Doum palm

Hyphaene compressa, H. thebaica

fruit

Brown fruits with fibrous pulp tasting of gingerbread, ground into flour or soaked into a drink in Egypt.

Origin

Egypt, Sudan and East Africa

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The fruit is cracked with a hammer; the brown pulp is scraped off to be chewed or ground, and the stone, hard as ivory, is thrown away.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

They were found in the tombs of the pharaohs, including Tutankhamun's.