Coffee!!!
Couple of posts on things i love in life. Moonlight was one of them. Here's another- coffee
A l'il bita history?
The history and development of the beverage that we know as coffee is varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political intrigue, and the pursuit of wealth and power.
According to one story, the effect of coffee beans on behavior was noticed by a sheep herder from Caffa Ethopia named Kaldi as he tended his sheep. He noticed that the sheep became hyperactive after eating the red "cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures. He tried a few himself, and was soon as overactive as his herd. The story relates that a monk happened by and scolded him for "partaking of the devil's fruit." However the monks soon discovered that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help them stay awake for their prayers.
Another legend gives us the name for coffee or "mocha." An Arabian was banished to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the broth save the exiles, but their survival was taken as a religious sign by the residents of the nearest town, Mocha. The plant and its beverage were named Mocha to honor this event.
This is the part i like best:
Coffee was believed by some Christians to be the devil's drink. Pope Vincent III heard this and decided to taste it before he banished it. He enjoyed it so much he baptized it, saying "coffee is so delicious it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it."
Well, all i can think of when one says coffee is my mom!!! She makes the most divine coffee! Sad she's in chennai...o.k! now i'm back to being depressed :(
A l'il bita history?
The history and development of the beverage that we know as coffee is varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political intrigue, and the pursuit of wealth and power.
According to one story, the effect of coffee beans on behavior was noticed by a sheep herder from Caffa Ethopia named Kaldi as he tended his sheep. He noticed that the sheep became hyperactive after eating the red "cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures. He tried a few himself, and was soon as overactive as his herd. The story relates that a monk happened by and scolded him for "partaking of the devil's fruit." However the monks soon discovered that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help them stay awake for their prayers.
Another legend gives us the name for coffee or "mocha." An Arabian was banished to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the broth save the exiles, but their survival was taken as a religious sign by the residents of the nearest town, Mocha. The plant and its beverage were named Mocha to honor this event.
This is the part i like best:
Coffee was believed by some Christians to be the devil's drink. Pope Vincent III heard this and decided to taste it before he banished it. He enjoyed it so much he baptized it, saying "coffee is so delicious it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it."
Well, all i can think of when one says coffee is my mom!!! She makes the most divine coffee! Sad she's in chennai...o.k! now i'm back to being depressed :(
8 Comments:
If she makes the most divine coffee then why don't you people start off something like Barista ? hmm... call is Lavanyas Coffee House :D :D :D
willdo..if u care to leave ur name....maybe i shall give u an opening nite invite! what say?
sure dude! but that wud mean u will land here earlier than planned..start saving!!!!:D
Now, where have i read this before..
dude! ( the anonymous one:) if i had a vague idea of who u are i wud tell u where u read what!
i don't think we know each other...now tell me where i read what...
and hey, all the best for CAT.
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thanx dude! maybe its now time to read my next post :)
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