Posted on November 7th, 2009 by admin | No Comments »
Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica), also called Mountain Coffee is the most economically important species of coffee. The plant is about 8 m high, growing, rich leafy tree. From the white flowers form the coffee cherries, mostly red-colored when ripe stone fruits.
Originally coming from Ethiopia, he is today in many tropical and subtropical countries (mainly in [...]
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Posted on October 16th, 2009 by admin | No Comments »
The history of coffee, as a famous beverage, probably originated in Ethiopia, in the province of Kaffa, but that is not absolutely settled. The most prevalent legend has it that a shepherd of Abyssinia has noticed the tonic effect of this shrub on the goats that had eaten.
Its culture is spreading into neighboring Arabia, where [...]
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