It was initially encouraged as an alternative to coffee, which had become expensive and at times unavailable in the aftermath of World War I. Upon the loss of southeastern territories after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, coffee became an expensive import.
Ai fillimisht hyri si një alternativë e kafesë, e cila u shtrenjtua në kohërat e pas Luftës së Parë Botërore. Pas humbjes së territoreve juglindore pas rënies së Perandorisë Osmane, kafeja u bë import i shtrenjtë.