Passion fruit is a fruit belonging to the Passionflower family. The homeland of this plant is Brazil, from there it went to SEA, South Africa and other countries. This fruit is considered by many to be the most delicious in the world.
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You will need
- - passion fruit
- - knife
- - tea spoon
Instruction manual
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The fruits of passion fruit or passionflower are dark purple or yellow-orange, oblong, from 6 cm to 12 cm long. Passion fruit has a number of useful properties, its ability to improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and slightly lower body temperature is especially appreciated. Girls will be interested in the next moment - passion fruit helps to maintain skin tone and reduce weight. However, it should be borne in mind that passiflora is a rather strong allergen, which means that if you are prone to allergies, do not attack it, it is better to eat quite a bit and wait for a possible reaction. It would be nice at this moment to have antihistamines on hand.
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Passion fruit juice is highly valued in the food industry, it is added to dairy products, juices, desserts, creams and cocktails. So if for some reason you don’t have the opportunity to buy passion fruit, you can try looking for finished products with it, this will to some extent allow you to evaluate its aroma or taste, since even a small amount of passion fruit juice makes itself felt.
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When choosing passion fruit, do not be afraid to take slightly shriveled fruits, this indicates their maturity. It is better to take dark purple heavy fruits, but you can find fruits of completely different colors, most often the color of the fruit depends on the region of growth.
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Eating passion fruit is very simple - take a small knife, stick it half a centimeter into the wide part of the fruit and cut it in a circle, then very quickly open the fruit into two halves, take a spoon and eat a rich yellow pulp. Fruit bones are generally edible, but you should not get involved in them, as this can lead to drowsiness.
note
If you are planning a vacation to Thailand, be sure to try the passion fruit there. In the "kingdom of smiles" passion fruit and other tropical fruits are several times cheaper than in Russia.
Useful advice
If you bought an unripe passion fruit, keep it at room temperature until it ripens. Ripe fruits can be stored in the refrigerator for up to five days.