Her family has taught me how to make guacamole, toast arrepas (traditional flatbreads) and how to drink straight aguardiente (this is a traditional Colombian liquor that is hybrid of sambuca and tequila, it is not sold on Canada, and roughly translates to "firewater" in English) at an age I perhaps best not reveal...
So while perusing the grocery isles this evening as I picked up some lunch meat, i saw this little guy and thought, SOLD!
So the Sweet Grenadilla is a relative of the passion fruit (which I HAVE tried). It is larger, orange, and can be identified by it's hollow sound and bright orange color.
Tropical, Colombian, and includes the adjective "Sweet" in the title.
So far so good...
When you manage to tear this guy open (the knife wasn't much use) it is essentially a large passionfruit inside with bigger, flat seeds. You need to go easy, because it takes some serious patience to get the slimy fruit off the seeds. The best part was the juice, and I must say this fruit is not for anybody in a rush.
Overall, not something I would buy unless I was making something fancy, and was going to squeeze the juice out with a cheesecloth for a nice sauce. Tastes great, smells amazing, and looks even better.
...From the outside anyways...
on the menu are also some apple turnovers, and a loaf of homemade bread for yours truly. Soon I'm going to need some stretchier pants..
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