coffee

First Found It is thought that coffee was first found in the early 9th century in Ethiopia, east Africa. It gets its name from the region it was first found and grown in, Kaffa. The natives believed that when the plant was added to water and boiled, it had healing powers to those who drank it. It became well known and its popularity spread fast. According to Ethiopian legend, it was an  Abyssinian goatherder, Kaldi, who lived around AD 850, who discovered coffee. He observed his goats prancing excitedly and bleating loudly after chewing the bright red berries that grew on some green bushes nearby. Kaldi tried a few berries himself, and soon felt full of energy. He filled his pockets with the berries and ran home to announce his discovery.         Reaches Europe From there, it spread to the neighbouring countries and Yemen and by 1517 it had reached the Turkish city of Constantinople. It then became popular in Europe throughout the Ottoman Empire and also through the Ro