The berries have to be soaked in warm water, because podosiri is so hard and dry

After being picked, the podosiri berries don't have a lot of taste or juice yet. They have a very hard structure, almost wood-like

The berries are mashed so that the pulp becomes separated from the seeds

In Moengo we joined Abessa, who showed us how to prepare the podosiri so that it becomes edible

After the podosiri berries have been washed and soaked in warm water, they are sifted several times

A sieve with podosiri

Podosiri is sifted multiple times to remove all bigger fibres

The podosiri is packaged in small plastic bags to be sold

A bag of fresh podosiri has a shelf life of about three days