Original
text by Andreas Maryoto
The building loomed
at the edge of the River Seine, Paris,
France. Of
architecture, this building does not have privileges. The travelers
will not notice this building if only to see the art building. People who are curious
about the culinary history who might notice. Executive summary by Darmansjah.
Building on top
there in the original writings Samaritaine
supermarket. However, after changing owners, the building was used as apartments,
offices, and retail outlets. The story of the building ownership alternated interesting.
However, more interestingly, before the building was erected, there is a coffee
shop that traces the early entry into the coffee and cafe which became known around
the globe.
First it was
the discovery of coffee on the Middle East utilizing paa 15th century. People
are familiar with and drink coffee. When it came up polemic about the ‘halal-haram’ commodities. Some religious
leaders had said coffee is haram because
it gets people hooked and forget the religious rituals. However, this debate is
not long.
The
emergence of the Ottoman Empire that followed the rise of the
coffee making trade carried on in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. According to Cemal Kadafar in the text A History of Coffee, Hakam from Aleppo and a
comedian, Shams, the origin of
Damascus, Syria, came
to Istanbul and
individual kiosks that provide coffee.
The shop became a meeting place of citizens. Coffee is widely exploited by the Sufis in order not sleepy
at night while performing rituals.
Initial growth of the coffee shop or cafe is actually from here. Unfortunately,
from this place
is not a global lifestyle
cafe.
Is then merchants from Armenia,
a small country located
between Europe-Asia,
who brought coffee to Europe.
Armenian merchants known as nomads and
succeed in business. If in Indonesia,
the Armenians can be paired with the Minangkabau people who like to wander and succeed
in business. Armenians spread to
Europe
and try to trade.
Not a few are up to
the Netherlands and then joined the ship to
trade in Indonesia.
In
Indonesia, they are very successful.
There is established
a sugar factory and some are business hotels.
Unfortunately, because choosing affiliated with the Dutch, during the war of independence they include the army chased people. Many leave
their business in
Indonesia and fled to Singapore.
Back to the Armenian colony in
Europe.
France
is one of their goals. When the French,
including a rich and prosperous country to
a lot of people who
migrated to France.
Armenian trade of various commodities, one coffee. According to the
book le Procope, Once Upon a Time 3
Centuries of History, before the year 1644 is
estimated to have coffee go to France.
In that year for the first time to the Port of Marseille coffee in the south of France.
Coffee was brought by traders from the East.
Merchants that changed drinking habits of French people. In their terms, the
traders 'brings the beauty of
the great small cup
made of porcelain with a beautiful cloth
decorated with gold, silver, and silk'. This symbolic phrase to
indicate that the
seeds of coffee enjoyment sheen like porcelain.
However, drinking coffee until 15 years later is a habit
that is only known
in certain circles, is very limited, and
wealthy individuals. In the article titled The Coffee Trail: A Muslim Beverage Exported to
the West, citing
the book by Antoine Galland (1699), stated
that de la
Croix, a translator of King Louis the 14th,
informing the king that a man named Thevenot ventured
into the East and bring home
coffee. Thevenot use
coffee beans for himself and his friends when
entertaining.
After
the coffee
runs out, Thevenot can get coffee from Armenian
merchants who sell
coffee beans in Paris.
Coffee was introduced in Paris in 1657.
In Paris, the
coffee drinkers is also very
limited. Appreciation of coffee is only in little
houses, like those
in the Marechal de Gramont or Cardinal
de Mazarin.
As Massive, coffee is
widely consumed in Paris in 1669. When the
Ottoman ambassador to France, Suleimen
Agha, bringing coffee
and distributed to acquaintances. Not only that, he also distributed
copies to the kingdom. At the same time it introduces
a way to drink coffee
is certainly known
to the new Paris.
Two years later the Armenian merchant named
Pafeal or someone
calls in Pascal opened a coffee shop in Saint
Geman Fair event.
However, along with
the closing of the fair, Pafeal
also cover the
coffee shop. He
then moved the coffee shop on the ground that
it Samaritaine
building now stands.
Pafael effort is not considered
a success. Less attractive
decor shop is one
reason. He originally thought the decor at
the fair which tend to adopt the East ornate
Paris residents is
estimated to be accepted. It
turns out the calculation misses.
She then closed her
coffee shop. Pafael reportedly moved to London
and successfully do business in the new place.
At the end they re-opened
the shop with different decorations and sell some other commodities, such as chocolate
and tea. One of the workers then Pafael also known open cafe and later opened a
restaurant. This effort caught the interest of Parisians, ranging from the rich
to fashion enthusiasts. Number of coffee shops then reach 300 outlets. Coffee
shop and then spread to several other cities. French people call coffee shops such
as cafes.
Actually, France is not the place the origin of the cafe. Cafés are
well known in London and Venice. However,
the cafe became famous
after it was used
to place the
development of political debate
is heating up in
France. Some intellectuals,
such as Voltaire, JJ Roseau, and Denis Diderot often
hang out in cafes to discuss their ideas.
That cafe continues
to grow and be a place for debate, including the revolutionary debates. Many
people agree that the ideas of the French Revolution in 1789 appeared in the
cafe. The existence of the cafe is not just a part of the history of economic, but
also social and political history of France. The cafe also have become increasingly
global hangout for rest, talk, or just chatting.
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