Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
APOTROPAISM
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apotropaism (uncountable)
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
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