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Coffee is the drug of choice for people and cultures all over. Originating in Ethopia, the tiny beans have had HUGE effects on mankind. From the rise of productivity during the evening hours, to the culture of the coffeehouse sparking even political revolutions and revolts, you can find the brew everywhere. How did it go from a special drink for the Sufi mystics to being enjoyed the whole world over? Strap in and let's take a look!
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I never realised my coffee-fueled, last-minute studying is part of a tradition that goes back to the Islamic golden age.
i cant read "islamic golden age" without singing it thanks to History of The Entire World I Guess
Nice
Abbasid Coffee is more bitter
since britian put those lines in the middle east its been chaos
@@historymadman8109 no one even mentioned britajn
"The abbot yells that 'Nothing made by the Devil could possibly smell so sweet!'"
Because, as we all know, trickster figures are notorious for never bending the truth to entice people with superficial pleasantness. Fine, honest folk, those devils are.
You'd think the clergy would be a little more familiar with the stories they preach as absolute truth wouldn't you lol
Have you ever smelled coffee?
Are you defaming coffee??
*shotgun clicks*
Many Abrahamic traditions hold that the Devil is incapable of actual creation - something only God does - and can only corrupt that which already exists. So from that point of view, saying "Coffee is too tasty to be demonic!" would be a viable argument.
@@jasonblalock4429 Interesting, I never knew that.
I hope that, after this series completes, we eventually get one on coffee's big competitor: Tea.
The opium war series is a start on that
They kinda already did, at the start of the series on the Opium Wars.
Although I still prefer the theory that Asterix introduced tea to the Britons during his travels there...
@@draco84oz - treating the Opium Wars as the story of tea is like treating the Clearances as the story of Scotland. They're both dark, ugly, and important - but far from the entire story.
The chinese have multiple folklores about the origins of tea
Check out the China History Podcast for a monstrously in-depth series on the history of tea, it's fantastic
Beans: gives a lot of energy
That guy: SATANS WORK
beans: kinda smell nice
That guy: Ayo this kinda good
LOL
"May God forgive me, for I'm about to commit heresy."
-Clergymen before drinking coffee
If only sinners smelled good well burning maybe people would have liked them more
Every.single.time
@@math3000 Inquisitor: "Did someone say Heresy?"
Another fun fact: In Polish Lithuania the house wifes were glad about their husbands visiting the coffee houses.
Because that just meant that they would not go into a tavern and drink their asses off.
Nice
source?
@@mint8648 no source, we just made this up, polish Lithuania didn’t even exist
@@grzegorzbrzeczyszykiewic3338 man you’re gonna be angry when I tell you about the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth.
@@connorbranscombe6819 pfft, next you’re gonna tell me that the “holy” roman empire existed smh
Here in Ethiopia, coffee is brewed in rounds, each more diluted than the previous and has its own name. Round 1 "Abol", then "Tona", then "Bereka"
That's pretty interesting I never knew thank you for sharing that
Tona?
Thosw were the names of the goats, right?
That was at least what I was told.
Huh, that's interesting, because that seemingly has a lot of parallels with Chinese tea culture from what I remember.
Is this related to the filter coffee culture that is prevalent in South and Southeast Asia?
Ah yes, the tale of the origin of every student's savior. I never had a taste for coffee, until I needed it to function as a somewhat normal person at 6AM.
I wake up 5Am . just fine without Coffee
I prefer Mountain Dew for my caffeine fix.
I snort coffee beans, personally
I take my caffeine in chocolate form. I don't actually like coffee.
Key word being somewhat
I think the myth about coffee's origin right at the start is simply how people would condense many many years into a short anecdote that stays truthful about the points that matter:
*1.* Coffee was probably first experimented with by goat herders who saw how their animals responded to chewing and ingesting the beans;
*2.* The clergy was probably involved because they were often the local authorities on whose grounds the goat herders herded goats;
*3.* People first chewed it, then tried hot water with it, etc. etc.
Note how dry and overly long my 'summary' is. Much more fun and entertaining when told like the story at the start of the video.
Which is why certain myths exist in my opinion. Myths were the *edutainment* of ancient times!
That's a very good point and makes a lot of sense!
