The History of Coffee Houses
Today,the idea of a coffee house usually brings to mind a cozy(惬意的)place that serves delicious coffee.So how did the coffee house get started?
The first record of a public place serving coffee dates back to 1475.Kiva Han was the first coffee shop,located in Istanbul,Türkiye.Coffee was a very important item during that period.It was even legal in Turkiye for a woman to divorce her husband if he could not supply her with enough coffee.
The idea of adding cream and sugar to coffee came into fashion in Europe around 1529, when the first coffee house in Europe was established.Vienna was invaded by the Turkish army. They left many bags of coffee beans behind when they fled the city.An Austrian who had lived in Turkiye was the only person who recognized the value in the beans.He opened a coffe house and introduced the idea of filtering (过滤)coffee,as well as softening coffee with milk and sugar.
Coffee establishments continued to spread,with the first one opening up in Britain in1652.And it was in an English coffee house that the word "tips"was first used.A
jar with a sign reading "To Insure Prompt Service"sat on the counter.You put a coin in the jar to be served quickly.
The British called their coffee houses "penny universities,"because that was the price for the coffee and the social upper-class ofbusinessmen were found there.From there,the idea spread further through Europe and eventually to America.The role of the American coffee houses was the same as that in England:hotspots for the business community.
And who could forget the most popular coffee house chain of all,Starbucks? They opened their first store in1971,in Seattle,and have taken the world by storm with over 8,000 locations.
Kiva Han was the world's oldest coffee house.
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Turkish men often bought coffee as a gift for the marriage proposal.
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It was in Europe that people started to add cream to coffee.
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The Turkish people enjoyed having their coffee black.
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Coffee beans were first brought to Europe as a gift from Turkiye.
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Before 1529,there were many coffee houses in Europe.
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The British started tipping in order to get served more quickly.
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Many coffee houses were opened in British universities.
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American businessmen often met at coffee houses.
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Starbucks opened its first coffee house in 1652.
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