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.
MACTRA
Mac"tra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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