Coffee, countries, traditions and tastes | 10% to beautycreativity

Since coffee comes from Ethiopia, we will start the topic with this country. In Ethiopia, coffee should be prepared and served only by the owner of the house. Coffee should be served in order of seniority. If a guest refuses a treat, it is considered an insult. Cloves are added to the drink. It is customary to use it with butter. Interestingly, salt is often added instead of sugar. So that's where it came from? Because I also like to drink coffee with salt.

And then we will also look at the traditions of the East and Asia. Any owner of a coffee shop, for example, is considered a very respected person in Iraq. Why? Since it is in coffee shops in this country that all events take place, only men gather in them. Here they relax, communicate, learn the latest news. In these coffee shops, coffee is made only from freshly ground coffee made from natural grains. In Iraq, I don't drink more than three cups of coffee, it's considered indecent.

Another example in Yemen is coffee, which is everyone's favorite drink. The grains are well fried on a baking sheet, and then ground in a mortar. Black coffee is prepared in such an interesting way. In a saucepan, ground coffee is brought to a boil two or three times, after which ginger is added. And families often drink coffee with cardamom (and we drink tea with cardamom). Sugar in this country is almost never put in coffee; sugar is replaced with sweet dates.

There is such a country as Japan. And it has long been considered a country where people like to drink tea. Do you remember their famous tea ceremonies? But today coffee has become the same favorite drink among the Japanese as tea, which is drunk every day. In Japan today there are many different coffee shops and even coffee machines, of which there are many on the streets of cities and where you can have a cup of coffee on the run. Although the Japanese like coffee very weakly roasted. There are also those who like black coffee.

But many Thai residents prefer strong coffee. And since this is Southeast Asia, various varieties of finely ground and dark roast from Indonesia are mainly bought and prepared here. And this coffee is very different from the one we drink here in Europe. Because the peculiarity of making this coffee is mixing grains with wheat or even rice. In Thailand, they like to drink sweet coffee with milk or cream.

Interestingly, I did not know at all that the discoverers of coffee are not people, as I always thought, but goats. We have to thank the goats for this wonderful discovery. Ethiopian shepherds noticed that when the animals ate the fruits of coffee trees, they became more animated. After that, the Ethiopians began to mix animal fat with coffee beans, and from this mixture they rolled balls. They were mainly eaten by nomads during their travels.

There is also such information that in Malaysia they even sell packaged coffee mixed with herbs or cocoa. But I once tried coffee with cocoa, I liked it too. And also the inhabitants of this country drink mainly coffee from medium or dark roasted beans and drink coffee with milk or ice. But they like to drink the strongest coffee in Ecuador. They immediately brew coffee with sugar, after which the finished drink is stored in the refrigerator as a concentrate.

Also in Vietnam they like to drink strong and cold coffee, often adding ice to the drink. Vietnamese always brew coffee in small portions. If you look by country, many people like both hot and cold coffee. And the hotter it is in the country, the more they like hot coffee there, as in the countries of Asia and the Middle East. But in the north, in Finland, they like to drink unusual coffee with cheese. I haven't tried this coffee myself, but I have to try it.

In many countries, there is also such a tradition or belief. They say that if a young girl prepares coffee for a boy or a man, then by this action she gives him preference, showing that she is interested in it. But here everything is much simpler, and if you invite a girl to a coffee shop, it doesn't mean anything - you just come in to chat and relax. Everything is about the same as in Iran, but everyone can come to our coffee shop - both men and women. And that's good.

COFFEE, COUNTRIES, TRADITIONS AND TASTES

The school of wisdom of the East, which I will talk about below in my story to understand even more about our favorite drink. We know that coffee was first discovered by the Arabs, and also that they gave the name to this drink. But the fact that coffee, like this delicious, fragrant and favorite drink, became popular thanks to Islam - I did not know this, because it was in Asia that coffee was later banned. But it didn't last long, because the Arabs quickly realized that this is a very good product that can be successfully traded. And then coffee beans were first grown for trade in Yemen. Due to close trade with other Arab countries, in the 16th century the drink appeared in Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Persia and further in India, and from there in European countries, where Dutch merchants and travelers imported coffee. Since alcohol consumption was forbidden by religion, coffee became an excellent substitute. Coffee shops appeared, which were called schools of wisdom throughout Asia. And the question is, why did they start roasting coffee? I will answer. The Arabs started roasting coffee beans in ancient times so that they could not grow coffee trees in their countries, and it was necessary to keep this secret as long as possible so that only Arab merchants could trade coffee beans. This is a story about coffee, which we all love.

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