I am not mistaken if I say that a cup of coffee has become almost a necessary element of life for most people. Coffee beer, put on a par with the popularity among the fans to sit and work at the computer. To some extent, a cup of coffee has become an indispensable part of many IT professionals. Coffee is a kind of gadget (called a joke you can), the history of which goes to 1,200 years ago.
As for the origin of coffee, or rather stories about the first use of coffee there is sufficient lot. According to one legend, which is one of the most popular, the shepherd Kalda, who noticed a large flock of sheep prytkost after eating the leaves of the coffee tree, coffee or fruit tree, I do not see why say 100% I can not. About .... By the way, this action occurred in the south-west of Ethiopia in the mountainous region of Kaffa (Kefa). This "bodryachek" sheep Kaldima interested and he gathered the fruit of the tree and soaked them in water, but he did not like the taste, and he threw the grain into the fire. Berry began to smolder and battled their intoxicating smell of a shepherd.
Shepherd bearings, he gathered roasted coffee beans and filled them with hot water. Drank this kofeechku and received over time nehily bodryachek.
This observation Kalda abbot insisted, and he listened to the story of coffee and having tested it on himself, ordered to drink a decoction (coffee), the monks before the night prayer.
The second version says that that Sheikh Omar brought the fruits and flowers of the coffee tree. Seeing spirits after the broth from the beans, he started adding coffee concoctions of herbs. Patients like this theme. And after the good reviews healers advised coffee from all ailments. Coffee goes with a bang in the Arab world as vodka and other alcoholic drink was impossible, Islam forbids. Coffee with a high rate of Muslims won.
The oldest dates from the significant mention of coffee ninth century BC. The famous Avicenna used it in his medical practice.
From the Muslim world, coffee has got to Italy, thanks to skating merchant ships on the route Venice - the Middle East. In the port of Venice brought a lot of goods, among the variety of goods and a coffee. Other European countries for a long time to wait for coffee was not necessary, it spread quickly and widely.
In Istanbul in 1564 opened the first coffee of the ball, which was the beginning of the boom caffeine. In the coffee houses were free manners. They even tried to ban the Sultan Mehmed, but the flywheel has been unstoppable. Drinking coffee, even after the ban no one left. After Sultan Suleiman III had to lift the ban. And he put a big tax on coffee.
First of coffee (drink and wood) has been described by German physician in 1582. Called the doctor Leonardo Rauwolfia.
After the recognition of Pope Clement VIII Christian coffee drink, the popularity of "Muslim origin" has increased. The first European coffee house in Italy in 1645, it sold the grain. The Dutch carried away with the import of coffee and they put the ban on the export of unmilled grains and germs of coffee. Smuggling of plants from Adena were in the Netherlands, where they began cultivating coffee. In Java, in the XVIII century raised the first crop grown by the Dutch.
TO BE CONTINUED, the history of coffee is not finished yet.
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The funny thing is that I am a coffee itself is relatively rare drink, I do prefer tea
I do not think that the use of the word gadget is justified in relation to coffee.
Vinkipediya says: "Gadget (born gadget - a device) - the original, non-standard technical device.
Today, the gadget can be considered as any digital device ... "- still, a cup of coffee is not the instrument.
if you only use the second meaning: "The software gadget - a small application that provides additional information such as weather forecast or the exchange rate."
But it is also ill-suited for the need to talk not about the coffee, but coffee grounds - as the application information to clarify the future ...
Regarding SSSRovskogo coffee I remember when I scraped out all coffee
In Soviet times, by the way, coffee was in short supply, as well as all more or less popular products! Soluble and does not get it, especially in the province! It's now all sorts of coffee beans though because you Far Far Away land, though grainy, though all sorts of instant and varying degrees of poddelochnosti though zapeysya to heartburn and heart colic ...
In general, start the day with a cup of good coffee great! To lean on his hand during the day, of course, do not overindulge, but in moderation, and very faynovo naysovo!