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2737 BCE
Tea
Emperor Shen Nung discovers tea. -
1904 BCE
Tea
Tea bags are invented. -
1900 BCE
Chocolate
Originated in ancient Mesoamerican -
1627 BCE
Tea
Portuguese traders brought tea to Europe. -
589 BCE
Tea
Tea is introduced to japan. -
1391
Tea
First tea pots are invented. -
1500
Chocolate
Spanish explorers took cacao beans back to Spain -
1500
Coffee
Ethiopian wild coffee plants, probably from Keta (Kaffa), were brought to southern Arabia and cultivation began. -
1500
Chocolate
Chocolate made it's way to Europe -
Coffee
Coffee production occurred in Yemen, southern Arabia -
Coffee
Coffee was introduced into Europe -
Coffee
Coffee production was occurring in America -
Tea
The dutch east India import the first shipments of Chinese tea to the western shores. -
Chocolate
A Dutch scientists invented the cocoa press. The cacao press squeezed out a fatty butter from the bean and left a dry powder -
Chocolate
British chocolate company, solidified chocolate into bars by using the powder and adding butter and sugar. -
Coffee
Industrialisation occurred, technology was developing (roasters, grinding machines, vacuum-sealed containers and decaffeinated methods were developed