![]() 17 – Boston Tea Party, Americans revolt against King George’s Tea Tax andĬoffee is soon after proclaimed the national beverage.ġ776 – The Declaration of Independence is written and devised by the regulars at Theġ802 – Early experiments with a new way to brew coffee via steam – Espresso!ġ822 – The first prototype of an espresso machine comes out of France.ġ885 – The process of roasting the green beans with hot air becomes popular.ġ901 – The first commercial espresso machine is patented by Luigi Bezzera.ġ903 – A German man, Ludwig Roselius, turns a batch of ruined beans over to researchers. “Ah! How sweetĬoffee tastes! Lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than muscatel wine!ġ763 – By now Venice has more than 2000 Coffeehouses.ġ773- Dec. Plants are descended from this one plant.ġ727 – A live coffee plant is smuggled to Brazil.ġ732 – Johann Sebastian Bach composes an ode to Coffee: Kaffee-Kantate. University” is applied to Coffeehouses because for the price of a cup of coffee oneĬan be educated in all subjects in these community centers.ġ723- The wife of a Dutch officer smuggles a coffee seedling to a departing French Naval Were regarded as hotbeds of revolution the ban lasted 11 days. The devil it must be banned” The Pope blesses and baptizes coffee instead.ġ607 – It is believed that John Smith (one of theįounders of Virginia) brought coffee to the New World.ġ652 – First coffeehouse opens in England.ġ668 – The humble beginnings of Lloyd’s of London – As a Coffeehouse !ġ690 – The Dutch are the first to successfully smuggle a coffee seedling out of Arabia.ġ700- With nearly 2000 coffeehouses in London. The Sultan sends word that coffee isġ529 – Turkish Armies, fleeing Vienna, leave behind “many sacks of dry black fodder”.ġ600 – Coffee is brought to the Pope’s attention – “The drink of the infidels, the work of Woman to divorce her husband if he fails to provide her with her daily coffee quotaġ511 – A corrupt Governor of Mecca bans coffee. (translation – ‘that which prevents sleep’) The Turks were the first to roast and grind the dried beans and also the first to mix the grounds with hot water.ġ475 – The world’s first coffee shop opens in Constantinople, where it becomes legal for a The cherries were dried for transport and then reconstituted in water creating a wine-like substance. ![]() Those who wished to pray all night found that the berries helped them to stay awake. Travelers of The Galla tribe from Ethiopia, started the tradition of mixing the berries with animal fat and rolling it into little balls to take on trips. Intrigued by the behavior of his goats, he tasted of the berries himself.Ĭoffee berries quickly gained popularity by those needing endurance. The goats were eating red berries off a nearby bush. The Legend: A lowly goatherd named Kaldi awoke from his nap one afternoon to find his charges frolicking and dancing about. Where? An area of the world we now call Ethiopia. The French brioche can be empty or stuffed with creams, chocolate, jams and marmalades, while the Sicilian one is soaked or filled with granita and gelato.When? Circa 850 BC. ![]() Its shape is roundish and it often has a ball of dough on the surface, similar to a Sicilian brioche with topknots. It has more butter and sugar than its “colleagues” and is softer and more airy. The briocheĪ real French brioche is a leavened pastry made with butter, flour, sugar, eggs, yeast, water and lard. The differences between the brioche, the cornetto and the croissant are in the ingredients, their shapes and in their history. A real brioche is different from the cornetto, but beware: neither of them is an honest to goodness croissant. ![]() But will they be eating the same breakfast? The answer is yes, both are eating the same thing: calling it brioche is just an improper use of the term, widespread in northern Italy. While in Milan some have breakfast with a cappuccino and brioche, those in Naples are having it with a cappuccino and cornetto. It’s about 8:30 am, and we’re at the café. ![]()
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