Beautiful Giftware for Coffee

The history of coffee is interesting not only in itself, but also in how much this drink has influenced humanity. And we are not talking about its wonderful taste and the invigorating effect that it gives. The turnover of coffee is truly enormous and is second only to oil in terms of volume. Therefore, control over its trade and cultivation led to changes in the course of history and sometimes even to various tragic consequences. But let's talk about everything in turn.

There is a story about an Ethiopian shepherd named Kaldim. He noticed that his goats were very excited after they had chewed on the leaves of a plant that turned out to be a coffee tree. This is the most famous story from which we learn about how humanity first learned about the almost magical properties of coffee. Although this story is a legend, it points to the place where this exciting drink was most likely first brewed, Ethiopia. By the way, coffee is actively grown here and now, and a quarter of the entire population of this country is involved in its plantations.

Soon after the discovery of coffee, it spread throughout the Middle East and only then reached Europe. Interestingly, the drink was often banned there as Muslim, while in Islamic countries coffee was also sometimes outlawed, even under threat of death penalty. Sometimes it was not the drink itself or its color, which to someone out of habit could seem menacingly black. The thing is that drinking coffee led to the creation of a real phenomenon - the emergence of coffee houses. People who gathered there did not just enjoy the taste of the novelty, but also had conversations over a cup, including political ones, which could not but attract the attention of the authorities.

By the way, the famous English insurance market, Lloyd's of London, began as a coffee house. At the end of the 17th century, sailors, merchants and other similar public began to gather there, who immediately concluded contracts with each other. Over time, all this turned into an insurance corporation, which is still thriving today.

The number of coffee shops and coffee sets in homes began to gradually grow around the world, as did the demand for the drink. This necessitated the expansion of coffee plantations. Europeans solved this problem by even more intensive exploitation of their colonies. So the Dutch brought the coveted plant to Indonesia, the French to the island of Bourbon (now known as Réunion), which gave its name to one of the two most popular varieties of Arabica, and the Portuguese to Angola. And together they competed to grow coffee in the New World. Since the local population was not very willing to hunch over food, there was a need for cheap labor, which began to be imported from Africa. Thus, coffee unwittingly became the cause of one of the most shameful pages of European civilization.

Coffee making utensils

Coffee utensils can be divided into two large groups: for brewing the drink and for its further consumption. Let's take a closer look at the first category. With such a spread of coffee, a huge number of ways to prepare it could not but arise, as well as appropriate devices and utensils. These include classic coffee makers, French presses, newfangled filters and much more. Let's not forget about one of the oldest ways to prepare coffee – in Turkish, using a Turk, a dish with more than 500 years of history.

Coffee dishes

Another type of coffee dish is placed directly on the table. Therefore, it performs another function, besides being a container for a drink, an aesthetic one. After all, you want to hold something beautiful in your hands while you drink coffee and think about something of your own. And coffee sets are actively used when guests arrive. In such cases, coffee utensils help to set the table and even show off your good taste to your friends.

Where to buy coffee utensils?

The Fama online store offers you the opportunity to buy both utensils for making coffee and for drinking it, for example, the same coffee set. Both modern filters and chic antique sets are at your service. So, whatever you want: to make coffee, pour it into a cup or coffee pot, beautifully set the table - you will find answers to all in our online store.

Coffee, like any other valuable resource, has led to both technological development and the establishment of trade relations, as well as to numerous victims. Originating in Ethiopia or, perhaps, in some Middle Eastern countries such as Yemen, this drink has conquered the whole world, and its plantations can be found from America to Australia. Not to mention the ways of making coffee, as well as its serving. Therefore, the Fama online store offers you a large selection of utensils for brewing coffee and for drinking it. Made by the hands of craftsmen from famous brands, it will not leave you or the person you give it to indifferent.