Here is a compilation of interesting and unusual facts from
the world of coffee.
Botanically speaking coffee beans are not really beans at
all, but berries.
Contrary to popular belief, darkly roasted coffees contain
less caffeine than lightly roasted blends. Caffeine is
burnt off during the roasting process, so consequently the
longer roasted dark blends have less caffeine.
It takes between 4000-5000 coffee cherries to produce a
single kilogram of freshly roasted coffee.
Coffee is grown in over 50 countries of the world but is
not grown anywhere on the mainland United States.
Coffee is one of the most heavily traded products in the
world, second only to oil.
A coffee tree has a life expectancy of 70 years and it
takes five years for a coffee tree to reach maturity.
In Turkey, husbands were once required during their wedding
vows to promise always to provide their wives with coffee
and failure to do so could be used as grounds for divorce.
Ludwig van Beethoven loved coffee and it is said that he
used to insist that precisely 60 coffee beans were used to
produce each cup of beverage he consumed.
When serving coffee to guests, it is the local custom that
the oldest person sitting around the table is served first
in Turkey and Greece.
Rather unusually, the terms 'supremo' and 'excelso' are
used to indicate the large physical size of the coffee bean
and not its quality as one might expect.
The first commercial coffee house was opened in Damascus in
Syria as long ago as 1530.
The tradition of 'tipping' originated in London coffee
houses. Boxes labelled "To Insure Promptness" were
displayed in certain locations where patrons were
encouraged insert cash to obtain a quicker service. The
resulting acronym TIP has stuck ever since.
The human body will only be affected by caffeine up to a
certain level when coffee is drunk. This level depends upon
the individual. After a certain number of cups of coffee
have been drunk (typically 4 in quick succession),
consuming further cups will provide no further stimulation
as the rest is not absorbed.
Coffee is the most popular beverage in the world apart from
water and has been consumed for over a thousand years.
Soluble instant coffee was invented in 1906 by an
Englishman, living in Guatemala who later moved to the USA.
Interestingly his name was George Washington.
People from different parts of the world traditionally add
different ingredients to enjoy their favourite drink. The
Ethiopians add a pinch of salt, Moroccans' add peppercorns,
while the Mexicans add cinnamon. Drinkers in the Middle
East enjoy the addition of cardamom and spices, whilst
Austrians add whipped cream. Egyptian coffee drinkers like
it strong and dark and rarely add cream or sugar.
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