COFFEE
I must admit - I have a love,hate relationship with coffee. I've always been more of a straight-from-the-bulk-tank milk drinker, along with a couple glasses of juice and water. A few of my friends started to get into the whole coffee drinking trend in high school, but i still preferred a hot cocoa to a hot coffee any day. It wasn't until the end of senior year, and the beginning of my freshman year of college that I really started to enjoy coffee. My mother, who enjoys her coffee as black and dark as can be, still makes fun of me as I drink my creamer with a little coffee. (: I like my coffee as flavored as possible - chocolate raspberry truffle, caramel machiatto - anything that just doesn't taste like, well...coffee! The less coffee tasting, the better! I now can have an entire week where every morning was spent enjoying a hot cup of coffee and creamer.
As we learned about coffee and it's role in world history during week 2 of this class we were asked to drink coffee and then record the time and date. My week looked a little something like this...
As we learned about coffee and it's role in world history during week 2 of this class we were asked to drink coffee and then record the time and date. My week looked a little something like this...
I suppose I'm not like most people who wake up to a "steamy hot cup of joe" every morning. Instead I enjoy it as I wish. Whenever warmth is needed in the day. I'll blame the amount of creamer I put in my coffee for the random timing of my coffee drinking. I have a small belief that such a large amount of dairy totally dilutes the caffeine offered by coffee. That's okay for me though! I'll be thankful I can have a cup of coffee a few hours before bed and still sleep the night.
It's stimulating, it's delicious, and let's admit it...addictive. Coffee was first recognized for it's stimulating effects - because of the caffeine content. Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherder, "discovered" coffee as his goats ate from a coffee plant and of course (as we all do) responded to the coffee with a quick rise in energy. Much like tea, coffee also moved across the globe as religious practices moved and grew. The caffeine and it's effects allowed for long nights spent performing midnight rituals
1. Coffee is first discovered in Ethiopia by Kaldi, a goat herder.
2. Muslim pilgrims brought coffee to Islam in the 15th century.
3. By the 17th century coffee drinking had spread to Europe. Coffee drinking became associated with political talks in newly created coffee houses.
4. The first American coffee house is established in 1689 - the Green Dragon found in Boston. Coffee became a very patriotic drink, and a drink surrounded by debates of the future revolution.
5. Coffee made it to Brazil by the 19th century. The introduction of coffee in Brazil allowed for the modernization of Brazil with a railraod allowed for transportation of goods to the coast.
2. Muslim pilgrims brought coffee to Islam in the 15th century.
3. By the 17th century coffee drinking had spread to Europe. Coffee drinking became associated with political talks in newly created coffee houses.
4. The first American coffee house is established in 1689 - the Green Dragon found in Boston. Coffee became a very patriotic drink, and a drink surrounded by debates of the future revolution.
5. Coffee made it to Brazil by the 19th century. The introduction of coffee in Brazil allowed for the modernization of Brazil with a railraod allowed for transportation of goods to the coast.