🇧🇼 Botswanan Cuisine

Lerotse

Wild Melon

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 89 kcal

Wild Kalahari melon cooked down into a soft, sweet-savoury dish, either boiled and mashed or stewed with sugar — a unique Botswanan food.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel and cube the lerotse melon.
  2. 2 Place in a pot with water and bring to a boil.
  3. 3 Reduce heat and simmer until soft, about 20 minutes.
  4. 4 Mash lightly with a spoon. Add sugar and salt.
  5. 5 Stir and serve warm.

Did You Know?

Lerotse melons grow wild across the Kalahari and were a critical water source for San people and early Setswana travellers in the desert.