Some fun facts that make you go “hmmmm”

A fun quiz for your friends and family.

What country is the top consumer of coffee?

Hint: its a nordic country

Answer: Finland

The Finish are in the lead at 8-10 cups of coffee a day per person (27.5 lbs of coffee per person annually), some people drink upwards of 30 cups per day! This is not a competition folks, please don’t go out drinking this amount of coffee on the fly, this culture drinks coffee from a young age and has built a resistance with time I have to be sure. So, how do the Finish drink their coffee, this will be a great blog for our Coffee Tour From around the World blog series. I will tell you light roasts are the most popular with just a hint of milk added. This fact alone got my heart racing!

Has Coffee ever been banned?

Answer: Yes

By whom?

It was first banned in Mecca on two occasions in 1511 and 1535,

Why? it was thought to engage radical thinking

Turkey in 1536

Why? It was thought to be a drug that provoked social disorders.

Rome in the1590’s

Why? It was thought to bring satanic energies forth.

Sweden in 1746-56

Why? It was seen as excessively used. Medicine is in the dose!

Prussia in 1777

Why? It was thought to impede beer sales!

Two part question:

1. Who has the most expensive Coffee in the world?
2. How much is this coffee?

Answers:

1. There are two answers I found and I’m not quite sure which one is correct so here you go….- is the name of the coffee that seems to be the most popularly known for its high prices and delicious flavors. It is a coffee bean that is eaten by a mammal called a civet and excreted out to make the very popular coffee that people will pay a “mint” for. – Black Ivory Coffee is the name of the other coffee I found that is renowned for its flavor and high price tag. This coffee comes from Thailand and much like the Kopi Iuwak coffee is eaten by a mammal and excreted out to make the high market blend. This time the animal is an elephant that gives the juicy flavors and context. Perhaps this is another curiosity that will call for its own blog investigation. Check out our blog posts for more or request this topic on our webpage.
2. The Kopi Iuwak coffee is upwards of $600/lb while the Black Ivory Coffee can go for $1500/lb!

Where does the word expresso come from and why?

Hint: Comes from a European country.

Answer: Italy

This word means to force or push out. Espresso is a process where the water is made very hot and pressed through finely ground coffee beans.

FUN FACTS:

~ Brazil could not afford to compete in the 1932 Olympics which were held in North America that year, so what did they do as the worlds #1 coffee producer? They loaded their ships up with coffee and sailed to Los Angeles funding their trip along the way by selling their coffee produce. Unfortunately Brazil did not win any metals that year, but they had a heck of an adventure!

~ Adding cream to your coffee makes it stay warmer 20% longer!

~ It was grounds for your wife to leave you in Constantinople in the 16^th century if their husbands did not provide them with substantial amounts of coffee. Talk about a cultural sideswipe!

~ Beethoven was a connosseur and lover of coffee. He would meticulously count out 60 coffee beans per cup.