THE COFFEE
The coffee plant is native to Africa, has multiple varieties but all are typical of tropical climates, which dominate the areas of the world located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Its discovery occurred more than 1,000 years ago, in the heart of Yemen, on Mount Chemer: a herd of goats belonging to a convent triscaban freely among the weak shrubs, strong enough to grow even in a volcanic soil and covered in lava. After a few days, this flock seemed to have lost the dream: during the night instead of sleeping, the goats chased each other without ceasing and did not stop to hit the moon. The coffee originated in Abyssinia, from where it was cultivated in Arabia and the rest in the Middle East. We have testimonies of its consumption since the eighth century, which was used as food, then as a fermented drink, later as medicine and finally as an infusion. It arrived in Europe in the sixteenth century by Venetian merchants. The Dutch introduced it ...
