Wow. I have been shown the coolest fruit ever: granadilla.
STOP. WAIT. Before you type “granadilla” into the magical google box to see
what it looks like, let me take a stab at explaining it to you.
I’ll start my description with the way it was described to
me, “You’ve never had granadilla? We like to call it monkey brains...you'll see why.”
Ha! Yes! Exactly what I was hoping a fruit would be
described as. Not quite, but I went along with it.
Granadilla resembles an orange but has a much thinner shell.
I call it a shell because it is also much harder. At first glance you may think
it is an orange or a tangerine, but then upon picking it up it is much firmer
and feels kind of hollow. There is where the resemblance to citrus fruit ends.
To eat the granadilla you must first crack the shell and
peel away a piece of it. Upon removal of the piece of shell, small black seeds
suspended in a snot-like clearish fluid are revealed. This is the part you eat.
I was talking to a little one and she
said she likes to suck the guts out and swallow the seeds, but I prefer to hold the shell like a bowl
and scoop them out with a spoon.
Now for the flavor: first you get a hint of sweetness mixed
with slight tartness from the goop. Then, if you choose to bite the seeds (I guess
they help with digestion? Ha!) you don’t
taste much but you get this incredible crunch which complements the runny gel.
It is quite marvelous.
What makes this fruit even better is that it is one of the
most popular fruits here. They are real cheap (I bought 6 today for under $1.50) and they can
be found everywhere. I think I found my new fruit to accompany my breakfast
every morning.
Who needs an apple/orange/banana when you can eat sweet monkey
brains?
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