The history of coffee begins in Ethiopia, where legend credits its discovery to a goat herder named Kaldi in the 9th century.

He showed the berries to a passing Sufi monk, who took some home, dried them out and boiled them in water. And this, according to the myth, was the world’s first cup of coffee. Legend has it ...

Since then, the monks embraced roasting and became experts. The name Burning Bush Coffee Roasters derives meaning from the Old Testament story of Moses and the burning bush that Christianity says ...

Its parts originate from the light meal first eaten by ancient Romans upon waking, in a drink used to help 15th-century Yemeni Sufi monks' spirituality ... fruit, coffee, and orange juice ...

The drink became integral to Sufi religious practices, as monks used it to stay alert during long nighttime meditations. By the early 16th century, coffee had spread throughout the Arabian ...