The start of coffee is filled with mystery But many stories tell of its first finding What we know for sure is that coffee s history goes back hundreds of years to the ancient Ethiopian forests It's said that a goat herder named Kaldi discovered the magic of the coffee bean there Kaldi saw his goats get lively after eating from a certain tree He told the local monastery's abbot about this The abbot tried the berries and noticed they kept him awake during late prayers Soon more people in the area learned about these special berries Eventually this news traveled to the Arabian peninsula And from there coffee began its journey around the world A lush green forest with tropical trees towering overhead In the center foreground a group of people are gathered around a small fire roasting coffee beans in clay pots The aroma of fresh coffee fills the air as a few curious animals approach to investigate In the distance a majestic mountain range rises up into the sky shrouded in mist and mystery Key Takeaways Coffee's origins can be traced back to the ancient coffee forests of Ethiopia According to legend a goat herder named Kaldi first discovered the energizing properties of coffee berries The knowledge of coffee's benefits spread from Ethiopia to the Arabian peninsula Coffee's journey around the world began as it reached the Arabian peninsula The origins of coffee are shrouded in mystery with many legends about its discovery The Ethiopian Legend of... Login to read full