One of the places identified as the biblical Garden of Eden was the land of 'Kush' which some believe was located in Ethiopia - the site of the earliest hominids and, of course, the Coffea Arabica plant.

The Bale Mountains in Ethiopia where Coffea Arabica originated

The most enduring legend of coffee's beginnings revolves around the tale of a shepherd, Kaldi, and his goats - a story that has become incorporated into the coffee folklore of Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Yemen, as well as in its Ethiopian homeland.