Another name for this exotic fruit is “passion fruit”. However, this has nothing to do with the special properties of passion fruit. The fact is that the tropical vine on which the fruits grow is called in Spanish the passionflower. Translated, this name also means "fruit of passion." We will tell you about the taste qualities of passion fruit, how to eat this fruit, and which dishes to add in our article.
Description and taste of the fruit
Brazil is the birthplace of passion fruit, but today it is grown in South Africa, Australia, and America. In appearance, this exotic fruit resembles a large plum of dark purple or yellow. The passion fruit peel is dense and reliably protects the flesh from mechanical damage and spoilage. While the fruit is not ripe, it is smooth, and as it ripens, it becomes wrinkled.
Fruit passion fruit for 40% consists of juicy and sweet juice. The taste of the pulp of fruits can be compared with kiwi or with ripe sea buckthorn, or strawberries, plums and peaches at the same time. In general, it is unusual, tasty, juicy, refreshing. Trying this fruit is definitely worth every person.
How to choose passion fruit?
Only the ripe fruits of this fruit have a pleasant taste. Therefore, before you know how to eat passion fruit, you need to find out how to choose it correctly from the range presented in the store or on the market.
First of all, the fruits need to be carefully examined. The most sweet will be slightly wrinkled fruits of dark purple color. You can touch the fetus by touch. It should not be too hard. Otherwise, cutting it, do not be surprised if the flesh is unripe. And to determine if the passion fruit is ripe, you need to shake the fruit in your hands. You should hear the movement of the fluid. If the fruit is ripe, it has a lot of delicious juice inside.
Ripe passion fruit has a slight smell of tropical fruits. Unripe fruits are odorless, tasteless and too hard to touch. It’s definitely not worth buying such fruits.
How to eat passion fruit?
The fruits of this fruit are cut in half with a knife before use. First you need to make sure that they are clean. To do this, they must be thoroughly washed to get rid of chemistry, insects and dust on the surface. The passion fruit peel is hard, and you can only cut it with a knife. To do this, the washed fruit is laid out on a cutting board and cut into the middle. Then with the help of hands passion fruit can be broken. This is done in order to preserve a delicious juice, in which there are a lot of nutrients.
Cutting passion fruit, you can see a thick crust, like a lemon or an orange, and a juicy pulp with large seeds. If the fruit is ripe, then it should be easily separated from the peel.
How to eat passion fruit, now depends on what purpose you cut it: eating in pure form or preparing a drink, dish. In the first case, the pulp is simply scraped out with a spoon and sent directly to the mouth. It is necessary to eat only the soft part with seeds, because the peel is bitter and tasteless. In the second case, passion fruit is laid out with a spoon in a container with a lid and stored in the refrigerator. It can be used to make delicious cocktails and desserts.
The beneficial properties of passion fruit
The useful properties of fruit have long been appreciated:
- cancer prevention;
- prevention of eye diseases;
- improvement of intestinal motility, due to the high fiber content;
- pressure normalization;
- prevention of insomnia, stress;
- mood improvement;
- normalization of the amount of sugar in the blood;
- decrease in cholesterol;
- improved blood circulation;
- weight loss;
- improving heart function and strengthening blood vessels;
- increase immunity.
Regular consumption of fruits increases the body's resistance to viral diseases. To do this, you need to know how to eat passion fruit. Eat only ripe and juicy, vitamin-rich fruits. In this case, your health will always be in perfect order.
Cooking recipes
A healthy fruit can be not only eaten in pure form, but also used to make interesting drinks, cocktails and desserts. There are different recipes with passion fruit that allow you to do at home:
- delicious juice;
- a cocktail with an alcohol content in the composition or without it;
- jam or jam;
- liquor;
- homemade yogurt;
- ice cream;
- other desserts.
The passion fruit jam recipe is as follows:
- Of the 10 fruits cut with a knife, the whole pulp is taken out with a spoon, laid out in a deep plate and sent to the refrigerator.
- The peel is folded into a pan, poured with water, put on the stove and cooked for 30 minutes.
- Using a spoon, the inside of the peel is cleaned, connected to half a glass of liquid in which it was boiled, and crushed by a blender to a puree state.
- The resulting mass is combined with sugar (100 g or to taste), lemon juice and brought to a boil. After 3 minutes, mashed potatoes can be removed from the heat.
- The pulp of passion fruit from the refrigerator is added to the hot mass. The jam is transferred to a clean glass jar, and then sent to the refrigerator for storage.
To make jam according to this recipe is even the power of an inexperienced hostess. And his taste will delight all household members for a long time.
Application in cosmetology
In addition to cooking, passion fruit is widely used in the manufacture of all kinds of masks and creams for face and hands. The pulp of fruits has long been valued for the moisturizing effect that it has with regular use. Passion fruit masks give the skin a feeling of cleanliness and freshness. Hair after applying cosmetic products based on these fruits become stronger and well-groomed.