Oils

Wild Palm Oil

Azeite de Palma

Southern Guinea-Bissau (Quinara / Tombali Palm Oil), Guinea-Bissau

Artisanal red palm oil from wild 'dura' type oil palms; thick, orange oil with scents of tomato, fruit, and spices; rich in carotenoids and vitamin E; a Slow Food Presidium product since 2011; produced by Balanta, Nalu, and Susu communities using traditional methods in harmony with the forest.

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Wild Palm Oil sticker illustration

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What it is

A closer look at Wild Palm Oil.

Artisanal red palm oil from wild 'dura' type oil palms; thick, orange oil with scents of tomato, fruit, and spices; rich in carotenoids and vitamin E; a Slow Food Presidium product since 2011; produced by Balanta, Nalu, and Susu communities using traditional methods in harmony with the forest.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

A thick, deep orange-red oil with a fruity, slightly spicy aroma; the colour is more intense than industrial palm oil; the flavour is rich and complex; sold in bottles at southern markets; a Slow Food Presidium product; one of the food products TasteAtlas lists for Guinea-Bissau; distinct from industrial palm oil in its wild origin and traditional extraction.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Wild Palm Oil.

Native to

Southern Guinea-Bissau (Quinara / Tombali Palm Oil), Guinea-Bissau

Region-specific tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Wild Palm Oilprimary
Azeite de Palmalocal · 🇬🇼
Citilocal · 🇬🇼

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