Monday, October 27, 2008

Coffee Anyone???

Today I learned...

Coffee was once forbidden by Christian priests! Once upon a time, pinagbawalan daw ng mga priests sa Rome ang pag-inom ng kape dahil inisip nilang "drink of the devil" daw ito. Kung sanctified daw ang wine at ginagamit sa Holy Communion, at ang coffee ay pwedeng non-sanctified substitute sa wine at mas nakakabaliw daw ng utak ang kape (hindi pa nila dati naiintindihan ang effects ng caffeine), drink of the 'anti-Christ' daw ito! UNTIL finally, sa mga taong 1500s, inaral at tinikman ni Pope Clement VIII ang controversial na "anti-Christ coffee brew." Nasarapan siguro sya because he decided na hindi na dapat ipag-bawal ang coffee dahil hindi naman sinful ito. Agad niyang ni-bless at na-baptize ang coffee! So dahil sa pag bless ng coffee para sa everyday consumption, ever since then ay naging mas-informed tayo about coffee at okay na mostly sa Christian world ang pag-inom nito. :)
May religious history din pala ang kape, diba?

I also learned that...


The first coffee tree in the Philippines was planted in Lipa.The ''coffee capital'' of the Philippines is the city of Amadeo. Thanks to KAPE NI JUAN website http://www.kapenijuan.com for the information! Coffee drinker ba kayo?

Meron kasing mas nakaka-focus naman with tea :)