☕ADDICTED DRINK☕

 

 ☕COFFEE HISTORY☕ 

         

 The coffee plant is native to Ethiopia.  According to legend coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian goat herd called Kaldi. He noticed that goats who ate certain beans became very lively. It was drunk in Yemen by the 15th century. By the 16th century it had spread to Persia (Iran) and Turkey. There were many coffee houses where people could drink and also socialize.

                     

                                It reached Europe in the late 16th century through trade. Coffee was introduced into Italy first. (Today it is still a very popular drink among the Italians). Coffee really became popular in Europe in the 17th century. In the 1600s coffee houses opened across Europe. The first coffee-house in England opened in Oxford in 1651 and by the late 17th century there were many coffeehouses in English towns where merchants and professional men met to drink cups of coffee, read newspapers and chat.

                               Loyds Coffee House opened in London in the 18th century and soon became a center of marine insurance. However by the mid-18th century coffee houses were past their heyday in England. Merchants met to do business in specialist exchanges and gentlemen’s clubs took over as the places where well to do men met to socialize and chat.

                               Meanwhile the first coffee-house in America opened in Boston, Massachusetts in 1689. Merchants Coffee House opened in New York in 1737 and it became an important meeting place. In America drinking coffee rather than tea became patriotic after the Boston Tea Party of 1773 (a protest against a British tax on tea).

                              In the early 18th century the Dutch began growing coffee in Indonesia. Also in the 18th century people began growing coffee in Brazil. By the early 19th century coffee plantations in Brazil were booming. In the 20th century a vast amount of coffee was grown in Uganda. Meanwhile the first American coffee percolator was invented in 1865 by James Mason.

☕Modern History☕

    Instant coffee was invented by New Zealander David Strang in 1889. Freeze dried coffee was invented in 1938. Meanwhile decaffeinated coffee was invented by Ludwig Roselius in 1903. Melitta Bentz invented the coffee filter in 1908. Achille Gaggia invented the modern espresso machine in 1946. The first pump driven espresso machine was made in 1960. Meanwhile in the early 20th century the coffee table became a popular item of furniture.

                     

                     During the Second World War coffee was rationed for a short time in the USA. Coffee rationing was introduced in November 1942 but it only lasted until July 1943.

                     Today coffee is still one of the world’s most popular drinks. Brazil is still the world’s largest producer of coffee.

                     From a simple cup of black coffee to a complex, multi-adjective Starbucks order, each coffee drinker has their own favorite way of indulging in this caffeinated wonder-drink.

🤤TWO  OF MY FAVORITE COFFEE RECIPES🤤

☕DALGONA COFFEE☕

INGREDIENTS:

• 3  Tbsp instant coffee
• 5 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp hot water

INSTRUCTIONS: 

• Whisk together instant coffee, sugar, and hot water until peaks are formed. 
• You can use a hand whisk. It takes 10 to 15 minutes .
•  A hand mixer or a stand mixer takes 5 minutes. or until it becomes frothy or creamy.
• You can add extra sugar to the milk to make it sweet.

You can also store the whipped coffee cream in an air-tight container in a fridge for later use.

☕Iced Mocha☕ 

INGREDIENTS:

• Ice cubes
• 1/4 – 1/3 a glass of milk
• Brewed coffee
• Chocolate syrup
• Whipped cream
• Sugar (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Put ice in the bottom of a glass
• Fill it up about 1/4 – 1/3 of the way with the cold coffee… Depending on how much of a coffee flavor you like. I prefer just a hint myself
• Fifty ill it the rest of the way with milk (2% for me)
• Give a good squeeze of chocolate syrup… Maybe 1-2 tablespoons? If you don’t add enough you won’t really be able to taste it
• Add sugar and top with whipped cream if desired