Arabica coffee is produced from the Coffea arabica plant. This plant is believed to have originated from the Ethiopian region and then brought by Arab traders to Yemen. Arabs began to popularize arabica coffee bean extract brewed with hot water as a refreshing drink.
No one knows exactly when the Arabica coffee plant was first cultivated. However, almost all literature agrees that this plant originates from Abyssinia, an area in Africa which now includes the countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea. From Abyssinia Arabica coffee was brought by the Arabs to Yemen, then Europeans spread it throughout the world.