Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
LITHOMANCY
lithomancy
(noun) divination by means of stones or stone talismans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lithomancy
divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
Source: Wiktionary
Lith"o*man`cy, n. Etym: [Litho- + -mancy: cf. F. lithomancie.]
Definition: Divination by means of stones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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