Coffee Bits

During its introduction coffee was banned as a drink in several countries and its after effects were compared to those of wine! Today, drinking coffee is a way of life for most people, so much so that the coffee consumption stands at around 4.6 Kg per year per head.

• First found in Ethopia, coffee became popular in Arabia and from there quickly spread to the Europe and the rest of the world.
  

• There are 73 species of coffee trees, out of which only two are cultivated: Arabica & Robusta.
  

• When raw, the coffee beans are somewhat odourless, tasteless and indigestible.
  

• The average lifespan of a coffee tree is about 50 years.
  

• Asian immigrants opened up the first European Café in the 17th century.
  

• Chickmanglore & Coorg in Karnataka are the highest growers of Arabica & Robusta Coffee in India.
  

• The heaviest coffee drinking nation in the world is Finland, where consumption is about 12 kilos per person per year!
  

• Coffee is the world’s second most traded commodity after oil.
  

• The science of reading the future in coffee grounds is Cafedomancy, derived from the Chinese practice of interpreting the pattern left by tea leaves in the bottom of a cup.