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Interesting how historical accounts can differ so much -- its like Chinese whispers down the ages -- who knows what the real story of Kaldi was? Was there a Kaldi in the first place? Or has the history of the origin of coffee been so clouded by the mists of time (waxing lyrical) that it now qualifies as a myth?
But it must surely humble the snobbyest of coffee snobs to discover that our refined indulgence was all started by a renegade bunch of frisky goats!
More of a legend/myth than fact, I would venture. Something akin to the medieval monk who accidently "invented" beer when some yeast fell into his wheat drink.
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