Coffee Around the World
The history of coffee in surrounded by great stories and myths.
Common belief is that coffee originated in the Ethiopian province of Kaldi.
According to legend, a sheep herder named Kaldi observed that when the sheep that he was watching over would become very hyperactive after eating from a native plant.
Kaldi became curious of what the affects may be on humans, after trying the plant himself he realized that he to became hyperactive.
This is why the Etheopian province Kaffa, which continues to be a major coffee growing area has claim to being the place that coffee received its name from.
Another claim to the origination of coffee is that it comes from Yemen.
An Arabian named Omar is said to have had his followers banished to the desert, where they would be left to starve.
Not willing to die without a fight, Omar and his followers realized that their survival depended on the fruit of an unknown plant.
Omar and his followers were able to fight off starvation by cooking the unknown plant and consuming it.
There survival was viewed by many as a religious sign by the towns people of a nearby town called Mocha, the town that is known for having produced the first coffee beans that continue to grow in popularity each day.
The most popular drink in the world, Coffee is a globally traded commodity of utmost importance.
Grown in More then 75 countries around the world, the largest producers of coffee are sub-tropical and tropical areas, where soil conditions and climate are ideal conditions for the plant.
With so many varieties available you can travel the world with just the sip of your cup.
Robusta coffee, which is grown in lower altitudes and is ideal for planting and harvesting in the Philippines.
This variety is most frequently used for soluble and instant coffee.
It is also used in the Philippines as a blender for other types of of caffeine punches.
Sold as 'hyper-caffeinated' in some countries, it can be processed with either the dry method or the the wet method.
Excelsa coffee, which is sometimes confused with Barako.
It is similar to Robusta, in that it is grown in lower elevations.
With a distinct 'langja' or fruit taste, in can be found growing in most areas of Cavit and the Philippines.
While not the most popular coffee around the world, it is very popular in the Philippines.
The most traded coffee and the most widely known coffee around the world, Arabica coffee is grown in higher elevations of 1,500 meters above sea level or more.
It is mostly found in the Philippines atop the mountain ranges in the Cordilleras and near the mountains and volcanoes of the island of Mindanao.
The most traded coffee and the most widely known coffee around the world, it is normally more expensive then most other types of coffee because of its smoother taste.
More popularly known as 'Barako', Liberica coffee has the largest trunk, leaf, beans and cherries of all four of these varieties.
Originally only grown in Batangas in the Philippines, this makes "Batangas' coffee famous all around the world.
Grown since the 1800's cultivation soon spread to other areas of the Philippines.
Common belief is that coffee originated in the Ethiopian province of Kaldi.
According to legend, a sheep herder named Kaldi observed that when the sheep that he was watching over would become very hyperactive after eating from a native plant.
Kaldi became curious of what the affects may be on humans, after trying the plant himself he realized that he to became hyperactive.
This is why the Etheopian province Kaffa, which continues to be a major coffee growing area has claim to being the place that coffee received its name from.
Another claim to the origination of coffee is that it comes from Yemen.
An Arabian named Omar is said to have had his followers banished to the desert, where they would be left to starve.
Not willing to die without a fight, Omar and his followers realized that their survival depended on the fruit of an unknown plant.
Omar and his followers were able to fight off starvation by cooking the unknown plant and consuming it.
There survival was viewed by many as a religious sign by the towns people of a nearby town called Mocha, the town that is known for having produced the first coffee beans that continue to grow in popularity each day.
The most popular drink in the world, Coffee is a globally traded commodity of utmost importance.
Grown in More then 75 countries around the world, the largest producers of coffee are sub-tropical and tropical areas, where soil conditions and climate are ideal conditions for the plant.
With so many varieties available you can travel the world with just the sip of your cup.
Robusta coffee, which is grown in lower altitudes and is ideal for planting and harvesting in the Philippines.
This variety is most frequently used for soluble and instant coffee.
It is also used in the Philippines as a blender for other types of of caffeine punches.
Sold as 'hyper-caffeinated' in some countries, it can be processed with either the dry method or the the wet method.
Excelsa coffee, which is sometimes confused with Barako.
It is similar to Robusta, in that it is grown in lower elevations.
With a distinct 'langja' or fruit taste, in can be found growing in most areas of Cavit and the Philippines.
While not the most popular coffee around the world, it is very popular in the Philippines.
The most traded coffee and the most widely known coffee around the world, Arabica coffee is grown in higher elevations of 1,500 meters above sea level or more.
It is mostly found in the Philippines atop the mountain ranges in the Cordilleras and near the mountains and volcanoes of the island of Mindanao.
The most traded coffee and the most widely known coffee around the world, it is normally more expensive then most other types of coffee because of its smoother taste.
More popularly known as 'Barako', Liberica coffee has the largest trunk, leaf, beans and cherries of all four of these varieties.
Originally only grown in Batangas in the Philippines, this makes "Batangas' coffee famous all around the world.
Grown since the 1800's cultivation soon spread to other areas of the Philippines.
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