DACRYODES EDULIS: African Pear.

Today, I took a trip to the garden behind my apartment and look what I found.

Dacryodes edulis (Africans pear) is an evergreen tree that can grow up to a height of 18–40 meters in a forest but doesn't exceed a growth of 12 meters in plantations. It has a short trunk and a large crown. Its bark is pale gray and usually rough with droplets of resin. The leaves are a compound with not more than 5-8 pairs of leaflets. The upper surface of the leaves is glossy. The flowers are yellow and close to 5 mm across. The bluish purple fruit is a drupe which varies in length from 4 to 12 cm. It is mostly found in Southeastern part of Nigeria,West Africa. Popularly call "Ube" usually consumed with roasted or cooked corn.

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INGREDIENTS

Water.
Salt.

HOW TO PREPARE

All you need do is cook to soften the pears.

Boil a sizeable amount of water in a pot.
Wash the pears with clean water, add to the boiling water.
Add some salt.
Take off the heat and swirl the pears around gently with a serving spoon (to avoid hot water spillage) for about 30 seconds.
Pour out the water completely and allow the heat to complete the process.
Once softened, transfer to a serving dish and serve when ready

Serve with roasted/boiled corn(maize)

SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY
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Shutter speed - 1/35,

Distance - 3.50mm,

ISO - 338.

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