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AI-generated visual interpretation of dark-brown, sticky Maari based on published descriptions; not a documentary photograph.

Maari (Burkinabè fermented baobab seeds)

Maari is a Burkinabè baobab-seed condiment documented in producer studies. This is a non-instructional account, not a home recipe: sources vary, omit key process details and establish no validated safety control.

Burkina Faso · Traditional method
· Condiments
A small shallow ceramic dish holding coarse, dark olive-brown Kharoli mustard condiment flecked with visible seeds.
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Kharoli

A strong Assamese condiment of mustard seed mixed with khar, an alkaline banana-ash filtrate, wrapped in leaves and fermented in bamboo over a fire or in a kitchen pot.

Jorhat, Assam, India
· Condiments
Photograph of Soumbala (Burkinabè Parkia seed condiment).

Soumbala (Burkinabè Parkia seed condiment)

A Burkina Faso alkaline fermentation of African locust bean seeds (Parkia biglobosa), used to season sauces and cooked grain dishes. Local process details vary, and the sources do not give a measured household batch.

Burkina Faso · Traditional method
· Condiments
Illustrative reconstruction of Yanyanku as ground dried fermented roselle seeds; the exact experimental batch appearance is not documented.

Yanyanku

A traditional Beninese inoculum made from fermented roselle, cotton or baobab seeds, rich in bacterial spores, added to cooked African locust beans to speed up fermentation and soften them into sonru.

Benin · Traditional method
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