Sol Melia
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Publicado: 5 de mayo de 2012
ALL ABOUT COFFEE
1. According to the article, do Americans drink a lot of coffee? If yes, so much?
Yes. Americans drink a lot of coffee. Coffee accounts for 71% of American´s total intake.2. How did coffee first begin to spread outside of Africa?
Through Arab trade the coffee spread outside (Africa and the Middle East). Coffee was carried on the backs of camels.
3. Has coffee everbeen illegal? If yes, where and why?
Yes it was. Coffee was banned in the Arab world. It was considered like a immoral drug.
4. When and where did coffee first enter the English language?
Coffeeentered at the end of the sixteenth century from the Italian. The first coffeehouse opened in London.
5. How was coffee first discovered?
There are some theories.
* Some scholars believeEthiopians first brewed it.
* Others attribute the process to a traveling mystic, the mystic accidentally stumbled across the plant when he observed a herd of goats with an unusual amount of energy. Theanimals had fed on the plant's berries.
* There exists yet another, similar story that relates how Ethiopian goat herders first developed the berry into a beverage.
6. What early drinkersbelieve about coffee?
Imbibers believed that coffee cured a variety of illnesses, most likely because of the caffeine content.
7. What are some of the recently discovered health benefits of coffee?Coffee may lower the risk of diabetes and liver damage,and combat certain types of cancer. People who regularly drink coffee demonstrate improved ability on cognitive tests, with theirshort-term memory and IQ both receiving a boost.
8. What kind of drink has coffee always been considered?
Coffee has almost always been considered a social drink,with people going to coffeehouses to discuss business and exchange news.
9. Which two famous places began at coffee houses?
Lloyd´s of London and Jonathan´s...
1. According to the article, do Americans drink a lot of coffee? If yes, so much?
Yes. Americans drink a lot of coffee. Coffee accounts for 71% of American´s total intake.2. How did coffee first begin to spread outside of Africa?
Through Arab trade the coffee spread outside (Africa and the Middle East). Coffee was carried on the backs of camels.
3. Has coffee everbeen illegal? If yes, where and why?
Yes it was. Coffee was banned in the Arab world. It was considered like a immoral drug.
4. When and where did coffee first enter the English language?
Coffeeentered at the end of the sixteenth century from the Italian. The first coffeehouse opened in London.
5. How was coffee first discovered?
There are some theories.
* Some scholars believeEthiopians first brewed it.
* Others attribute the process to a traveling mystic, the mystic accidentally stumbled across the plant when he observed a herd of goats with an unusual amount of energy. Theanimals had fed on the plant's berries.
* There exists yet another, similar story that relates how Ethiopian goat herders first developed the berry into a beverage.
6. What early drinkersbelieve about coffee?
Imbibers believed that coffee cured a variety of illnesses, most likely because of the caffeine content.
7. What are some of the recently discovered health benefits of coffee?Coffee may lower the risk of diabetes and liver damage,and combat certain types of cancer. People who regularly drink coffee demonstrate improved ability on cognitive tests, with theirshort-term memory and IQ both receiving a boost.
8. What kind of drink has coffee always been considered?
Coffee has almost always been considered a social drink,with people going to coffeehouses to discuss business and exchange news.
9. Which two famous places began at coffee houses?
Lloyd´s of London and Jonathan´s...
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