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.
TIMBALE
timbale, timbale case
(noun) small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
timbale
(noun) individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
timbale (plural timbales)
A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
An individual serving of food so cooked.
A dish of poultry or fish pounded and mixed with egg white, cream, etc, poured into a mould.
Anagrams
• bimetal, limbate
Source: Wiktionary
Tim`bale", n. [F., prop., a kettledrum; -- so named from the form of the mold used. Cf. Timbal.] (Cookery)
Definition: A seasoned preparation, as of chicken, lobster, cheese, or fish, cooked in a drum-shaped mold; also, a pastry case, usually small, filled with a cooked mixture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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