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.
GUSTABLE
Etymology
Adjective
gustable (comparative more gustable, superlative most gustable)
Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.
Source: Wiktionary
Gust"a*ble, a. Etym: [See Gust, v.] [Obs.]
1. Capable of being tasted; tastable. This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter. Harvey.
2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory. A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the mouth. Derham.
Gust"a*ble, n.
Definition: Anything that can be tasted. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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