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
Colombian Fruits
Allison
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
Hi Allison,
I don't have any recipes using zapote. I used to peel it with my hands and eat the flesh 🙂 That simple!
nina
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
nina
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
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
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
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 🙂
Anna
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
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.
Sophie
Thanks, erica for this lovely fruit presentation! I only knew 1 fruit.
Eric
Congratulations on your 101st post! In Puerto Rico we call the Mamoncillo a "Quenepa". I love those things!
Eric
pigpigscorner
Congrats! I've never seen most of them before!
Comfy Tummy
Great post. I will have to look for these in my local markets.
John
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 !
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
Congrats on hitting a 100 posts! These fruits are all new to me other than Passion Fruit.
Erica
Thank you every one for your comments!
Giovanna
I miss a good glass of curuba juice!!!! yummy!!!
OysterCulture
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.
Soma
Congrats Erica on hitting the century!!
I have not seen most of the fruits here.. are the Moras raspberries?
rebecca subbiah
its great to see new fruits and try them yum