If you are tired of the gloomy sky and slush under your feet. If the summer has just passed, and you are waiting for spring, but it is still so far ... If you want to visit at least for a moment tropical paradise, and you do not know how to do it ... Do not be discouraged. Just eat passion fruit! This tropical fruit will instantly cheer you up, it is not for nothing that it is considered the most delicious on the planet.

Passion fruit (lat. Passiflora edulis; port. Maracuj;) is the fruit of an edible passion flower. It is a vine that is grown mainly in Brazil and produces a crop twice a year - in January and July. In Australia, the fruit is called passionflower. The Africans call him granadilla, and in Malaysia and Indonesia he is the "marquise". The English and French call it passion fruit (which literally translates as "passion fruit") In Russia, this fruit is known as passion fruit. In fact, this is wrong, since the word comes from the Tupi-Guarani Indian languages, in which the stress falls on the last syllable. A more correct name would be "marakouzh".
The fruit of passion was first discovered by Europeans in 1600. When Christian missionaries traveled through South America, they discovered this lush flowering plant in the tropical latitudes of the continent. It was named the fruit of passion for its complex and beautiful white flower, which reminded the missionaries of the passion of Christ on the crucifixion. The name of the flower was given by the Jesuit F.B. Ferari, who lived in Siena in the 17th century, who found similarities in various parts of the passionflower with the instruments of the Passion of the Lord. The triple stigma depicts three nails, the “crown” is a bloodied crown of thorns, the stalk fruit is a bowl, five anthers are the five wounds of the Savior, a three-bladed leaf is a spear, tendril bracts are whips, the central trunk is a pillar to which Christ was tied. And the white color was identified with the innocence of the Savior.
The unusual passion fruit flower attracted the attention of not only botanists and clergymen, but also poets and artists. Its image can be found in the paintings of famous masters of the 17th - 19th centuries. Stylized passionflower flowers served as the basis for the design of the carved iron lattice of the Mikhailovsky Castle in St. Petersburg. The form of this plant is widely used in the paintings of churches, in particular, Pinsky. This fruit also inspires contemporary composers to create their works, one of them is Michael Fix's composition "Passionfruit", permeated with fiery flamenco rhythm and the sound of castanets.

"Where can I get this miracle?" - you ask. Of course, you can go to Brazil. After all, it is there that the birthplace of this ancient tropical culture. Do you want to go to Brazil? Then fly to Australia, South America or South Africa, now passion fruit is grown in these countries, as it grows well in cool climates. You can also grow your own from seeds, which are easy to find in any Seeds store. Just keep in mind: you will not find the name "Passionfruit" on the label. Look for "Passiflora sweet granadilla" or "Passiflora edible". Passion fruit is a vine that clings to a support with its antennae. You can show your imagination and give the plant any shape. Seeds germinate very well and grow quickly. So a piece of the tropics will appear in your apartment. With good care, you will get a harvest in the second year.
But first, you will admire the beautiful flowers that have the lightest scent. The passionflower flower has a very complex and unusual structure - the so-called “crown” is located above the petals in the form of long threads or scales, and above it are large stamens. At the very top is a pistil with three stigmas. The flower petals are white and cream, while the bases of the stamens are purple or blue.

Naturally, flowering ends with the appearance of fruits. But what to do if your own plantings will not produce a crop soon and you have no opportunity to visit Latin America or Australia, purchase and try this fruit there? Then the fastest and easiest way to get this exotic fruit is to buy it in the supermarket.
Passion fruits are very diverse in shape and color. Depending on the variety, they are oval or round in shape, and resemble an orange in size. The diameter of the fruit is on average 4-7.5 cm.
When you buy passion fruit, look for large, heavy fruits with dark purple skins. Do not be alarmed if you suddenly see fruits that are brownish-purple, yellow or red. The color depends on the variety and on the place of growth. An unripe fruit is always green. Fruits with smooth, shiny skin are usually processed. For consumption in fresh sweeter shriveled fruits with a rough, cracked skin are a sign of their ripeness. Ripe fruit can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Passion fruit belongs to the group of sour fruits. Indeed, this fruit has a sour taste, but it is not as sharp as that of a lemon, and more subtle than that of a kiwi. Its pulp is slightly bitter, but this only enriches its magnificent delicate taste and aroma. I like it! Try it yourself!
Cut the purchased fruit at home in half. The peel from the inside of a passion fruit, like a grapefruit, with small "antennae" for which the seeds cling. I note that they are not at all small ... Get these seeds - they are edible, easily crushed with a crunch on your teeth (prepare a toothpick just in case), their yellow shell has a sour taste and a special, unlike anything, aroma. But you should not get carried away with the bones: a lot of seeds cause drowsiness. So, be careful!
The pulp of the fruit is somewhat similar in texture to diluted starch. Eat just like that, for example, with a spoon. She's gorgeous! Anyone who has once tasted passion fruit is unlikely to forget its taste and amazing aroma, which instantly takes us to the homeland of incendiary carnivals and exotic fruit cocktails. Fresh passion fruit juice perfectly quenches thirst and makes you feel like you are in the very center of a colorful Brazilian holiday.
Passion fruit juice is very easy to prepare - you need to cut the fruit with a knife, divide it into two halves, remove the pulp into a deep bowl, add sugar. The juice itself is tasty, but sour, and when sugar is added, the taste of passion fruit appears new shades. Next, you need to beat the mass, strain the seeds through a strainer - and the concentrate for the drink is ready. Then you should add water, three to four glasses per fruit.
Drink to your health - tasty, healthy, exotic! By the way, passion fruit juice has a calming effect and improves sleep. And the juice improves the elasticity and tone of the skin. Therefore, it is used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetology.

