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.
XEROPHAGIES
Noun
xerophagies
plural of xerophagy
Source: Wiktionary
XEROPHAGY
Xe*roph"a*gy, n. Etym: [L. xerophagia, Gr.
Definition: Among the primitive Christians, the living on a diet of dry food in Lent and on other fasts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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