Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
UNEXPRESSIVE
deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive
(adjective) deliberately impassive in manner; “deadpan humor”; “his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unexpressive (comparative more unexpressive, superlative most unexpressive)
Not expressive
Source: Wiktionary
Un`ex*press"ive, a.
1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive.
2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable. [Obs.] Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. Shak.
– Un`ex*press"ive*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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