Diagnosis and Optimization of the Production of Mbite Drink Based on Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hostcht

Today, various traditional country foods are increasingly being neglected as a result of modernisation. Consequently, the knowledge and know-how neces- sary to prepare those foods are strongly threatened. To safeguard and foster appreciation of traditional knowledge, this study aims, on the one hand, to describe the manufacturing process of an alcoholic drink called “ Mbite”. The latter is traditionally prepared with the fruits of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hostcht in Senegal. On the other...