12/11/2015
FUN FACTS FOR COFFEE LOVERS
The name Cappuccino comes from the resemblance of the drink to the clothing of the Capuchin monks.
Espresso literally means "when something is forced out."
Coffee was the first food to be freeze-dried.
40% of the world’s coffee is produced by Columbia and Brazil.
Kopi Luwak, the world’ s most expensive coffee (up to $600 per pound) the beans are excreted by a Sumatran wild cat!
Coffee beans grow on a bush.
Most coffees are a blend of Arabica and robusta.
An ibrik is a Turkish pot makes quite the cup of joe.
Arabica varieties such as Java and Mocha are named after their ports of origin.
Sixteenth-century Muslim rulers banned coffee because of its unusual stimulating effects.
New Yorkers drink almost 7 times more coffee than other cities in the US
Coffee is a psychoactive. And at high doses it can make you see things…
Espresso is regulated by the Italian government because it is considered an essential part of their daily life.
In the ancient Arab culture there was only one way a woman could legally divorce: If her husband didn’t provide enough coffee.
Coffee beans are actually the pit of a berry, which makes them a fruit. The best fruit!
Brewed espresso has 2.5% fat, while filtered coffee contains 0.6% fat.
Unlike the hip 20-something Baristas in the US, in Italy the average Barista age is 48, and it is a very respected profession
In the 1600s there was a controversy over whether or not Catholics could drink coffee, luckily Pope Clement VIII said it was okay
No matter what people tell you, caffeine cannot help you sober up.
The first we**am was invented at The University of Cambridge to let people know if the coffee pot was full or not.
There is a spa in Japan that lets you bathe in coffee, tea, or wine. I wouldn’t drink it though…
And lastly, Teddy Roosevelt is and was the greatest American coffee drinker, consuming a gallon a day. But you probably shouldn’t attempt to do that.. ;-)