Coffee Trivia
• The world's largest coffee producer is Brazil with over 3,970 million coffee trees. Colombia comes in second with around two thirds of Brazil's production.
• The first coffee tree in the Western Hemisphere was brought from France to the Island of Martinique in the 1720's.
• In 1827 a French man invented the percolator which would boil the coffee producing a bitter tasting brew.
• Coffee cherries usually contain two beans. Cherries with three beans are deemed to be a sign of good luck.
• In December 2001, Brazil produced a scented postage stamp to promote its coffee. The smell should last between 3 and 5 years.
• The coffee cherries turn from yellow to orange and then bright red, 6 to 8 months after flowering.
• One branch of the coffee tree can have buds, flowers, unripe and ripe cherries all at the same time.
• The traditional way to grow coffee trees is to grow compatible trees nearby, keeping the coffee trees from the sun.
• Most commercial coffees are roasted an average of 6-8 months before they reach the supermarket shelf.
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• The first coffee tree in the Western Hemisphere was brought from France to the Island of Martinique in the 1720's.
• In 1827 a French man invented the percolator which would boil the coffee producing a bitter tasting brew.
• Coffee cherries usually contain two beans. Cherries with three beans are deemed to be a sign of good luck.
• In December 2001, Brazil produced a scented postage stamp to promote its coffee. The smell should last between 3 and 5 years.
• The coffee cherries turn from yellow to orange and then bright red, 6 to 8 months after flowering.
• One branch of the coffee tree can have buds, flowers, unripe and ripe cherries all at the same time.
• The traditional way to grow coffee trees is to grow compatible trees nearby, keeping the coffee trees from the sun.
• Most commercial coffees are roasted an average of 6-8 months before they reach the supermarket shelf.
More Coffee Trivia
Copyright © 2005 Perfect Coffees.com. All Rights Reserved.
This article is supplied by Perfect Coffees.com where you can purchase specialty gourmet coffee, tea, cups, mugs, coffee makers, delicious desserts and sugar free desserts online. For a free monthly coffee newsletter with articles like these go to: Perfect Coffees.com Newsletter
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