Baoba (baobab fruit, monkey bread)

The baobab fruit is the fruit of trees of the genus Adansonia (baobabs). The best known species is Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, whose fruit has long been processed in various forms and used as food in Africa. For a large part of the local population, the fruits cover a large part of their daily food needs.

In Europe, the dried pulp has been available for some years as a food, but is still unknown to most consumers. As Adansonia digitata is the most common baobab species and therefore the most relevant as a food, it is mainly the fruit that will be discussed in this article.

The origin of the product is Cameroon.