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Kaldi
Kaldi and his jumping goats ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).
850 Jan 1

Kaldi

Ethioipia

Kaldi or Khalid was a legendary Ethiopian goatherd who discovered the coffee plant around 850 CE, according to popular legend, after which it entered the Islamic world then the rest of the world.

Last Updated: Mon Jan 08 2024

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