Coffee is well known as a drink, and it is said to have occurred more than a thousand years ago when a shepherd discovered that his sheep became very excited after eating a plant. There is no way to verify this claim. But it wasn't until the 11th century that people started brewing coffee with water as a drink. Coffee beans must be peeled, dried, roasted, ground and cooked before they can be made into beverages for people to drink
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