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How novel was coffee though really? Tea is the real drink of the Middle East and if coffee was really that of a distabling influence, why did it take several hu
by kingofpandora 7y ago
How novel was coffee though really? Tea is the real drink of the Middle East and if coffee was really that of a distabling influence, why did it take several hundred years for the effect to take hold?
And why did this coffee-inspired nationalism in the Ottoman Empire just happen to coincide with its emergence in Europe?
- Mediterraneo10 7y agoTea did not take off in the Ottoman Empire until the 19th century. While yes, now tea has utterly eclipsed coffee in Turkey as the everyday beverage, it is actually a pretty recent introduction.
- kingofpandora 7y agoAbsolutely - and that's when the alleged impact of coffee struck the Ottoman Empire (19th-century national movements). So even more likely it was tea than coffee, no?