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🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe

Ossame

Óssame

Óssame is a red, bulbous fruit unique to Sao Tome and Principe; used in some versions of calulu; a local ingredient that adds color and flavor to the national dish; a fruit that is little known outside the islands; a unique Santomean ingredient; the red fruit of the islands.

🇨🇬Republic of the Congo

Safou

A purple-black oily fruit roasted or dipped in hot water until the flesh softens into something between avocado and olive, eaten with maize.