Archive for December, 2009…is almost over! But for weeks the roadsides of Bamako have been laden with piles of these green giants. Pretty tasty, but personally I can’t be bothered with spitting out all those black seeds and they are – as the name suggests – pretty watery too! I’m more looking forward to mango season! Yesterday, I got one of these for my house: I’d never seen or heard of such a thing until I came to Mali, but when I heard a colleague was selling hers, I jumped at the chance! Folk who have lived in this part of Africa may not answer (but let’s have some good educated guesses from everyone else! |