Why were coffee beans chosen to make coffee?

Answer 1

Coffee originated in Ethiopia where legend has it a goat herder named Kaldi noticed his goats not being able to sleep at night. After watching them, he discovered that this happened only after they ate an unusual berry from what is now known as a coffee tree. Coffee comes from a berry that is similar to a cherry. The fruit is called, appropriately a coffee cherry.

The leader of an Ethiopian monastery used the berries to make a drink and discovered that it kept him up for the lengthy evening prayer. At first the berries were used to make a cold 'fruite' beverage. This discovery of the energizing effects of the berries spread east by way of the monks of the monastery and coffee reached Arabia. Then someone decided to roast it, grind it and make it a hot beverage. It than began a journey which would spread its reputation around the world.

Answer 2

Well, chances are quite a few things were ground up and dissolved in water over the eons and centuries, but coffee with its stimulating effect and medicinal uses coupled with the fact it is appealing and aromatic is probably the one that stuck. And since it was a coffee bean that it came from, it only made sense to call it coffee. Although i guess you could argue that they used tea to make coffee but decided instead that it made better sense too call it tea, since it came from tea leaves.

Answer 3

It's to remove the chlorgenic acid, which is bitter, roasting also gives them the color and flavor that we all know and love. The chlorogenic acid has been linked to weight loss, in which case they recommend getting it in capsule form.