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Domesticated in Ethiopia in ancient times, coffee is a plant, the roasting and grinding beans of which may be used to make a stimulating, caffeine-containing, beverage. The beans can also be chewed and sometimes can be found sold with a chocolate coating.

Coffee reached Europe in the 17th century AD, when traders from the East brought it to Venice. Soon afterwards, coffeehouses began to spring up across Europe. Coffee was most widely embraced in England over the next two centuries. [1] Today, Brazil exports more coffee than any other nation. [2]

Coffee grows best in areas with moderate amounts of both rain and sunshine, and with temperatures that do not deviate far from 70º F. [3]

Forms of Coffee

• An Espresso is a concentrated coffee made py passing water through coffee beans at high pressure. A variant of this is known as a Ristretto which uses less water and is stronger and sweeter.

• A double double is a cup of coffee containing two cream and two sugar; regular means one of each, and black indicates that the coffee is without either.

• A latte is named from the Italian word for milk, and refers to a coffee with milk.

• Cappucino is like a latte, but with frothy steamed milk on top; the name derives from the supposed likeness to the habit of a Capucin monk.

• A doppio macchiato is double shot of espresso, with some milk foam.

The world's most expensive coffee is Civet coffee (Kopi Luwak). It is unusual in that the coffee bean has to pass through the digestive system of Civet (an asian cat), which mellows the bean.