The spread and popularity of coffee (V) What kind of cup is an authentic coffee cup?

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In the previous issues, we talked about how coffee became a popular drink in the Arabian Peninsula. Today, we will talk about the evolution of coffee drinks.

At that time, Yemen, which is the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, was where coffee trees grew. After the coffee berries ripened, they were difficult to preserve and easily spoiled. The same is true today. It is not difficult to import coffee beans from all over the world, but it is difficult to buy coffee berries.

Yemenis dry the fruit peel and pulp, crush them and drink them with water, but throw away the coffee beans. What does this coffee drink taste like? In fact, we can buy dried coffee peel tea on Taobao. I have tried it and I think it is very ordinary. You can try it.

Arabs drink coffee in small bowls or cups. The cups are like our tea cups in ancient times. Now some boutique coffee shops have also switched to coffee cups without handles. Some customers have objections, saying: Your coffee cups are not authentic. In fact, this is authentic and retro. The source of coffee cups is tea cups. It is said that this has something to do with Zheng He's voyages to the West. Because coffee cups imitating blue and white porcelain of that period have been unearthed in the Arabian Peninsula. And according to the written records of Zheng He's voyages to the West, his fleet once visited the port of Yemen. In terms of time, it coincides with the beginning of the popularity of coffee drinks in the Arabian Peninsula.

Except Yemen, in some other places in the Arabian Peninsula, people prefer to boil coffee beans and drink them. There are differences in drinking habits between the north and south of the Arabian Peninsula. This gives people an opportunity to discover that coffee beans are the key and secret to deliciousness.