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.
SARCOCOLLA
Noun
sarcocolla (uncountable)
Alternative form of sarcocol (“type of gum resin”)
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• calcarosol
Source: Wiktionary
Sar"co*col, Sar`co*col"la, n. Etym: [L. sarcoccolla, from Gr. sacrocolle.]
Definition: A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa (Penæa), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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