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Domesticated in [[Ethiopia]] in pre-biblical times, '''coffee''' is a [[bootany|plant]], the [[roasting|roasted]] and grinding beans of which may be used to make a stimulating, [[caffeine]]-containing, beverage. | Domesticated in [[Ethiopia]] in pre-biblical times, '''coffee''' is a [[bootany|plant]], the [[roasting|roasted]] and grinding beans of which may be used to make a stimulating, [[caffeine]]-containing, beverage. | ||
| − | Coffee did not reach [[Europe]] until the 17th century AD, | + | Coffee did not reach [[Europe]] until the 17th century AD, when traders from the East brought it to Venice. Soon afterwards, coffeehouses began to spring up across Europe. Coffee was most widely embraced in England over the next two centuries. [http://www.realcoffee.co.uk/Article.asp?Cat=history&page=3] |
Revision as of 05:47, April 3, 2007
Domesticated in Ethiopia in pre-biblical times, coffee is a plant, the roasted and grinding beans of which may be used to make a stimulating, caffeine-containing, beverage.
Coffee did not reach Europe until the 17th century AD, when traders from the East brought it to Venice. Soon afterwards, coffeehouses began to spring up across Europe. Coffee was most widely embraced in England over the next two centuries. [1]