growninhaiti:Thanks to @nadine_ayiti_dominique, this Brosimum Alicastrum is thriving in our food for
growninhaiti:Thanks to @nadine_ayiti_dominique, this Brosimum Alicastrum is thriving in our food forest. This tree is known by a range of names in indigenous Mesoamerican and other languages, including: ramon, ojoche, ojite, ojushte, ujushte, ujuxte, capomo, mojo, ox, iximche, masica in Honduras, uje in the state of Michoacan Mexico, and mojote in Jalisco, Maya Nut in English or also chokogou in Haitian Creole.Although considered a famine food, the large seed which is enveloped by the tasty skin is an edible ‘nut’ that can be boiled or dried and ground into a meal for porridge or flatbread. Maya nut is nutritious and has value as a food source, and may have formed a part of the diet of the pre-Columbian Maya of the lowlands region in Mesoamerica.The nut is high in fiber, calcium, potassium, folic acid, iron, zinc, protein and B vitamins. It has a low glycemic index and is very high in antioxidants. The fresh seeds can be cooked and eaten or can be set out to dry in the sun and eaten later. Stewed, the nut tastes like mashed potato; roasted, it tastes like chocolate or coffee. It can be prepared in numerous other dishes. In Petén, Guatemala, the Maya nut is being cultivated for exportation and local consumption as powder, for hot beverages, and bread.#growninhaiti #mayanut #sharingiscaring #foodforest #brosimumalicastrum #chokogou #reforestation #growth #edible #nogmos #nopesticides #noherbicides #haiti #ayiti #organic #permaculture #foodsecurity https://www.instagram.com/p/BpOL9PQHki4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uqkil8xkud6d -- source link
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