10/5/2023 0 Comments Flat black coffee![]() ![]() Our capital city, Wellington, has more cafés per capita than New York City.But as with many things, we took it and ran with it, and now we are known as one of the best coffee making countries in the world. New Zealand was a little late to the coffee culture scene and, taking inspiration from our espresso-drinking Italian friends, these machines started popping up in cafés and tearooms across the country from about the mid-1980’s. And while instant coffee wasn’t a new concept, New Zealander David Strang from Invercargill, invented the first truly instant or soluble coffee in 1890. ![]() Coffee has exploded on a global scale since its introduction to Europe in the mid-1600’s.Ĭoffee has been in New Zealand since Europeans first arrived, but being so far away from everywhere we had to get a little inventive. No one seems to know exactly where coffee originated in Africa, but many believe it was Ethiopia, which is still a major player on the coffee producing circuit (around 384,000 metric tons or 846,575,000 pounds produced annually). A short history of New Zealand coffee culture ![]() Since that first recorded sip of this aromatic brown liquid in the fourteenth century, through to today’s café culture, coffee has become a staple (and for some a necessity) in many pantries around the world, and New Zealand is no exception. ![]()
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