That honestly makes sense
I remember reading about Coffee Culture in anthropology, and no joke we would not be where we are without caffeine from tea and coffee. Imperialism and the industrial revolution were only possible because people were capable of working and fighting long hours, which unfortunately produced a never-ending cycle of needing more caffeine, I go as far as to say that the subjugation of China buy the British Empire was solely because they knew the Empire ran on tea.
They did an episode about this I believe
@@matthewdaye5410 CGP Grey did, I know. Don't think Extra History did though
oh yes, the factory owners giving out coffee to workers to make them work longer
@@cashkromsupernerd1193 they did
one of Extra Credits' guests mentioned on Twitch that coffee replaced alcohol as the standard drink before water was sanitary, leading the world into the age of enlightenment. I suspect that will be in episode 2.
I heard a funny story about coffee.
A swedish king wanted to prove that coffee was bad for you, and that tea was good for you.
So he gathered some court officials and together they rounded up two prissioners of equal age and every morning gave one a cup of coffee and the other a cup of tea.
Not only did the one drinking coffee not die but both of the prissioners outlived both the court officials aswell as the king.
I don’t know if this story is true, but I think it’s kinda funny.
So, the king has an argument with someone, and his opponents as well as their witness dies.
That I can believe.
Ah, coffee, the solution to and cause of all of modern life's problems.
I heard that he wasn't trying to prove coffee was bad, just determine whether or not it was safe, the prisoners were twins, they were observed by actual doctors, and that the tea-drinker actually died first, in his eighties. Though the part about the prisoners outliving both the king and their doctors was the same.
Ethiopian Monk: “I’ll just take a sip… what’s the worst that could happen?”
If you're a medieval monk and all you ever get to do is pray and copy religious texts, you're probably going to be happy for any kind of new experience...
@@GaldirEonai they did much more tho. plant herbs, brew beer, teach reading and writing to noble's children, preach, collect alms, and of course the mundane tasks of cleaning, cooking, washing and other household chores around their monastery
@@GaldirEonai
Medieval monks were creative about making cheese
A lot of cheeses eaten today were invented back then
Boy, I’m from a country that has a time period literally called the “Coffee and Milk” republic, I hope we get at least a shout out in this video LOL
What country?
Nevermind, I found it after some googling, Brazil is it?
The Coffee of São Paulo and the Milk of Minas Gerais. If anyone is curious what is this, basicly, it was a time where, the president of Brazil would be each time or From São Paulo or From Minas Gerais
@@glitchedgod Brazil!
@@Toonrick12 who else but Brazil would have a coffee and milk republic
Lmao
Judges: Do you accept the charges against you?!
☕️: …………………………………
Judge: Dang, that's a solid argument
That bit got be laughing hard 🤣
And where else than in Mecca would Mocca get sued?
I can't believe they put a cup of coffee on trial
@@codebracker lol
Spiff be like: you heathen! How can you make a series on this unholy brew!
I like both tea and coffee.
Now tea, that is a beverage fit for a god. None od that yucky coffee
@@billcipherproductions1789 that just makes you a heretic for both camps...
@@billcipherproductions1789 actually I hate tea. I love coffee. So I'm a heaten I guess ^^
I hate both tea and coffee B)
I found hilarious that in the Middle Ages coffee shops were places in wich people planed coups, and centuries later coups will be carried out to have cheap cofee
Its kinda funny that coffee now has a lot of variations. The old world probably would gasp in sheer marvel when introduced to the modest mug of an espresso that sets your nerves on fire and ignites your blood, or even the smokey taste of liberica beans in the form of something like the barako coffee here in PH whose kick feels like a needle entering your bloodstream
I'm personally a fan of a French vanilla latte
Water created life, beer created agriculture and coffee created civilization.
Ooh great quote! Very pithy. Thanks for sharing.
Water created life, Beer created agriculture, Tea created civilization, and Coffee created progress
"Nothing made by the devil could taste so sweet"
Wait, isn't that exactly what he's supposed to be doing? Making things look more enticing to get us to do things that are bad for us?
Not really. At that time, in Christianity, there was no figure known as "The Devil." The Satan was more or less God's prosecutor.
