The Development of Coffee Culture | the Historical Origin and Development of Coffee A brief introduction to instant Italian boutique coffee

The ancient Arabs used the dried coffee fruit as a stomach medicine to promote digestion. after it spread to Europe in the 16th century, large and small cafes landed one after another, and gradually became a hot place for local political, cultural and academic exchanges.

As the study found that caffeine has a positive effect on work performance and mental state, the first wave of coffee development has emerged.

The first wave-the instant era

Instant coffee was popular during World War II. The refreshing effect of caffeine enhanced the combat effectiveness of the army and was included as military materials. Due to the simple intake of caffeine, most of the substances in coffee beans are extracted, and almost all the flavor is bitter coke and so on. After the war, because it was difficult to give up the habit of coffee, coffee began to become a necessity in daily life.

The second wave-deep baking

When the wave of boutique coffee came to the United States in 1966, when American coffee was still in the instant coffee stage, Alfred Peet founded Peet's coffee&tea and began to spread and roast coffee. They were eager to taste more flavor than just a light, tasteless cup of coffee sold on the market at that time. At that time, the baking was mainly deep baking, and there was a brand effect, such as Starbucks, Peet's and so on.

The third wave-- boutique coffee

The third wave of coffee is produced in the environment of the development of fully automated coffee, the emergence of fully automatic espresso machine makes the role of baristas become very small, and the third wave is actually a wave of automation and mechanization. Barista's flower-drawing skills and brewing skills have been brought into full play, coffee began to become fine, began to pay attention to the regional flavor of origin, emphasizing the quality of coffee in a single producing area.