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gwerbinyesterday at 2:49 AM2 repliesview on HN

Coffee is another interesting example in the other direction, it's so often associated with places like Colombia, Java, etc that people don't realize it's only native to Ethiopia, and that the majority of coffee consumed around the world today descends from one specific genetic lineage that was cultivated for a few centuries in Yemen.


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ignoramousyesterday at 3:06 AM

Erstwhile seafaring powers went to war over trade routes for these. Surprising it isn't that well known.