@@bobgilbert1953 "That time" was 9th-15th century Ethiopia, when the Devil was a well established concept all across Christendom.
Edit: _Especially_ in Ethiopia, where their reverence for the Book of Enoch supplied a ready made gallery of fallen angels to serve in the role.
@@SonofSethoitae By the 15th century, sure. The 9th? Debatable.
well u r taking word devil too literally. alchohol was considered work-of-devil. & alchohol tastes really bad. but when the monk drank coffee, he didn't got that bad taste.
You guys need to do a seris on the Solomic dynasty in Ethoipia, the modern or the ancient one :)
Oh yeah that'd be amazing!
Wish granted. They just finished up a series on the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia.
The idea of ur being unbroken is more so a myth but it's still very fascinating nonetheless
I actually do have an Ethiopian restaurant near me, and that Ethiopian coffee is some of the best I have ever drank. 🇪🇹
Ethiopian is good. Turkish is great! Lebanese... interesting.
@@petertrudelljr One of my biggest regrets was not trying Turkish coffee when I was in Istanbul... 😢
@@tylerboyce4081 Turkish coffee is great, but definitely different if you're used to more modern methods of brewing. Interestingly, I can down an entire 14-cup pot of my favorite dark-roasted Sumatran coffee over a few hours, but a single serving of Turkish coffee is enough for me for the day.
I often wonder if the time and effort spent making and waiting for a cup of Turkish coffee more or less forces a state of mindfulness on the drinker such that one cup feels satiating, as opposed to the modern convenience of using an electric grinder and auto-drip which lets you do other things while the pot is running then come back to brewed coffee waiting for you. Of course, there's also the thick texture and almost cloying sweetness of Turkish coffee that might be a contributing factor as well in terms of satiety.
Hello from Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Coffee: *COMES TO LONDON*
Tea-drinkers in London: *SPITS OUT TEA IN SHOCK*
Kinda miffed that there’s no official Catholic blessing of coffee. The only beverages with that honor include water, wine, and beer.
There is a paitron saint of coffee Saint Drogo of Sebourg.
@@bawesome4527 Ah really? I know him as the patron saint of the ugly. I’m surprised his cult was attached to coffee too.
Those dumb drunks.
Give some Brazilian grandmother a chance she will make up a prayer that gets adopted after she dies. 💯
Ah, someone's read "A History of the World in Six Glasses" by Tom Standage.
Wonderful book 💛
"Go get your favorite brew"
Done. _sips some CTC Assam tea_
Note I'm watching anyway. Coffee's history is interesting even if the drink is not for me. More for you :)
I'm with you on this one. Though more of a Star Trek TNG fan: "Tea, Earl Grey, hot".
As a tea drinker myself, I'll drink to that! :P
Jasmine pearls for me!
I am a lover of both coffee and tea myself. There need not be enmity between fans of either.
@@javierpatag3609 I want my emnity! ( a certain generation knows exactly how to say that too)
Can’t wait for the History of Tea series
Same.
I've never liked coffee and it's been years since I stopped drinking caffeinated beverages of any kind, but that won't stop me from watching "Extra Coffees"!
Little fun fact about coffe, from Lisboa, Portugal. One of the slang words for coffee, here, is *_bica_* . When coffee was first introduced, by one of the earliest coffee shops, the public didn't really like it, because many tought it was too bitter. So the shop got the idea of promoting coffee with sugar, the slogan being "Drink this with coffee", and that worked like a charm. The slogan in portuguese is "Beba Isto Com Açucar", B-I-C-A.
And upon seeing "Coffee Crunch" I got an instant craving for Coffee Crisp (AMAZING Canadian chocolate bar)... even people who don't drink coffee can't escape the craving.
Right? I had dark chocolate and cane sugar in the house, so I ground up some beans and mixed it all together. It tasted amazing and has since become my favorite way of consuming coffee.
One can tell I am a mocha fan.
Feeding the algorithm is a daunting but rewarding task
"Nothing made by the devil could possibly smell so sweet"
Satan: 😉
Sounds like that plan worked then!
In my house, Cuppa means Tea.
Also, I had a classmate in my Chemistry and Society do a presentation on coffee and she said that coffee, compared to more addictive substances, does not actually cause an addiction.
