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.
FLAVORING
flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
(noun) something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
flavoring (countable and uncountable, plural flavorings)
(American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.
Verb
flavoring
present participle of flavor
Source: Wiktionary
FLAVOR
Fla"vor, n. Etym: [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor, cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob. fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf. Blow.] [Written also flavour.]
1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
2. That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink.
3. That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors.
4. That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
Fla"vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flavored; p. pr. & vb. n. Flavoring.]
Definition: To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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