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Coffee1.WhatisCoffee2.Thehistoryofcoffee3.Somefamouscoffee:Bluemountain;Mocha;ColombianCoffee;Cappuccino.Coffeeisabreweddrinkpreparedfromroastedseeds,commonlycalledcoffeebeans,ofthecoffeeplant.Theyareseedsofcoffeecherriesthatgrowontreesinover70countries.Greenunroastedcoffeeisoneofthemosttradedagriculturalcommoditiesintheworld.Duetoitscaffeinecontent,coffeecanhaveastimulatingeffectinhumans.Today,coffeeisoneofthemostpopularbeveragesworldwide.Thehistoryofcoffeeisasrichasthebrewitself,datingbackmorethanathousandyears.ThefirstcoffeeplantsaresaidtohavecomefromtheHornofAfricaontheshoresoftheRedSea.Originally,coffeebeansweretakenasafoodandnotasabeverage.EastAfricantribeswouldgrindthecoffeecherriestogether,mixingtheresultsintoapastewithanimalfat.Rolledintolittleballs,themixturewassaidtogivewarriorsmuch-neededenergyforbattle.Later,aroundtheyear1000AD,Ethiopiansconcoctedatypeofwinefromcoffeeberries,fermentingthedriedbeansinwater.CoffeealsogrewnaturallyontheArabianPeninsula,anditwasthere,duringthe11thcenturythatcoffeewasfirstdevelopedintoahotdrink.JamaicaBlueMountainCoffeeisaclassificationofcoffeegrownintheBlueMountainsofJamaica.ThebestlotsofBlueMountaincoffeearenotedfortheirmildflavourandlackofbitterness.Overthelastseveraldecades,thiscoffeehasdevelopedareputationthathasmadeitoneofthemostexpensiveandsought-aftercoffeesintheworld;over80%ofallJamaicanBlueMountainCoffeeisexportedtoJapan.Cafémochaisavariantofacaffèlatte.Likealatte,itistypicallyonethirdespressoandtwothirdssteamedmilk,butaportionofchocolateisadded,typicallyintheformofsweetcocoapowder,althoughmanyvarietiesusechocolatesyrup.Mochascancontaindarkormilkchocolate.ColombianCoffeeisaProtecteddesignationoforigingrantedbytheEuropeanUnion(September2007)thatappliestothecoffeeproducedinColombia.TheColombiancoffeehasbeenrecognizedworldwideashavinghighqualityanddistinctivetaste.ThemainimportersofColombiancoffeeareUnitedStates,Germany,Japan,TheNetherlandsandSwitzerland.AcappuccinoisanItaliancoffeedrinkpreparedwithespresso,hotmilk,andsteamed-milkfoam.ThenamecappuccinocomesfromtheCapuchinfriars,possiblyreferringtothecolouroftheirhabitsortotheaspectoftheirtonsured(white)heads,surroundedbyaringofbrownhair.Acappuccinoistraditionallyservedinaporcelaincup,whichhasfarbetterheat-retentioncharacteristicsthanglassorpaper.Thefoamontopofthecappuccinoactsasaninsulatorandhelpsretaintheheatoftheliquid,allowingittostayhotlonger.Thefoammayoptionallyhavepowder(commonlycocoa,cinnamonornutmeg)sprinkledontop.THEEND