African walnut (coula)

Coula edulis

nuts & seeds

Nuts tasting of hazelnut, raw, roasted or boiled, in very hard shells cracked with a stone.

Origin

Forests of West and Central Africa (Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire)

Where to find it

Its nuts are sold at village markets in Gabon, Cameroon and Liberia.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Once the shell is cracked, the kernel is eaten as is or roasted for a few minutes; the shell is thrown away.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

The chimpanzees of Côte d'Ivoire crack them with a stone on a wooden anvil: one of the finest examples of tool use among animals.