Kalahari bauhinia

Bauhinia petersiana

legume · nuts & seeds

Seeds pounded into meal, or roasted like nuts: a delicacy in Botswana; the pods are eaten roasted or boiled.

Origin

Southern Africa

Where to find it

In the sands of the Kalahari and the mopane savannas, from Botswana to Zambia.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The seeds are roasted in their shells, which are then cracked, or pounded into flour; raw, they are hard to eat. The young pods are roasted or boiled.

Molecules

ProteinIn small amounts, not counted GOS (galacto-oligosaccharides) · Folates (B9) · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Roasted and ground, its seeds replace coffee.