Tag: Coffee Origins: India

Coffee Origins: India - The origins of coffee production in southern India are entwined with myth. The story goes that a pilgrim named Baba Budan passed through Yemen in 1670 while returning from Mecca and smuggled out seven coffee seeds, the export of which was strictly controlled. Because he took seven, a sacrosanct number in Islam, it was considered a religious act. This article will focus on introducing the coffee origins of India. Coffee Origins: India These initial seeds were sown by …