What’s an interesting fact about your profession/field of study that someone who isn’t a part of it wouldn’t necessarily know and/or realize? 🤔🤯
Coffee as we know it today, was first discovered (or cultivated, rather), back in the 9th century in Ethiopia, partly by chance! Their famous legend about Kaldi and his dancing goats is honestly worth a listen! ☕️
Kaldi was a goat herder from Kaffa, who unintentionally discovered coffee after witnessing the unusual behaviour of his herd. One day, he knew something was off, with them being so wildly energetic, that they continued dancing and frolicking throughout the night! 🐐
When Kaldi investigated, he saw that the goats were merrily eating the red berries and shiny leaves of an unfamiliar tree.
Kaldi himself then tried the berries and after feeling the joyous effects, he later brought these berries to the monastery and shared them with the monks. It didn’t go down well, with whom the head monk exclaimed that they were the ‘Devil’s work’ and promptly hurled them into the fire.
The aroma of the beans roasting in the fire was so heavenly, that the beans were immediately raked from the fire and crushed to put out the embers. Realizing their mistake, the monks placed them into a jug and covered with hot water for preservation. Later on, the monks drank the brew and it helped them keep awake during their nightly devotions. ☕️🕯️🙏🏻
And that is the story of how coffee was first discovered! All thanks to some groovy, dancing goats 🐐😉
Kaldi was a goat herder from Kaffa, who unintentionally discovered coffee after witnessing the unusual behaviour of his herd. One day, he knew something was off, with them being so wildly energetic, that they continued dancing and frolicking throughout the night! 🐐
When Kaldi investigated, he saw that the goats were merrily eating the red berries and shiny leaves of an unfamiliar tree.
Kaldi himself then tried the berries and after feeling the joyous effects, he later brought these berries to the monastery and shared them with the monks. It didn’t go down well, with whom the head monk exclaimed that they were the ‘Devil’s work’ and promptly hurled them into the fire.
The aroma of the beans roasting in the fire was so heavenly, that the beans were immediately raked from the fire and crushed to put out the embers. Realizing their mistake, the monks placed them into a jug and covered with hot water for preservation. Later on, the monks drank the brew and it helped them keep awake during their nightly devotions. ☕️🕯️🙏🏻
And that is the story of how coffee was first discovered! All thanks to some groovy, dancing goats 🐐😉