My favourite tidbit about coffee is that all coffee plants in the Americas can trace their lineage back to a coffee plant in the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam.
“Get your favorite brew.”
Me: *prepares a pitcher of peppermint tea*
I love seeing this deep dive into how one commodity/drink has had such an impact throughout history. I would love to see the history of other commodities like salt and sugar, and the impact they've had on history as a whole.
I am surprised that my culture supressed coffee. You would think that they loved it from the start. We are addicted to that substance, If you had a guest coming and you didn't know what they liked? BOOM COFFEE. If you wanted to talk to someone? BOOM COFFEE. If you simply existed in your home? BOOM COFFEE.
"I cannot live without Coffee"
- Tadeusz Kościuszko
(source: A. Storozynski, The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution, New York 2009, p. 104)
It’s interesting to see you covering this, I did a research paper on this for the summer assignment for my AP world history class
You know you can take the AP exam without taking the class right?
@@scottanno8861 Did not know that
@@jetthusty8351 yeah the class is just busywork
Summer assignments? Lmfao I never did those back when I was in school, still passed just fine. Turns out the teachers didn't really care about those either haha
Hope they cover Brazil next time! After all, coffee was a very important part of our history, and the country is still a major producer
Ahhh yes coffee. During my senor field geology camp to complete my degree I shared a cup of coffee with a geologist from the USGS out in the same area for research. We shared a sip with our respective mugs early at 5:50 in the morning, shared a content sigh and he goes: 'Coffee, nectar of the gods'
I've never been this early!
Edit: I'll share something about interesting coffee houses. There's a dingy coffee house (more like a coffee booth) near my house that a local famous lawyer loves to frequent. Before the pandemic, sometimes he would sit there early in the morning and lets random people ask him things about law. Sometimes gossip tabloid journalists will also flock to the place when he's involved in a high profile case. Just to get a chance to interview him before he gets to work. Interesting place. The coffee's strong, served in plastic cups, but it's a special place.
Which city do you live in?
@@teresarivasugaz2313 I'm somewhere in Asia 😁
J city? Lawyer HP? Could be completely wrong here, but if I'm right I actually saw the lawyer once on the way to my course XD
I had this weird "what if" idea some time ago and always wondered if it might be interesting to others. What if the coffee bean was discovered earlier, like during Ancient Egypt or Rome? I was particularly interested in Roman's impression because they already had a huge cafe culture, so having coffee would be a beloved addition. How would that change everything from then on?
Yeahhhh, the series I have been waiting ever since I discovered extra credits
me a tea drinking brit: i am learning about the enemy
I don’t like coffee, but this sure to be a fascinating adventure
Coffee and tea surprisingly have a lot of historical backstory
I am watching this while sitting in a Tim Hortons, with a double double in my hand. So….. yaaay coffee. I look forward to the next episode.
I sincerely appreciate Ethiopia for discovering coffee
Thank you Ethiopia for coffee ❤ From India 😘
Worked with some people from Eritrea some time ago, they are still addicted to the growth and taste of good coffee. Kinda cool
Glad to know you guys have read "A History of the World in Six Glasses". It's a great read.
In Budapest (before Covid), I was walking around the ruin bars with soccer fans yelling, music blaring, and I came across what looked like a library amongst it all, still open at all hours of the night. It looked like a calm place so I stepped inside, it was whisper quiet with triple glazed windows, just some soft atmospheric music in the background. Everyone was reading books and drinking coffee, some had headphones on, no one was talking like in a normal cafe, which can be quite loud. It was so refreshing, I would go back there three times a day just to recharge and unwind. I wish the world had more of these places.
OMG, yeeeessss !! Thank you so much for dedicating a series to my favourite drink in the whole world !
PS: I really hope you will dedicate special attention to Brazil's and Italy's role in the history of coffee. Brazil has been continuously the number 1 global coffee exporter since, at the very least, the second half of the 19th century; Italy has made a name for itself due to the quality of its coffee. As a huge coffee fan with both Brazilian and Italian background, this is literally the one series I didn't even know I desperately needed lol
CoffeeKrunch bars sounds pretty good. I'm rather surprised that it's not already a thing; it's not a far departure from the individually chocolate-coated espresso beans.
