Coffee Culture : A Beginning Of Coffee

Coffee had lots of demand, but little supply. The country that could grow and export the most coffee had a substantial economic advantage over other countries in terms of commerce.

The Europeans got coffee from the Arabs in the 17th century when European explorers visited Islamic lands and brought the drink back with them. At first, there was a controversy whether it should be prohibited or not due

A) Coffee originated in Yemen, Arabia where it was viewed as a religious beverage. Over time it spread to Mecca and Cairo, where it became a recreational drink to be drunk in a social manner in large coffee houses. It also became a popular substitute for alcohol, which was banned under Islam. Europeans traveling in the Middle East came upon coffee and coffeehouses and commented on their popularity. But it wasn’t until 1652, when an Armenian servant named Pasqua Rosee opened the first coffee house in London, that coffee transformed from a little known novelty into a wide spread phenomenon. When, in 1658, Cromwell died and public opinion swung in the favor of a new monarchy, coffee houses became central in political debates and commercial business. The trend quickly caught on and coffee houses became fashionable throughout Europe.

Europeans smuggled coffee beans in from the Arab Port Of Mocha when they visited. From there, the popularity of coffee had spread to Italy, France and Indonesia.

Coffee quickly became the drink of intellect and industry being known to sharpen the mind. Taverns were replaced with a more sophisticated meeting place, the coffeehouse. These “led to the establishment of scientific societies and financial institutions, the founding of newspapers, and provided fertile ground for revolutionary thought.” [4]

Coffee was first created in Yemen. From Yemen, coffee moved into the Arabic culture. Europeans then smuggled coffee beans into Europe.

Coffee originated from Ethiopia and quickly spread to Arabia Felix; which is known today as Yemen.

The earliest consumption of coffee is believed to have been by the Sufi Muslims around mocha in Yemen. The coffee beans were harvested and brewed just like the way they are prepared today. From this area, it spread across the Middle East, Europe and finally to North Africa by the 16th century. (Pendergrast,

1. Coffee originated in Europe by the expansion of “Age of Exploration” opening new ideas with criticism, tolerance, and freedom of thought.

Thesis/Review of Main Points: We are going to explore a brief history of coffee along with the negative and positive effects that it has on us.

Section four Coffee: Standage presents the history of coffee from its origins in the Arab regions in Europe, addressing the initial controversy that the beverage generated in both locations. As a new and safe alternative to alcoholic drinks and water, some argued that it

Brewed coffee is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. The trade in coffee beans alone amounts to well over $6,000,000,000 a year and the total volume of beans traded exceeds 4,250,000 tons a year. Its believed that the beverage was introduced into Arabia in the fifteenth century A.D., probably by Ethiopians. By the middle or late sixteenth century, the Arabs had introduced the beverage to the Europeans, who at first resisted it because of its strong flavor and effect as a mild stimulant. The French, Italians and other Europeans incorporated coffee into their diets by the seventeenth century. The English, however, preferred tea, which they were then importing from India. Since, America was colonized primarily by the English Americans

There are several legendary accounts of the origin of coffee. The history of coffee, however, goes as far as the thirteenth century. It is believed that coffee came from Ethiopia in East Africa. Later on the fourteenth century it was cultivated by Arabs. Even though it is believed that coffee has been around since the thirteenth century the earliest credible evidence of drinking coffee is in the sixteenth century in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen (National Coffee Association). Coffee was first introduced to Europe in 1573 (UK Essays). It was first mention by a German physician when it started to be introduced among other African goods. When coffee was introduced to Europe it became widely acceptable among the rich and wealthy families. Coffee

Coffee has played a major role in the lives of many people around the world. “Yet, poetic as its taste may be, coffee’s history is rife with controversy and politics…[becoming a] creator of revolutionary sedition in Arab countries and in Europe” (Pendergrast xvi). After reading Uncommon Grounds, it is apparent that the history of coffee is intertwined with the aspects of the globalization process, the role of Multi-National Corporations, and global economic issues.

Today Swedes are avid coffee drinkers, but the real history of coffee and, more in general, about Fika, is not a simple one. The coffee was introduced after the discovery of America, and it was imported in Sweden in the mid-17th century. At the beginning nobody knew it, because it was like a “new strange drink” and the flavor was so strong. So it became popular in the early of 18th century, where it was the beverage de rigueur among the society elite.