Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PIQUANCE
piquancy, piquance, piquantness
(noun) the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest
(noun) a tart spicy quality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
piquance (usually uncountable, plural piquances)
piquancy; having a piquant taste.
Source: Wiktionary
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