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Whether for the pleasure of sharing it or simply to start the day with a burst of energy, many of us drink a steaming cup of coffee at least once a day. This dark beverage, which more than any other is a constant companion in people\u2019s lives across the globe, is prepared and enjoyed in different ways: in Italy<\/strong>, espresso<\/strong> reigns supreme, whilst in the UK and France, filter coffee<\/strong> is the preferred choice. It matters little which brewing method is used; what counts is doing it properly, with a full understanding of its beneficial properties and organoleptic qualities.<\/strong>
\nCoffee has an ancient and long-standing history<\/strong>, though, alas, one that is poorly documented. Described in many ways, from \u2018wine of Arabia<\/strong>\u2019 to \u2018the devil\u2019s drink<\/strong>\u2019, coffee is, without a doubt, the most loved and widely consumed beverage in the world.<\/p>\n

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COFFEE: BETWEEN HISTORY AND LEGEND<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are many legends<\/strong> surrounding the discovery of the coffee plant<\/strong>, and this is undoubtedly due to the lack of documented information on the subject. Among the many, the most widespread tells the story of a shepherd in Abyssinia<\/strong>, now Ethiopia, who could not understand why his goats could not sleep at night. Apparently, the shepherd soon realised that the reason was linked to the stimulating effects of a fruit, resembling cherries in appearance, which the goats were fond of and which was none other than the fruit of the coffee plant<\/p>\n

Legends aside, there are still various conflicting theories regarding the origin of the coffee plant. Many maintain that the first plants were found in Caffa<\/strong>, Ethiopia, and that, around 1300, it was the Ethiopians themselves who brought coffee to Yemen<\/strong>, where the plant, finding fertile soil, thrived, spreading as far as the eastern coast of the Red Sea and reaching the cities of Mecca and Medina in Arabia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The spread of coffee was encouraged both by Islam<\/strong>, which prohibited wine as a drink in favour of coffee, and by the Ottomans<\/strong> who, fleeing after the failed siege of Vienna in 1683, left large sacks full of coffee beans in the city. Not to be forgotten is the Boston Tea Party<\/strong> of 1773, when the American colonists, in protest against British imperialism, attacked merchant ships in Boston harbour by throwing crates of tea into the sea, a historic event that encouraged the spread of coffee culture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Coffee arrived in Italy, in Venice<\/strong>, around 1570, thanks to the Venetian Republic\u2019s trade links with the East. Here, the beans of the Coffea arabica<\/strong> were sold by apothecaries as a medicine<\/strong>, and the price was rather high.<\/p>\n

Before long, coffee became a consumer good accessible to everyone<\/strong>, initially amongst the nobility and intellectuals, and only later amongst the common people. The first coffee houses<\/strong> emerged, places where educated men would gather to converse late into the night whilst sipping coffee. Also known as \u2018schools of wisdom<\/strong>\u2019, the forerunners of today\u2019s caf\u00e9s soon became hubs for political dissent<\/strong>, and, fearing they might become hotbeds of insurrection, they were ordered to close. The consumption of coffee soon permeated social, political and religious spheres.<\/strong> The Church initially labelled coffee \u2018the devil\u2019s drink<\/strong>\u2019 because it made people uninhibited and for its stimulating and aphrodisiac properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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