kopirama Senior Member Joined: 6 Feb 2012 Posts: 21 Location: East Java Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012, 1:07am Subject: Why do you think that coffee is called/related to 'java'?
Well, I live in the island of Java, so aside from what Wikipedia said about the first time the Dutch mass produced coffee in Javanese plantations back in 17th century to distribute to all over the known world, I can't relate how come the 'java' (or 'Java'?) name still sticks ever since.
Anyone might share some alternative explanations?
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kopirama Senior Member Joined: 6 Feb 2012 Posts: 21 Location: East Java Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012, 2:08am Subject: Re: Why do you think that coffee is called/related to 'java'?
Ah, I guess the use of 'java' is that universal. Btw, if I'm not mistaken, Pope Clement VIII is the one who quoted that Satan drink. According to Wikipedia, at least.
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Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012, 10:22am Subject: Re: Why do you think that coffee is called/related to 'java'?
Well, I've found both, Popes Clement VII and Clement VIII as originators of this sentence. But after some research I think you're right. Thanks for the information.
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Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012, 5:45am Subject: Re: Why do you think that coffee is called/related to 'java'?
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Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012, 6:28am Subject: Re: Why do you think that coffee is called/related to 'java'?
Another strange colloquialism is the word mocha for a chocolate related drink.
The port of Mokha in Yemen is also one of the earliest places to export coffee. In fact the aforementioned Java and Mocha make the original blend, Mocha-Java.
Somewhere Mocha came to mean a coffee drink with a chocolate component.
As for Java meaning coffee, this is standard, many people will refer to coffee by the origin and with Java being a major and very early exporter, the word stuck.
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