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| This beverage has been drunk from centuries, making it a profound beverage with cultural roots. |
The origins of coffee are necessarily related to how coffee drinking became part of our culture. But before that, there are some questions we need to answer: where did coffee really come from? Before being discovered it was just berries, so how did it become a beverage? Not everyone is aware of where it all started, but it turns out that most researchers have a clue that Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of the coffee we drink today.
Most authorities believe that the plant is native to Abyssinia and Saudi Arabia as well. Its first mention in history is traced back to the 9th century A.D., by an Arabian physician. The Abyssinians brought the plant along into Ethiopia in early ages, so it is possible to assume they spread the growth of the coffee plant.
After the beverage had been discovered in both Abyssinia and Arabia, the need of cultivating coffee plants became evident. But it was until 15th and 16th centuries that the cultivation truly began. At first, Arabians tried to control the industry of coffee in Yemen, by preventing any of the berries from leaving the country. They took it even further, as they put the berries in boiling water to avoid the plant to grow.
The efforts of the Arabians to grow the coffee plant into several plants failed, not because of the climate but the seeds, as they lose their germinating power over time.
Also, Arabians couldn’t possibly control every method and avenue of transport: there were thousands of pilgrimages destined to and from Mecca every year. There’s also the credit to the Indians into the development of coffee cultivation in Southern India.
Indians claim that Baba Budan, a Muslim pilgrim, planted coffee seeds near his hut – The first plantations of coffee the English would take advantage off –, which played a role, years after, in importation. The extension of coffee plantations now goes from north of Mysore to Tuticorin.
The subject remains a topic of general discussion, but the truth is that Saudi Arabia played an important role in the first roots of what coffee is today. It’s been centuries since, but the plants of coffee are still grown, harvested and sold worldwide, and they will go on for many years. That Coffee Roasters is on the constant look for improvement; all their coffee products follow high-quality standards that ensure proper results. Give them a visit or contact them to see why no one else makes coffee as they do.
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| Historians managed to track down the roots of coffee back to Saudi Arabia, where it is said the tradition started. |
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