Old habit. For thirty years, she rose early to prepare before the neighbourhood stirred, before the children needed feeding, before the women gathered, before the day became communal property. The market used to open at six. She would be there before the best tomatoes were gone, before Maiguru Chipo claimed the prime spot near the entrance, before the real business of the morning began, not the buying and selling, but the talking. The catching up. The being known.

Today we are featuring an indigenous Zimbabwean fruit, the nhunguru fruit, that actually makes my mouth feel dry. I was excited to come across it on the streets of Harare recently. Just like people, some of the tiny purple-like treasures were sweet, whilst some were so bitter. In spite of this, I continued to indulge. I then decided to investigate more about this tiny forest delight. The nhunguru fruit (scientifically known as Flacourtia indica), commonly called the Governor'

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