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.
ZYMIC
Etymology
Adjective
zymic (not comparable)
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation
Source: Wiktionary
Zym"ic, a. (Old Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation; -- formerly, by confusion, used to designate lactic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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