Where is the birthplace of coffee?Certainly not in Europe.It is - in Africa.In fact, the coffee world gave Ethiopia.It was in this state for the first time learned how to grow the famous Arabica.This country is so far the main producer of the beverage in the world.Annually collect about 200-240 thousand tons of raw grain.According to statistics, the cultivation of this crop has been one quarter of the population.This is quite a substantial portion of wild coffee bushes have not yet been processed.This country is the birthplace of real coffee, because it gave her very nature.
Historically, the concepts of "coffee" - "Ethiopia" became almost synonymous.It was in this country, in mountainous terrain Kefa (from which comes the name of the drink) is native variety "arabica".In ancient times, coffee is not used for brewing the drink.Berbers and Ethiopians enjoyed the rolled up balls of crushed grains.Also, they insisted wine.
Though the birthplace of coffee - Ethiopia, but to prepare a drink first learned Arabs.They began to soak the beans in water and wait for her infusions.As it turns invigorating drink, which was a must tireless nomads, always on the move.Later we learned how to roast coffee beans on the fire and brew boiling water.In the 13th century it became the grain pre-dried in the sun, and then another and roasted over charcoal.
Today Ethiopian coffee grows on a small plantation farmers, and the large - on an industrial scale.As thousands of years ago, most of the products obtained through wild coffee trees.
natural thickets of trees is very dense.Cultivated plants occupies about a third of the total area.Trees grow at altitudes of 1100- 2100 meters at a temperature up to 25 ° C Celsius.Gather grain from August to January.
In Ethiopia, coffee is made of one kind - is Arabica dry processing.Famous Ethiopian varieties yavlyayustya Harar and Jimma, has a great flavor and is often used in a mixture with Javanese and Colombian beans.
There is also a view that the birthplace of coffee - Brazil.In principle, it is not true, because the grains were brought here by pilgrims, who were able to grow out of their trees.It happened in the eighteenth century.However, the second homeland of coffee Brazil can be called rightfully.
One-fifth of the country's territory is occupied by coffee trees.Here grow Arab grades - Maragogype, bourbon and Mundanije and others.Unlike the Ethiopian coffee production is based on a scientific approach.Many varieties (for example, Santos) are not botanical species of coffee trees, and are arranged selection of different aromas and flavors.
addition to "pure" varieties are mixed and sell a variety of "Bouquet" - a very interesting taste and smell mixes that maintain a consistently high standard of coffee.
Brazil is now even called "coffee power", and on the area of Sao Paulo in honor of this culture was established this memorial - a bronze tree Coffea.
