Coffee, that drink that many enjoy on a regular basis had other uses before it became a hot beverage in the 15th century. About five centuries before coffee became a popular drink it appeared in Arabic books on botany and medicine. The liquid was used mainly for washing/refreshing hands since people ate with their hands it was good for removing odors and grease, it was also good for sweat and the smell of quick lime used in the baths to remove hair. At this point you're probably wondering what's bunk got to do with it? That is what coffee was called at that time, which was thought to come from the area coffee originated in Bonga, Ethiopia.
Bunk obliterates greasy smells of food on hands and whatever of sweets and fats. Whether traveling or at home, neglect not to wash your hands with it
When the nimble server passes around with it.
Nothing surpasses bunk to wash the hands after having a fragrant scrumptious meal.
Like musk in color, and soft as silk on hands and face.
(Annals of the Caliphs’ Kitchens)
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