FACTS ABOUT COFFEE

The name cappuccino comes from the

resemblance of the drink to the clothing of the

Capuchin monks.

Espresso literally means In Italian,

"when something is forced out."

Coffee was the first food to be freeze-dried.

40% of the world’s coffee is produced by

Columbia and Brazil.

Kopi Luwak, the world’s most expensive coffee are

the beans excreted by a Sumatran wild cat!

 Coffee beans grow on a bush.

Arabica and Robusta beans are the most common.

An Ibrik is a long-handled copper pot for making

Turkish coffee.

Arabica varieties such as Java and Mocha are named

after their ports of origin.

Sixteenth-century Muslim rulers banned coffee because

of its unusual stimulating effects.