😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋 There are many useful fruits that grow in the wild. Children and others used to eat them when herding cattle, fetching firewood, going to fetch water in the stream or strolling around the bush and country roads. I will list some i remember, or hear of from other people. To my knowledge, none of these is poisonous. May have some value if consumed eg nutritional, nostalgic etc.
- Ndavisi: Fruit of Mutavisi (Lantana Camara) tree. Small berries black when ripe and green when not ripe. Chew the ripe berries and swallow concentrate/pulp, spitting out broken seed and debris. Very sweet.
- Ngaatu: Bulbous fruit of a grass species. We ate this one when we begun getting hungry at 11ish 12ish when herding. mildly salty, likely replenishes body salts.
- Ngalawa: Fruit of Kikalawa tree. Small round fruit, yellow when ripe green when not ripe. Chew on ripe fruit to extract and swallow fibrous sweet pulp.
- Ngomoa: Fruit of Kikomoa tree. Round fruit, brown skin when ripe green skin when not ripe. Pierce open ripe fruit by biting. Chew skin and seeds inside to extract and swallow very sweet and dense pulp.
- Mamee: Fruit of Kimee tree. Round green fruit, test for ripeness by shaking fruit. You will hear the sound of loose seed, pulp and juice hitting on the shell from inside. Crack open by hitting on/with rock/metal or other hard surface. Slurp down yummy contents, spitting out the seeds.
- Namba: Fruit of Kiamba (Adansonia Digitata) tree. Ovalish fruit with hard brown shell when ripe. Crack inside for whitish grey fibrous and pulpy seeds and enjoy. Spit out seeds after sucking pulp. Enjoy in moderation to avoid developing sensitivity on teeth.
- Muu: Fruit of Kimuu tree. Small round fruit, black when ripe green when not ripe. Chew on ripe fruit to extract and swallow deeply rich and yummy black pulp. Beware goring by a warthog when harvesting. Warthogs are known to love the fruit immensely.
- Matoo: Fruit of Kitoo tree. Small round fruit, green fruit bursts and releases sweet aroma in surrounding air when ripe. Chew on ripe fruit to extract and swallow deeply rich, sticky and yummy golden brown thick juice. Be patient with the chewing bit, it can exercise your jaws quite a bit. Spit out dry white debris after enjoying.
- Ndului: Fruit of Kilului tree. Small oval fruit with hard pulpy and very fibrous seed, yellowish when ripe green when not ripe. Remove skin and chew on ripe seed to extract sweet pulp and fibre. Spit seed after.
hahahahha you are so funny but thank you for the info i have learned something from this,proud kamba from makueni
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