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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"food",<br>"author":"raees786",<br>"permlink":"coffee",<br>"title":"Coffee",<br>"body":"Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans,<br> which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. The genus Coffea is native to tropical Africa (specifically having its origin in Ethiopia and Sudan) and Madagascar,<br> the Comoros,<br> Mauritius,<br> and R\u00e9union in the Indian Ocean.[2 The plant was exported from Africa to countries around the world. Coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries,<br> primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas,<br> Southeast Asia,<br> India,<br> and Africa. The two most commonly grown are arabica and robusta. Once ripe,<br> coffee berries are picked,<br> processed,<br> and dried. Dried coffee seeds (referred to as beans) are roasted to varying degrees,<br> depending on the desired flavor. Roasted beans are ground and brewed with near-boiling water to produce coffee as a beverage.\n\n\n![275px-A_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmTdg75vyrwG66jGAtopN25uH86vJDRR6RZAgDK3RAQaC3\/275px-A_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG)\n\n\n\n\nCoffee is slightly acidic and has a stimulating effect on humans because of its caffeine content. Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world.[3 It can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways (e.g.,<br> espresso,<br> French press,<br> caf\u00e9 latte,<br> etc.). It is usually served hot,<br> although iced coffee is a popular alternative. Clinical studies indicate that moderate coffee consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults,<br> with continuing research on whether long-term consumption lowers the risk of some diseases,<br> although there is generally poor quality of such studies.[4 \n\n\n\nA cup of coffee with added milk\n\n\n![220px-A_cup_of_coffee_milk.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmen6Quqp33JP3617Wemqk51fqxFKA5ZTYLpLUKbnZ423a\/220px-A_cup_of_coffee_milk.jpg)\n\n\n\nThe earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking appears in Yemen in southern Arabia in the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines.[5 It was here in Arabia that coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed in a similar way to how it is now prepared. Coffee seeds were first exported from East Africa to Yemen,<br> as the coffea arabica plant is thought to have been indigenous to the former.[6 Yemeni traders took coffee back to their homeland and began to cultivate the seed. By the 16th century,<br> it had reached Persia,<br> Turkey,<br> and North Africa. From there,<br> it spread to Europe and the rest of the world.\n\nBrazil is the leading grower of coffee,<br> producing one-third of the world total in 2016. Coffee is a major export commodity: it is the top agricultural export for numerous countries and is among the world's largest legal agricultural exports.[3 [7 It is one of the most valuable commodities exported by developing countries. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world.[8 Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and the way developed countries trade with developing nations and the impact of its cultivation on the environment,<br> in regards to the clearing of land for coffee-growing and water use. Consequently,<br> the markets for fair trade coffee and organic coffee are expanding.[citation needed ",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"hot\",<br>\"new\",<br>\"trending\",<br>\"steemit\",<br>\"food\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmTdg75vyrwG66jGAtopN25uH86vJDRR6RZAgDK3RAQaC3\/275px-A_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmen6Quqp33JP3617Wemqk51fqxFKA5ZTYLpLUKbnZ423a\/220px-A_cup_of_coffee_milk.jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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