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Coffee History
Even culturally coffee has had its trials and tribulations from time to time. Coffee actually came to the western world through Italy when the beans were imported to Rome from the Middle East.
When coffee finally reached Italy, it was branded the devils drink. It took the pope himself to step in when just as he was about to cave in and declare coffee evil, he insisted on tasting it.
One taste and he was a convert and instead of banning it, he baptized it as "very good indeed" and the Italians went on to give us some of the most delightful coffee drinks including espresso and cappuccino. |
