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Livingstone Exotic Fruits

The next time you visit Livingstone in Zambia, explore the unique tropical fruits that this part of the world has to offer. For fruit lovers, it will be a memorable quest. Well, I selected ten common African fruits that can be easily found at Livingstone. Prepare yourself with your fruity taste buds as you read, and most importantly, look for these fruits and their trees the next time you visit Zambia, especially Livingstone.

Mubuyu is a hard, elongated, bell-rind fruit with a smooth brown to green velvet surface. When this fruit ripens, it can be opened to reveal numerous seeds covered in a creamy white powder. This fruit comes from a large Baobab tree that is often referred to as the upside-down tree because of the root-like appearance of its branches. Mubuyu tastes a bit like cream of tartar and its dried seeds can be sucked like a candy or soaked to make a fruit juice. You can find this fruit in almost every local Livingstone market, especially Maramba Market and Dambwa Central Market.

Musika is a pod-shaped finger-shaped fruit that has a sour, sour taste. It has brown seeds covered with the pulp that retain the flavor of this fruit. Its trees are easily found in Livingstone and you can also find this fruit in Livingstone markets. You can also soak Musika without peel in water to make some fruit juice.

Monso-Monso is a fleshy and juicy fruit with brown seeds. It is a very abundant fruit as it has more chewy pulp than its seed. On a sunny day in Livingstone, Monso-monso would make an ideal thirst-quenching fruit.

Muchenje is a yellow, grape-like fruit that is common in Livingstone. It has brown seeds and has a pleasant fruity aroma. It is the favorite fruit of the monkey. Its trees are commonly found at Victoria Falls and the game park that surrounds the forests at Livingstone. When Muchenje is in season, you can find it in almost every market in Livingstone.

Mahuluhulu is a hard-shelled fruit that has a delicious seedless pulp and is shaped and sized like a small bowling ball. When fully ripe, it turns yellow on the outside and has juicy, sweet brown flesh on the inside. You will need to gently break it up with a hummer or poke a hole in it and pour the juice or suck the juice from each lamp that you put in your mouth. Its trees can be found almost everywhere in Livingstone, ranging from residential areas to the wilder lands of Livingstone. Its fruity smell is pleasant and it is like a mixture of watermelon and citrus flavors. One way to tell if a Mahuluhulu is ripe is by shaking it and you will hear a sound. The Maramba and Dambwa Central markets are places where you can easily find this fruit in Livingstone.

Muzinzila is a capsule-shaped fruit of hard brown seeds. It can be chewed and it is your skin that retains the flavor. You will have to spit out the seeds after gently chewing a good amount at a time. Muzinzila is sold in bunches in almost all of Livingstone’s local markets. Although it is a seasonal fruit, it can be preserved and sold dry throughout the year.

Masuku is a fruit with a brown outer shell with yellowish seeds inside. Although, her braids are commonly found in the southern province, they are hardly found in Livingstone. There are abundant as you progress in the southern province of Zambia. You can also find Masuku fruits in all Livingstone markets when it is in season.

Musekeseke is a dry brown flat pod fruit that you can easily find in Livingstone markets. The monkeys and baboons that inhabit the Livingstone Wilderness also like to eat Musekeseke. Its trees are also common on the outskirts of Livingstone. Although this fruit may not be easily found in the markets, it is still an important fruit for the local people of Livingstone. Young adventurers climb the trees of Musekeseke to collect the fruits, but most of the time they use stones to target them.

Muzauli also known as Mushibi is a fruit with scarlet capsule seeds. Its trees are hardy decidius trees that are common in Livingstone. Muzauli can be eaten like candy, although it doesn’t taste as sweet. It can also be soaked and then added to porridge or eaten on its own. Its natural oily flavor makes it a unique fruit. You won’t find Muzauli on the market, but you will surely find its trees in Livingstone.

Munego is a greenish-brown hard fruit that. Trees are not that common in Livingstone, but desert fruits made their way to local markets when you chew on this poor but sweet fruit. First you open it to remove the seeds. Size of an American neighborhood. Seeds with a pleasant scent of cue ball for pool game

I hope you found this educational information. Next time you’re in Livingstone, don’t forget to look for these one-of-a-kind exotic tropical fruits.

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