Johnnyvibrant2d ago
mythologyandhistory

Did you know #coffee was, according to #legend, discovered by accident?

In 850 CE, a #goat herder noticed that his goats liked to nibble on an unknown berry. Curious about their energetic behaviour, he tried the fruit himself.

Elated, he brought the fruit to the #Islamic leader of his village, who declared it evil. The berries were thrown into a fire.
The fruit emitted such a lovely smell that the religious leader added the fruit to water & drank it. Coffee quickly spread.

#mythology

Mar 26 at 5:41amWeb
Show threadOld_IT_geek I voted Yes2d ago
@mythologyandhistory another story of a religious leader conning his followers so he can have the good stuff.
Show threadmythologyandhistory2d ago

@Old_IT_geek

You are not wrong.

Show threadkie/qui (planar) 🦽🛹 HLZ2d ago
@mythologyandhistory where?
Show threadmythologyandhistory2d ago

@jackie

Legend says, Ethiopia.

Emphasis on 'legend', though.

Show threadJosh 1d ago
@jackie @mythologyandhistory coffee originated in modern day Ethiopia. The history of how it spread around the world, is actually pretty fascinating. Fun fact: most coffee growing regions grow only a single varietal of coffee each—which literally is a result of which colonial power controlled that region at the time they were able to steal a coffee plant—while Ethiopia has many.
Show threadTerryB1d ago
@josh0 @jackie @mythologyandhistory Coincidentally, Josh who is my son-in-law’s friend is a coffee roaster- married to an Ethiopian Jewish lady.
Show threadJosh 1d ago
@terryb @jackie @mythologyandhistory sounds like an excellent friend to have! I’ve contemplated trying my hand at roasting my own beans…
Show threadTerryB23h ago
@josh0 @jackie @mythologyandhistory I imagine that coffee is way down the conversation list, though he seems to be doing well, with some quite high end restaurants buying from him. But they’re all at the new family age, so I guess nappies (diapers) and schools are higher on the conversation list for the next few years.
Show threadPerrin421d ago

@mythologyandhistory

As someone who can't stand the stuff, I think that religious leader should have stuck with his first instincts. 🤣