Masuku

Uapaca kirkiana

fruit

Round fruits with brown skin and sweet, juicy yellow pulp tasting of pear, sold by the bucket by the roadside.

Origin

Southern and Central Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

Season (United States)

September to December

Preparation

The ripe fruit is broken open with the fingers; the pulp is sucked from around the seeds, which are spat out with the skin.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is called “wild loquat”, but it has no connection with the Japanese loquat.