I didn’t know coffee came from Africa, I thought it came from South America. Learn something new everyday
Yeah, African spices is...in general unpopular outside the continent.
I suggest you need to visit channel called "Atlas Pro". It's about geography, but they also mention natural geography of spices.
It’s grown in South America today that probably why you were mistaken
I found this video in my subscriptions just as I started a cup myself. Truly wonderful stuff.
Had me a cup of coffee, stumbled upon your video/channel. Lovely
I appreciate the very good drawing of the Turkish coffee pot, ya'll really did your research on this one!
My friend thinks they get two day hangovers; but really the one day of hangover stops them from getting coffee and then they have withdrawal symptoms the next day
Oh i'm gonna love this series, Thank you EC you're a wonderful bunch of people
I've heard some speculation that coffee drove the European Renaissance. Partially because of the extended trade networks needed to find coffee as well as the switch from beer, a depressant to coffee, a stimulant.
Fun fact the "Viennese Coffee House Culture" was so famous that it is since 2011 in the UNESCO national inventory of intangible cultural heritage
I hope they dont forget the viennese coffee House in the next part
@@ApolloReloaded same
Who can forget the 1511 ruling of Caer Bey vs Coffee
Really nice episode. seeing how a simple commodity had so much ripple effect is amazing.
and great sponsor, should i add. 😉
new most anticipated extra history series, good stuff. cant wait for the next ep :))
Just by watching this episode and by extension, the entire series, I felt the urge to grab a cup of coffee.. lol
Got to try Humankind during it's early beat on Stadia and it looked like a ton of fun!!
I already preorderd at full price though :(
Yay! More videos about our historical use of drugs!
They are so interesting I think I'm getting addicted
Watching this on 2.8x speed while drinking from my thermos of coffee on a 20-minute study break
The dream is alive
They should really collab with Tasting/Drinking History for the occasion.
They should do the collab in Part 2!!!
Man, seeing goats acting crazy after eating weird berries: Yes, I must try this immediately. There is no way this could possibly go wrong!
Please, please, please, please mention Bach's Coffee Cantata, which boast lines like: "If I couldn't, three times a day, be allowed to drink my little cup of coffee, in my anguish I will turn into a shriveled-up roast goat!"
This is one of my favorite videos of yours
Did you ever hear JS Bach's Coffee Contata? It's legit funny.
In case you didn't know coffee houses were also called penny university because coffee cost penny and depending on who you talked to you could get a education
Great episode as always, I hope you guys do one on suger as well in the future
Your channel is one if the best on yt, much love from Poland
Me, a coffee addict seeing this video:"Is this the real life, or is this fantasy?"
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
the fuel of students of all creeds and ethnicities for nearly a thousand years
So glad this a series. Thanks EH.
Art was amazing as ever. Thank-you
My addiction to coffee has started to begin…
PANR has tuned in.
@5:17 I must be watching too much Pushing Up Roses, I was expecting that to end "Sooo ... this GUY's dead!"
This is very excellent. Please do more videos on coffee, it's very interesting.
Coffee: **exists**
people who stay up late: _"It's Free Real Estate"_
people who go to work: _"It's Free Real Estate"_
Historians: "frick."
Let’s go coffee The thing that literally sustains America
Those two things combined and oil
Coffee, oil and high fructose corn syrup.
Thank you, this video is the best birthday gift so far.
Yesss I’ve been waiting for the history of coffee for so long I love it
4:34 that would make a great case in Ace Attorney.
Godot be like, you dare question my sexy brews.
In my wacky head Ethiopia is the center of the world, but it's probably just because of my obsession with coffee.
Also origin of humanity so you’re onto something
Just finished this video and instantly found myself craving more.
My favorite topic and my favorite educational CZcams series
Ethiopian blend is SOOOO good…
Ah now I can see why coffee is everywhere
Makes sense to start this series when most schools are starting
Sadly mine starts 2 weeks ago
Great one. So true about Lloyd's of London
You can thank us Ethiopians for coffee! Thank Africa!
“Probably not written by a woman” is a fantastic asterisk.
2 of my favorite things finally meet, extra history and coffee!!!!
Great episode!