Coffee was likely discovered by the Oromo people living in Ethiopia’s Kaffa region, harvesting it from natural sites.
At first, it was cooked with butter and salt and consumed in this form.
In the 13th or 14th century, coffee beans were brought by Arab traders to Yemen, where it is likely that a method was developed to roast the seeds and make a beverage from them, which the Bedouins spread throughout Arabia.
