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.
ENCULTURATION
socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enculturation (countable and uncountable, plural enculturations)
The process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed.
Usage notes
Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.
Source: Wiktionary
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