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Coffee is made from the beans that grow in the fruit of the coffee plant. There are usu 1 two beans in each pod of fruit and harvesting is done by hand.
The word "coffee" derives from the Arabic "qahwah", a word which was 2 ori 2 used to describe wine, but which came 3 mean coffee. Coffee beans used to be chewed before it was discovered that they could 4 (boil) with water to make a drink.
Coffee drinking began in Arab countries in the 14th century and did not become common in Europe until the 17th century. At first, coffee was sold by chemists, but it made little im 5 until the first coffee shop opened and instructions about 6 to roast and grind coffee were published.
In London, the first coffee houses-places 7 . people met, drank coffee and talked-opened in 1652. In 1657 the King tried to close these coffee houses because they were reported to disturb " the peace and quiet of the nation". They did indeed have a great in 8 on political and commercial life. Several modern banks and other 9 (finance) institutions have their origins in these coffee houses.
By the end of the 19th Century, the dem 10 for coffee had grown and there were a great many plantations in tropical Africa. Today, the world"s largest producers are Brazil, Colombia and the Ivory Coast.