Numerous legends and fantasies, rooted in deep antiquity, is shrouded in the history of the origin of coffee.
History of the discovery of coffee has two versions - a Muslim and Christian. According to Arab legend, famed Aesculapius Sheikh Omar was a bird of paradise. She sang beautiful songs on the spot where the bird was sitting, appeared flowers and unprecedented results.
To study the properties of this plant are boiled lobster prepared from the seeds of the coffee tree and took it for a few days. Soon he noticed that its efficiency has improved, and improved mood. The fruit, he began to use medicinal tinctures that can help headaches and indigestion. When you add coffee liqueur efficiency greatly improved. Across Arabia parted rumors about healing broth, cooked Omar.
Coptic Christians in Ethiopia believe that their monks opened a coffee. The monastery was located on the highlands in the west of Ethiopia, whose name Cuff. Perhaps it is from the name of the neighborhood and is the name of beverage. Once a monk noticed that the goats, eating branches unknown bushes along with fruits, melts very active and almost dancing. Monk tasted berries and felt that the dream recedes.
He shared his discovery with other monks, and soon all the monks began to use magic fruit. Once one of the monks pulled charred branch from the fire and tried fried berries. The effect was even more pronounced. Thus, gradually the monks went so far as to grind toasted seeds and produce a bitter brew. After opening the coffee beans and learn how to make coffee - quite different concepts.
At the same time the Yemeni legend does not deny Ethiopian. Yemenis say that Sabre was standing near the mountain convent, but a Muslim. A shepherd, whose name Kalda noticed that his goats from eating the fruits of an unknown wood, have become extraordinarily fresh and not sleeping. Shepherd told the strange behavior of goats and the monks are advised to track what plants are chewed day goats. Red berries that grow on trees, Kalda insisted on the water, but drink from the coffee was disgusting.
Frustrated by the shepherd threw a branch with berries in the fire, but soon felt a wonderful, heady aroma. Shepherd stirred the fire and collected the smoldering grain, then re-filled with water and left it brew. After tasting some time the resulting drink it, to his surprise, discovered that the taste was bitter and astringent, but pleasant enough, but soon felt an unusual cheerfulness that had prevailed during the day. Kalda told about this extraordinary case, the abbot of the monastery nearby.
Those interested in the story of a shepherd, as prayers sometimes lasted for 40 hours, which was not easy. Sometimes a dream win. Pastor decided to try the action drink for yourself. Before the night service, he asked one of the novices fry corn in the oven, chop, and then pour boiling water and insist for some time. Then drank the resulting beverage. The effect was remarkable: he felt himself awake all night and the next day. The abbot was so impressed by the influence of drink, which made all the monks drink the broth, to prevent them from falling asleep during the night prayers.
After examining the berries for a long time flipping through old books, the monks came to the conclusion that the plant is not local. And it has been imported to Yemen Ethiopian Christians from the province of Kafa and planted on Yemeni soil, but soon the wild. They called the monks drink "coffee" according to the province of Kafa, or "cava", which means in Arabic "be strong", "decisive". Because it is from Yemen coffee has become the most widespread, then the Arabs and called it "the daughter of Yemen".
But there is another legend. Prophet Mohammad was seriously ill, and God to help the prophet, sent to him the angel Gabriel, who gave Muhammad unknown beverage. He was black and bitter. It was called this elixir "Kahwa".
