Monday, January 31, 2011

Baobab Fruit Flour

One of the most majestic trees in Africa is the baobab tree, mlambe in my native language, Chichewa. 





Coincidentally, the hospital where I was born is called Mlambe Hospital. 

The fruit from the baobab tree looks like this:


My Aunt came back from Malawi a few weeks ago and bought me a kilo of baobab fruit flour. When I was a kid, we used to eat the fruit and chew on the seed. It was delicious. During my last trip back home, I was introduced to baobab popsicles and I fell in love!  I heard it's the next big thing in cooking and also in beauty products. I'm going to have a great time experimenting.

2 comments:

  1. I'm a follower now! :-D curious to see what magical things you could come up with using this baobab flour..

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  2. Hi Farrah! I just noticed your message! I'm still doing some research; can't wait to make something!!!

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