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“Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love” Turkish Proverb

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» Kinds of coffee

Espresso

Espresso – it is a very strong coffee. It is served without milk in little cups. Espresso in Italian means «express» or «fast».
Espresso has become a basis of coffee recipes. In spite of the fact that invention of this recipe is a merit of the Italians, the first espresso machine was found in [...]

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» The coffee history in Ethiopia

The sort of coffee-tree Coffea arabica came from Ethiopia (Abyssinia), namely from the south-west part of Ethiopian Highlands, which is called Kafa. People used leaves and fruit of coffee-tree since ancient times, long before the Semite tribe on the Arabian Peninsula had known about this plant.
The discoverers of coffee weren’t the Arabs, but Ethiopians – [...]

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» Peculiarities of coffee etiquette

Coffee-time, as a tea-time is one of the most popular. Usually one can be invited to coffee at the end of the day, after 6 p.m. It is also severed at the end of the feast thereby stress the festival’s conclusion.
In order to leave a good impression by guests from the party, you should [...]

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» The history of coffee and its legend

Have you ever thought about coffee’s origin?
The legend narrates the story of Ethiopian goatherd Kaldi, who has noticed that every time after ripe red cherries his goats were too active and excited. The goatherd has had firsthand knowledge of fruit’s effect.
The goatherd shared this story with monks. Through trial and error they made a decoction [...]

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