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Study on Beverage Culture of Coffee Coffee, tea and cocoa are known as the top three beverages in the world. Nearly 1/3 people around the world drink coffee, and its consumption has been second only to tea. Coffee drinking is commonly popular in the United States and Europe all the time. In China and other Eastern countries, today, there is an apparent tendency of coffee drinking to be popular gradually. So the following is something about coffee’s culture. Origin: Coffee trees’ and coffee consumption’s origin are recognized in Africa, and ideas about the specific area vary. But most people think that it is Ethiopia, an ancient civilization in East Africa. It is generally believed that coffee originated in Kaffa, Buna and other regions in Ethiopia, where still retain many ancient coffee trees. It is said that “coffee” also stems from the word “Kaffa”. However, origin of coffee is quite various in different people’s opinion. When it comes to the origin of coffee, it usually occurs to us an interesting story: a long time ago, once a shepherd boy Cardy, who was from Kaffa in southwestern Ethiopia, herded his goats through a forest. During that time, the goats grazed red fruit on the large bushes. Cardy found that the goats were particularly excited after eating these fruit and even the old goats could run as the little goats did. The curiosity drove the boy to pick some fruit and taste. As a result, he became very excited, spiritual and could not help dancing. So coffee was discovered. History: The worlds first coffee tree was found in the Horn of Africa. The fruit of the tree was often grinded by local indigenous tribes. Then the powder was kneaded and made into many spherical balls together with animal fat. These indigenous tribes treated those coffee meatballs as precious food, specifically for those soldiers who are about to set off to enjoy. In ancient times the Arabs boiled the dried beans, and put the juice as stomach drink that helps digestion. Later th