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What are coffee beans?
Coffee beans come from the inside and are the seed of a coffee ‘cherry’ in a tree. Each cherry in the tree is covered in silverskin (also called the spermodern). The silverskin is covered by a parchment skin, which is then covered by a slimy layer, surrounded by a thin layer of pulp, all covered by an outer skin. When roasting these layers are taken off though some silverskin often remains attached.
When was the coffee bean first discovered?
Coffee was first discovered in the 9th Century in Ethiopia. From there it spread to Egypt (where coffee was used in religious ceremonies) and by the 15th Century it reached to Turkey and Africa, then to Italy and then to the rest of Europe. Today coffee is one of the most popular drinks consumed today.
There are a wide variety of different types of coffee
There are hundreds of different coffee beans grown and all coffee beans come from plants in the genus Coffe. The two most commonly grown coffee beans are Coffea canephora and Coffea Arabica, usually found in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
How do you make coffee from the coffee beans?
When ready the coffee cherries are picked, processed and dried. The seeds from inside the cherries are roasted, the actual roasting process can vary depending on the style of the bean and the desired flavour. The roasted beans are then grounded and brewed to create the beverage coffee.
There are many different types of coffee drinks that you can have these days, just by going to Star Bucks or any coffee shop they always have a menu full of coffee drink options such as Espresso Shots, Latte, Cappuccino, Cafe Au Lait, Cafe Mocha, Caramel Macchiato and many more.
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