Recently, one of the students from western Uganda, Justus, was going home for the weekend to look for school fees for the children, and he said he’d bring me some “cocow.” With his accent, I wasn’t quite sure what he was talking about, but thanked him nonetheless.
He returned with a kavera (polythene bag) bursting with fruit: the biggest bananas I have ever seen, and the elusive “cocow.” Of course, he was talking about cocoa. I never knew it grew in Uganda!
I tried to find something to photograph so you could have a size comparison, but it’s probably easier to tell you that they’re about the size of an ear of corn, and about that easy to peel. I’ve never shucked a banana before. These bananas aren’t sweet like traditional bananas, and one must be sure to be incredibly hungry before eating!
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