Coffee is a centuries-old beverage with a long, sordid history; in fact, its origins date back so far they’ve become largely lost in history. Legend has it Ethiopian goats are actually responsible for promoting the drink so loved today. Hundreds of years ago, the goats’ owner noticed they had a bit of a change in energy levels after eating the berries now known as coffee beans. From there, the story really took off, so to speak.
The Arabian Peninsula Gets a Wake-up Call
Several hundred years later, coffee made its way to the Arabian Peninsula where it quickly gained acclaim. Local farmers realized its potential and began to commercialize the matter to an extent. Sometime during the 1500s, the first historical records of coffee houses came into play. Those weren’t examples of coffee near me, but they certainly paved the way for it become more widely known.
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