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Baobab is the fruit that Rafiki breaks in the Lion King to mark Simba. He also lives in a Baobab tree.

Yall should do a series touring different grocery stores and markets! My husband went to a wegmans in the US for the first time the other day and he was amazed. I’d love to see what other stores & markets in all parts of the world look like and where the chefs frequent!

Fun fact about the Baobab tree: There are 8 species and as Ben mentioned 6 of those are only found in Madagascar - as for the other two one is found across Africa and the last is in Australia. The reason for this is a few hundred million years ago Australia and Africa were located quite close to each other in a land mass called Gondwana.

I think a really simple add for this sort of series would be to ask the normals how they'd use these ingredients after experiencing them. They don't have to cook in the video, but at least get them actively thinking about and workshopping a couple of applications, both for their benefit and the viewers'.

That shrimp is a key ingredient in a variety of kimchis. I just refreshed my supply recently

“Smells like a smoker’s car.” is the Food Journalism we love to see ❤

I love how this format brings wonder and exploration to most of us and gives the feeling of recognition and familiarity to some of us, upon seeing the ingredients. ❤

Baobab fruit... Kinda like cream of tartar. Baobab pips... Can be roasted for a coffee substitute. Baobab leaves... Can be cooked and have definite spinach flavor. Baobab oil can be extracted for super oil! Lovely stuff

I just ate that bamboo fungus in my soup for dinner today, didnt realise it was such a unique thing till this video since its been a part of my life this whole time. Even though its a common thing to me even i learnt something new today!

In Malaysia, we have something that is practically identical with the Korean salted shrimp called 'cencalok'. It's a Malay condiment usually served with lime and chili. It has been dated back to the 16th century during the Melaka Sultanate.

In Afrikaans the Boabab tree is called Kremetart boom which translates to cream of tartar tree, because that's what the fruit tastes like.

Did you know.. different parts of asia has this version of salted shrimps. In Malaysia… we call this cincalok. We eat this as part of seasoning in a dish. The Nyonya people will make Cincalok omelette. Same 2 ingredients as Korea’s Gyeranjjim.

We have a similar ingredient to that salty little shrimp in Indonesia (we got it from Chinese cuisine). The difference is that it is dried after getting salted. It can be used as an additional umami ingredient to fried rice, stir fries, added to sambal, as topping, etc

Baobab is also very popular in Sudan. Such a refreshing drink specially during the holy month of Ramadan and you can always find baobab popsicles sold around streets.

That stewed chicken with bamboo fungus and goji berry is super authentic and looks delicious. A lot of traditional Chinese cuisine has very herby combinations with meat and vegetables and they are delicious. They can be hard to find these days.

Ohhh As someone who is allergic to alcohol, this verjus ingredient seems perfect for me!! thank you for continuing to explore new things and presenting it to us with such details and joie de vivre :)

The baobab fruit can be use to make a sweet/ snack that we call mabuyu in Kenya. It is cooked with sugar and food colour. Very addictive.

Shrimp & salt in a cool, dark spot is likely to shelf stable for much much much longer than 1 year. Salt truly is magic!

It sounds like baobab trees and dragon fruit cacti have similar reproductive systems. We have a few dragon fruits that have climbed fairly high up and we have to check for open blooms every night during their pollination season so we can pollinate them by hand. We aren't picky about which plants pollinate which varieties, so we collect the mixed pollen in a small container, which we then use to pollinate all the blooms. Whatever pollen remains is dried and stored in the fridge. I wonder if the pollen of the baobab can also be collected and stored for future pollination attempts in the same way. Baobab trees are a heck of a lot taller but I don't doubt there'd be ways to do it, since it's doubtful that the people who harvest the fruit are just waiting around for them to all fall off the tree before collecting them.

We have had baobab trees in northern Australia for 72,000 years!