In the Ethiopian highlands, where the
legend of Kaldi, the goatherd, originated, coffee trees grow today as they have
for centuries. Though we will never know with certainty, there probably is some
truth to the Kaldi legend.
It is said that he discovered coffee after noticing
that his goats, upon eating berries from a certain tree, became so spirited
that they did not want to sleep at night.
Kaldi dutifully reported his
findings to the abbot of the local monastery who made a drink with the berries
and discovered that it kept him alert for the long hours of evening
prayer. Soon the abbot had shared his discovery with the other monks at
the monastery, and ever so slowly knowledge of the energizing effects of the
berries began to spread. As word moved east and coffee reached the
Arabian peninsula, it began a journey which would spread its reputation across
the globe.
Today coffee is grown in a multitude of countries around the world.
Whether it is Asia or Africa, Central or South America, the islands of the
Caribbean or Pacific, all can trace their heritage to the trees in the ancient
coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau.
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