I published my one-hundred and first post today 🙂
Fruits are an essential part of the Colombian daily diet. Here are some you may not be familiar with.
Curuba
Granadilla
Guanabana
Zapote
Maracuya or Passion Fruit
Lulo or Naranjilla
Mora
Mamoncillo
This was printed from MyColombianRecipes.com
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rebecca subbiah says
its great to see new fruits and try them yum
Soma says
Congrats Erica on hitting the century!!
I have not seen most of the fruits here.. are the Moras raspberries?
OysterCulture says
Those fruits look delicious and I am definitely keeping a look out to see if I can find any here in San Francisco. I cannot wait to try them. What a wonderful way to explore a new cuisine than by sampling the local produce.
Giovanna says
I miss a good glass of curuba juice!!!! yummy!!!
Erica says
Thank you every one for your comments!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
Congrats on hitting a 100 posts! These fruits are all new to me other than Passion Fruit.
John says
Hi Erica,
Congratulations with your achievement, however I am curious about the next hundred!
Reading your recipes really gets me going, I want to try them all !
Comfy Tummy says
Great post. I will have to look for these in my local markets.
pigpigscorner says
Congrats! I’ve never seen most of them before!
Eric says
Congratulations on your 101st post! In Puerto Rico we call the Mamoncillo a “Quenepa”. I love those things!
Eric
Sophie says
Thanks, erica for this lovely fruit presentation! I only knew 1 fruit.
Anna says
Man I miss these fruits…. have you been able to find any of them here in the US and if so in what kind of stores?? I live in Houston, so I’m guessing if they can be found anywhere in the US they should be found here… any thoughts???
Erica says
Hi Anna,
I don’t know about Houston, but you can find passion fruit in different states in the USA. I find almost all the fruits in frozen pulp from GOYA.
nina says
HEY!Good question are they raspberries?
I might be going to Colombia soon and would super much appreciate HELP!
Any tips or ANYTHING..
But one question
err…two rather
1. Do they have other fruits
and most importantly
2. In colombia do you give gifts to friends you just meet??
Thz >^_^<
Erica says
Hi Nina,
That is a good question. Moras are blackberries, but to be honest with you I am confused about that, because raspberries look just like Colombian moras. I am working in that answer.
Erica says
Nina,
yes, we have more fruits.
yes, you can give a gift to your new friend in Colombia. I hope yo have a great time in my country 🙂
nina says
Thank you guys!!!
I really appreciate my gift, and I’m so glad you are actually from there!! People tell me how great the food is there.
Any more info is great…
>^_^< Thx again (or how other peeps say…Graci)
Nina
nina says
AAAAnnnndddddd……
Oh ya…How much spending money is usually the small stuff: Souviners, candies, ice cream cones, stuff like that??
I need to know how much pocket money to bring..
THANX AGAIN
Allison says
Hi, Erica!
This looks like a great site. I’m actually starting my second year living in Venezuela, and today I brought a zapote home from the grocery store. The only problem is I have no idea how to tell if it’s ripe or how to best prepare it. I searched for info online and found your site. Any words of advice? Also, moras here in Venezuela are mulberries, not black raspberries. Thanks for your help!
Erica says
Hi Allison,
I don’t have any recipes using zapote. I used to peel it with my hands and eat the flesh 🙂 That simple!
Nick Matyas says
So, nice your posting. It look’s so good in your posting.
Nick Matyas says
So, nice your posting. It look’s so good in your posting. It is useful for all.
sts says
It is always pleasure to read your posts, will back here soon
Sólo Yo says
Guanabana con leche….it is such a delicious drink….I like Jugo de Luo too….I miss Colombia!!!!
Sólo Yo says
sorry…Jugo de Lulo 🙂
Michelle says
Nina! Tu no sabes quanto me estrana Zapote. Sabes si los venden en los EU?
Michelle says
Yo quiero zapote!
Alaina says
Gracias para eso pagina! Me encanta la comida Colombiana y tambien extraño mi pais hermoso!
Quiero una receta de relleñas!
Alaina
Reina says
Hola,
Alguien sabe donde puedo comprar frutas colombianas aquà en los Estados Unidos?
Gracias!!!
Reina says
Gracias por compartir nuestra Colombia!!
Felices Pascuas:)