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.
MIREPOIX
Etymology
Noun
mirepoix (countable and uncountable, plural mirepoix)
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
(figurative) A mixture.
Synonyms
• (cuisine): sofrito / soffrito / sofritto / soffritto
Source: Wiktionary
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