Mobola plum

Parinari curatellifolia

fruit

Gray fruits with dry, mealy yellow flesh tasting of strawberry and nut, eaten raw or pounded into porridge.

Origin

Southern and East Africa (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi)

Where to find it

In the miombo savannas; its fruits are sold in season at markets in Harare and Lusaka.

Season (United States)

September to December

Preparation

The ripe fruit is peeled and its flesh eaten raw, scraped from around the stone; for porridge, it is pounded with a little water.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its oil-rich kernel is eaten too, once the very hard pit has been cracked with a stone.