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1) A Five Gun Salute to the Origins of Coffee

A History of Coffee

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The Origins of Coffee in Turkey

In the 1400s, coffee trees growing in Ethiopia were being dried and traded. The Jirati is taken to Yemen and they sell them to the Sufis who use them to stay awake during these long night ceremonies. By the time we have the descriptions of coffee in Turkey, it sounds like coffee today. Dark roasted, pulverized, add the hot water, make a beverage called Kishar.

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