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.
RAGOUT
ragout
(noun) well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ragout (countable and uncountable, plural ragouts)
a stew of meat and vegetables mixed together
(by extension) any stew, soup, or sauce
Verb
ragout (third-person singular simple present ragouts, present participle ragouting, simple past and past participle ragouted)
(transitive) To prepare (food) as a ragout.
Source: Wiktionary
Ra*gout", n. Etym: [F. ragoût, fr. ragoûter to restore one's appetite, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + gustare to taste, gustus taste. See Gust relish.]
Definition: A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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