Baobab fruit pulp, vanilla, sugar & cold water — Senegal's silky superfruit drink
The baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) can live for 3,000 years and stores hundreds of litres of water in its trunk. Its fruit — large pods containing a chalky, dried pulp — is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on earth, with six times the vitamin C of oranges. Bouye is the Wolof word for the baobab fruit drink sold on every street corner in Dakar.
Baobab powder is available at health food stores and African grocery stores (also increasingly in mainstream supermarkets). Fresh baobab pods can be found at West African grocery stores — crack open the hard shell and the dry pulp inside dissolves in water. For a creamier version, blend with coconut milk.