Coffee and tea legends
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Table of Contents
The Legends of Coffee and Tea Tea In China In India In Japan A Scientific Perspective Coffee The Original Stick Kaldi and His Goats Ali ibn Omar al-Shadhili and the Coffee Route A Revealing Fire Omar and the Bird Muhammad and Gabriel The Cup That Foretells the Future: Ottoman Tasseography Game: Turn Your Cup Over to Read Your Future Baba Budan and the Forbidden Beans A Scientific Perspective Caffeine, or Theine: The Science of a Molecule And What About Health? FAQ: Between Myth and Reality: Untangling the Legends
The legends of coffee and tea
Coffee and tea are two globally known beverages consumed by millions of people every day.
Being big consumers ourselves, we wondered how these products had been discovered, how they knew, for example, that it was necessary to roast the seeds of this tree to obtain such a beverage!
And in our research, we discovered a universe of legends, each more interesting (and wacky?) than the last.
Here's a summary of what I've discovered. Admittedly, some of the legends are so fun you almost want to believe them! :D
Feel free to leave your favorites in the comments!
Tea
Originally, the wild tea plant grew in the Himalayan regions (Assam, Yunnan, northern Myanmar and Thailand)
The history of tea is rich in legends, which intrigue us and make this ancient beverage precious and mysterious.
Every country, from China to Japan, via India, has old beliefs that have kept the myth alive around this magical brew.
Let's take a look at the known ones:
