of the Western lifestyle, coffee has officially entered Chinese families and lives; cafes in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou have sprung up with the growth of coffee culture, becoming a new consumer fashion for young people and decorating their homes. With urban style.