2006 78 minutes
Ethiopia is the home of coffee. In fact, a legend is that a goatherd saw some goats that were so excited they seemed to be dancing. They had been eating the cherries from the coffee bush. The goatherd picked the cherries and took them home to his wife, who told the goatherd to take them to the monks. The monks, thinking that there was something evil about them, tossed the coffee cherries into the fire. When the aroma filled the monastery, the monks crushed the roasted beans and brewed the drink we now know as coffee.
Coffee holds an important place in the culture of Ethiopia, where a coffee ceremony is a central part of Ethiopian hospitality. Now over twelve million Ethiopians are involved in the production and distribution of coffee. Coffee accounts for over two thirds of the country’s earnings.
