How did coffee spread from Ethiopia around the world?
Coffee passed from Ethiopia to Yemen, across the Islamic world in the 1500s, to Europe in the 1600s, and then to colonial plantations worldwide.
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How do sommeliers train, and does blind tasting build skill?
Sommeliers train by memorizing a tasting grid, practicing often, and comparing wines side by side. Blind tasting is both a training tool and an exam, though the sources give no hard outcome data.
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