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Sheikh Omar's legend

This legend said that Omar Sheikh was the first who discovered coffee red berries effect. he found them to be too bitter to eat raw, so he threw the berries into this fire, hoping to remove their bitterness. Roasted berries were unsuitable for chewing, so Omar boiled them to try to soften them. During the boiling he noticed the pleasant aroma of the brown liquid in which they were boiling, and he decided to drink this liquid instead of eating the beans. He discovered that after drinking he became more spirited, in such way he discovered coffee berries effect. He kept this drink in a secret for all his life.

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