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by Emil I Mondoa, MD
One of the many African foods I miss is what most people call the plum or bush butter. It is a completely different species of fruit than what people in the West call plums. It is native to the west coast of Africa, between Eastern Nigeria and Angola, and goes by the botanical name of Dacryodes edulis. Everyone knows that it is boiled or roasted and goes very well with fresh roasted or boiled corn. It presents a different more complex flavor when it allowed to ripen and become soft, and can be eaten at that time without cooking.
Recently, I came across a well researched book, entitled "Lost Crops of Africa", which details a large number of food crops that are little known outside of Africa. I was very impressed by the nutritional content of this fruit, which is mostly eaten as a snack in Africa. It turns out that this snack could have more nutritional power than the main course.
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