Marula

Marula in Action: In South Africa alone, around 500 tons of marula fruit is commercially processed for juice and 2,000 tons for Amarula Cream every year.

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Don't be fooled by the name - Café Marula is very much a club, and a stylish one at that.

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Don't be fooled by the name - Café Marula is very much a club, and a stylish one at that.

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Gérard Marula Le Haut Midi, Touraine, Loire, France 2009 (£17.75, Green & Blue Wines)A so-called natural wine, meaning it was made with minimal intervention in the winery (including no added sulphur), this blend of cabernets franc and sauvignon with grolleau, is joyously alive with singing floral-edged raspberry fruit and a kind of spicy succulence.

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Marula in Action: In South Africa alone, around 500 tons of marula fruit is commercially processed for juice and 2,000 tons for Amarula Cream every year.

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*Elephants are big fans of Marulas, they ram into the tree to knock the fruit to the ground, this is why the Marula was nicknamed the "Elephant Tree".

Maponya and Marula Wine Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse 2009

We stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes as he went through the pages he had written explaining, and sometimes acting out, every step in the Marula Wine making process.

Maponya and Marula Wine Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse 2009

The next week I walked into Kodumela and Rejoice handed over a two page description of how Marula wine is made.... and there was a recipe for Pineapple Beer as an added bonus.

Maponya and Marula Wine Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse 2009

Some people drink Marula Beer while sweet it's juice at that point, but many need to drink sour.

Maponya and Marula Wine Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse 2009

So here you go.. the recipes and some pictures of Marula season in Metz.... if you can think of anything I should ask him for his next assignment, I'm all eyes.

Maponya and Marula Wine Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse 2009