Home Made Virgin MARULA OIL | No Chemicals | Step By Step - Namibia

Hi there Besties, welcome back to Sizzles Diaries. This is a continuation of my village life diary. Today I would like to demonstrate how we prepare the most fragrant virgin marula oil (Odjove) for cooking in many of our traditional Aawambo recipes.  Growing up here in Ongha found in Ohangwena region in North Central Namibia, marula trees are in abundance. Marula oil is a essential dietary and cosmetic commodity amongst my tribesmen. In the past marula oil was used for bartering and fostering good inter cultural relation during joyous celebrations. Marula oil processing and harvesting is exclusively done by women who either form groups or cooperatives within their communities. It is custom that every owambo woman should be able to produce marula oil, this forms a basis of indigenous knowledge Systems over generations. As of  recent marula oil production is a source of income for many families. The skin from the marula fruit is dried and used as goat feed, according to cultural belief, the dried marula fruit skin can increase reproduction when consumed by goats. Given it's great benefit for skin, hair, earwax removal and well as overall health, marula oil is indeed one of the most preferred natural oils arround our house. Extraction of marula oil from the kernel enclosed in a hard shell, takes month of patience and preparation. First the marula fruit needs to ripen and fall off  the marula tree (sclerocarya birrea), then the fruit is gathered daily in piles under the marula tree. Women gather and painstakingly extract marula juice from its fruit using a goat/cow horn and a calabash. The skin is separated from the shell covered in a slimy pulp, this shell is then left in the sun to dry and packed for storage, ready to crack and remove the marula nut from the hard shell. The hard shells are used to start a fire during hard times (rainy season) when fire wood is scares. Depending on the  helping hands available it takes approximately 2 to 4 days to extract about 3kg to 5kg of marula nuts which is enough to fill up a 2,5 litre bottle. So the next time you come across vendors selling marula oil at N$50 -100 per 200ml, just imagine the patience and stamina it takes to produce it. Marula oil is considered the elixsa of youth and health by my grandmother. Ever wondered what happens to the marula juice exctracted? It is fermented over a period of not more than 4 days. The early stage of fermentation produces a sweet juice similar to ale in taste, this is called Oshinua and is mostly consumed by children. The final stage of fermentation produces a alcoholic beverage  called Omaongo which is only consumed by adults. #LivingInNamibia#MarulaOil#Odjove  If you would like to see me make more videos like this in future, please give it a this video massive thumbs up 👍👍. Leave a comment or recommendation📑, I would love to hear from you!. ★ Stay tuned  for more and I hope you find this video helpful★ 👉Subscribe here:    / sizzlesdiaries   👉Come say hi on instagram:   / sizzles_diaries    For business enquiries: 📧Email: https://[email protected] Recommend Video By: Osho The B | Portia-M Skin Care Routine//Namibian YouTuber    • Portia M Skin care routine | How to use Po...   ______________TECH STUFF________________ Camera: Sumsung galaxy A20 https://www.mtc.com.na/shop/phone/587 _______________EDITING___________________ Thumbnail: Canva App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... id=com.canva.editor) Filmorago: https://wondershare.com/shop/ _________________MUSIC___________________ Artifact- The Dark Content by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) _________________CREDITS_________________ Special thanks to my parents for allowing me to film at their house, my sisters, couzens, nephews, nieces and my children who have taken the time to help me out this video together, I am truly humbled and lucky to have your support. ______________VOTE OF THANKS___________ Thank you so much to all my subscribers for your support in helping me grow this channel. If you are new to this channel, please 🙏 do not miss an upload, all you have to do is press the subscribe and bell icon and become part of  the family♥ Thank you so much for watching, bye  Besties!