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.
MASTICATED
Verb
masticated
simple past tense and past participle of masticate
Source: Wiktionary
MASTICATE
Mas"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] Etym: [L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]
Definition: To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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