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Guess where the coffee plant originated.

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Coffea arabica (pronounced /əˈræbɪkə/) is a species of Coffea originally indigenous to the mountains of Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula, hence its name, and also from the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee". Coffea arabica is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, being grown in southwest Arabia for well over 1,000 years. [Source: Wikipedia]

Guess how big the coffee plant is.

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The coffee tree averages from 5-10 m (15–30 ft.) in height. As the tree gets older, it branches less and less and bears more leaves and fruit. The tree typically begins to bear fruit 3–5 years after being planted, and continues to produce for 10-20 more years, depending on the type of plant and the area. [Source: Wikipedia]

Guess when coffee first arrived in Europe.

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In the 17th century, coffee appeared for the first time in Europe outside the Ottoman Empire, and coffeehouses were established and quickly became popular. The first coffeehouses reached Western Europe probably through the Kingdom of Hungary, (thus this was the mediator between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire) and appeared in Venice, due to the trafficks between La Serenissima and the Ottomans; the very first one is recorded in 1645. [Source: Wikipedia]

Guess where coffeehouses were banned.

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Coffeehouses in Mecca soon became a concern as places for political gatherings to the imams who banned them, and the drink, for Muslims between 1512 and 1524. Though Charles II later tried to suppress the London coffeehouses as "places where the disaffected met, and spread scandalous reports concerning the conduct of His Majesty and his Ministers", the public flocked to them. [Source: Wikipedia]

Guess which countries banned women from coffeehouses.

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The banning of women from coffeehouses was not universal, but does appear to have been common in Europe. In Germany women frequented them, but in England and France they were banned. Émilie du Châtelet purportedly wore drag to gain entrance to a coffeehouse in Paris. In a well-known engraving of a Parisian coffeehouse of c. 1700, the gentlemen hang their hats on pegs and sit at long communal tables strewn with papers and writing implements. Coffeepots are ranged at an open fire, with a hanging cauldron of boiling water. The only woman present presides, separated in a canopied booth, from which she serves coffee in tall cups. [Source: Wikipedia]

Guess when coffee was first cultivated the Americas.

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First cultivation in Caribbean (Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico) - 1715-1730. First cultivation in South America - 1730. [Source: Wikipedia]

Guess how much a coffee farmer gets for a pound of coffee.

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Small farmers included in the International Fair Trade Coffee Register are guaranteed a minimum of $1.26 per pound of coffee, the "Fair Trade price," from coffee importers. The free trade price of coffee rose above this minimum in September 2007, but due to recent economic events, the free trade price dropped back below this minimum in October 2008. The fair trade price for (conventional natural robusta) coffee has been $1.01 since June 2008. The price of conventional commodity coffee was also over $1 in 2008, but about $0.70 in 2009. [Source: Wikipedia]

... no need to guess which country consumes the most coffee.

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02-17-2011, 04:17 PM	#233
boxcorner »(°±°)« Posts: 826 Karma: 775629 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: divisive reader	It's time for a coffee break ... Guess where the coffee plant originated. Spoiler: Coffea arabica (pronounced /əˈræbɪkə/) is a species of Coffea originally indigenous to the mountains of Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula, hence its name, and also from the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee". Coffea arabica is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, being grown in southwest Arabia for well over 1,000 years. [Source: Wikipedia] Guess how big the coffee plant is. Spoiler: The coffee tree averages from 5-10 m (15–30 ft.) in height. As the tree gets older, it branches less and less and bears more leaves and fruit. The tree typically begins to bear fruit 3–5 years after being planted, and continues to produce for 10-20 more years, depending on the type of plant and the area. [Source: Wikipedia] Guess when coffee first arrived in Europe. Spoiler: In the 17th century, coffee appeared for the first time in Europe outside the Ottoman Empire, and coffeehouses were established and quickly became popular. The first coffeehouses reached Western Europe probably through the Kingdom of Hungary, (thus this was the mediator between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire) and appeared in Venice, due to the trafficks between La Serenissima and the Ottomans; the very first one is recorded in 1645. [Source: Wikipedia] Guess where coffeehouses were banned. Spoiler: Coffeehouses in Mecca soon became a concern as places for political gatherings to the imams who banned them, and the drink, for Muslims between 1512 and 1524. Though Charles II later tried to suppress the London coffeehouses as "places where the disaffected met, and spread scandalous reports concerning the conduct of His Majesty and his Ministers", the public flocked to them. [Source: Wikipedia] Guess which countries banned women from coffeehouses. Spoiler: The banning of women from coffeehouses was not universal, but does appear to have been common in Europe. In Germany women frequented them, but in England and France they were banned. Émilie du Châtelet purportedly wore drag to gain entrance to a coffeehouse in Paris. In a well-known engraving of a Parisian coffeehouse of c. 1700, the gentlemen hang their hats on pegs and sit at long communal tables strewn with papers and writing implements. Coffeepots are ranged at an open fire, with a hanging cauldron of boiling water. The only woman present presides, separated in a canopied booth, from which she serves coffee in tall cups. [Source: Wikipedia] Guess when coffee was first cultivated the Americas. Spoiler: First cultivation in Caribbean (Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico) - 1715-1730. First cultivation in South America - 1730. [Source: Wikipedia] Guess how much a coffee farmer gets for a pound of coffee. Spoiler: Small farmers included in the International Fair Trade Coffee Register are guaranteed a minimum of $1.26 per pound of coffee, the "Fair Trade price," from coffee importers. The free trade price of coffee rose above this minimum in September 2007, but due to recent economic events, the free trade price dropped back below this minimum in October 2008. The fair trade price for (conventional natural robusta) coffee has been $1.01 since June 2008. The price of conventional commodity coffee was also over $1 in 2008, but about $0.70 in 2009. [Source: Wikipedia] ... no need to guess which country consumes the most coffee. Café Coffee Espresso Coffee bean Coffeehouse Coffeemaker Coffea arabica Fair trade coffee Economics of coffee Last edited by boxcorner; 02-17-2011 at 04:50 PM.