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When coffee houses started opening up all over Europe in the middle
of the seventeenth century, their featured drink was presented
as a person's alternative to alcohol. Coffee houses have been
popular ever since, often functioning as a place to socialize,
hold meetings, read poetry or just relax.
There are several stories – or myths - about the origin
of coffee; The most popular is the story of a Yemeni goat herder
of which the most popular and best-known story of a Yemeni goat
herder. |
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One
night the goat herder noticed his goats dancing excitedly near
a bush they were grazing on, which bore a number of bright red
berries. The herder tried the berries and started his own dance.
The word of the effects of this plant spread to the local monastery,
where the local Imam started using coffee to help him stay awake
during the evening prayers.
Despite this story, it has since been proven that the true origin
of coffee was in present day Ethiopia. Arab traders are thought
to have been responsible for the movement of coffee seeds and
plants from Ethiopia to Yemen and eventually around the world. |
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