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.
TAPIOCA
tapioca
(noun) granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tapioca (countable and uncountable, plural tapiocas)
A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
Source: Wiktionary
Tap`i*o"ca, n. Etym: [Braz. tapioka: cf. Pg., Sp. & F. tapioca.]
Definition: A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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