Coffee, Anyone?

An Arabian shepherd named Kaldi found that his goats seemed more energized than usual after nibbling a dark green leafed shrub with bright red berries. He then understood that the bright red berries on the shrub were causing this particular euphoria after trying it himself. He then took the berries to his teacher who angrily threw into the fire, producing an enticing aroma. The berries were then taken out of the fire, ground and made into a drink after many trial and error procedures. This is one of the many tales surrounding the discovery of coffee beans and its use as a regular drink. The act of roasting and brewing coffee is traced back to Arab in the 15th Century CE; Yemen is the closest anyone can come to name a birthplace for coffee; but stories date the discovery of coffee to as early as the sixth century CE. It was first used in monasteries before spreading to most of the Middle East, Italy and the rest of Europe. Well, we can't be sure who discovered coffee beans, but we can definitely be thankful to them for this life saving discovery.

— Collected by UPASHANA SALAM