Too bad I didn't have ice cream during the passion fruit tasting. Although I still hope next time to try it in this new combination, which is very popular in Germany. Germans also often make sandwiches with passion fruit and fruit cakes. Passion fruit pulp can also be added to creams, mousses, sauces and fruit salads. In the Dominican Republic, liqueurs are made from passion fruit. Passion fruit is actively used for canning, for making juices (usually mixed with other tropical fruits) and as a filler for dairy products. In fact, passion fruit is grown for its juice, which is added to other fruit juices for flavor. So, if you haven't found the fruit itself, there are still juice, nectar and syrup on sale. Try, say, muesli with passion fruit syrup! Passion fruit is very useful: The pulp of the fruit contains: water, proteins, carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins B, A, C, sodium, serotonin, passiflorin glucoside. Calories - 71 cal.

Passion fruit extract is used in the manufacture of cosmetics and medicated shampoos, and weight loss preparations and medicines are also made from passion fruit fibers. Many varieties of passion fruit are both ornamental, fruit and medicinal plants. In folk medicine, passion fruit is used as a very effective sedative and sedative, due to the presence of passiflorin glucoside. The fruits are eaten fresh, and the leaves and flowers are brewed into a tea or decoction. However, for people prone to allergic diseases, the use of this fruit is not recommended.

Passion fruit has laxative properties and improves bowel function. Promotes the excretion of uric acid from the body and is an antipyretic. It is recommended to use in diseases of the liver, urinary tract.
Biochemists and cosmetologists often use passion fruit extracts and oil, which have a moisturizing, regenerating, vitaminizing effect, well restore the hydrolipid mantle, and stimulate local blood circulation.
Also, a new study published in the journal Nutrition Research found that purple-skinned passion fruit extract helps relieve severe wheezing among asthma patients and lower blood pressure. And thanks to the high content of vitamin C, it helps with a hangover.

Now we turn, in fact, to passions in passion fruit! It is especially recommended after sex or instead of ... Therefore, you need to prepare the dish in advance.

Passion fruit caipirinha.
This cocktail is widespread in the Dominican Republic and is very easy to prepare.
Serves 2: 1 passion fruit, 100 ml vodka, 1 teaspoon crushed ice, sugar to taste
Remove the seeds from the passion fruit and mix well with all the ingredients.

Red fish with passion fruit sauce.
For 2 servings: Salted red fish 300 gr., 3 passion fruit, 100 gr. white wine, sauce for fish.
Grill or fry fish. Take 2-3 passion fruit and scoop out the puree with the seeds with a spoon. Put the passion fruit puree in a small frying pan and lightly drizzle with white wine, when the puree boils, you need to turn off the heat and pour the sauce over the fish.

Oyster ceviche with salad and passionfruit sauce
Ingredients:
- oysters (large sizes) - 1 kg
- Bell pepper(green) - 1 pc.
- sweet pepper (red) - 1 pc.
- dill (ground) - 1 pinch
- tomato - 2 pcs.
- avocado - 2 pcs.
- corn (shredded green cobs) - 2 cups
- lettuce - 2 bunches
- watercress - 1 bunch
- lemons - 1 kg
- passion fruit - 1/2 kg
- mayonnaise - 1 cup
- olive oil- 100g
- salt, pepper - to taste.

From lettuce, tomatoes, watercress, avocado and corn, you need to make a salad. Remove seeds from peppers and chop finely. Cut the oysters into three parts, sprinkle with dill, chopped pepper, salt and pour over lemon juice.
Actually, that's all. Put oysters on a plate, salad around them, pour everything on top with sauce made from mayonnaise and ground passion fruit.

Passion fruit cream with ice cream
We will need: 4 passion fruits, 10 g gelatin, 1/11 l passion fruit syrup, 1/8 l white wine, 4 egg yolks, 1 full tbsp. a spoonful of granulated sugar, 200 g of cream, 4 scoops of fruit ice cream.
And for decoration: pomegranate seeds, slices of exotic carom fruit (preferably), a sprig of lemon balm, shortbread cookies.

Passion fruit should be cut in half, and with a trained hand, take out the pulp with a small spoon. The pulp of 3 fruits will need to be rubbed through a sieve, and the pulp along with the seeds should be separated from one passion fruit. Then everything is simple. Soak gelatin. Warm syrup and wine. Beat the yolks together with sugar, then, continuing to beat, add hot wine with syrup to the mixture. Beat the egg cream in a hot water bath for about 2 minutes until creamy. Well-squeezed gelatin dissolve in the cream. Put the cream in the cold. Just before it begins to set, add the passion fruit puree and heavy whipped cream. And put it in the fridge for the cream to harden. Cream will be served with fruit ice cream. For beauty, sprinkle the dessert with pomegranate seeds, carambola slices and decorate with lemon balm sprigs and shortbread cookies.
And now you can go with this dish to get a job as a chef in a pastry cafe.

If you can’t do such a culinary “aerobatics”, don’t be discouraged! Take ice cream and add passion fruit pulp. Decorate as you please. It won't get worse!

And finally, a simple passionfruit dessert
For 8 servings. For the pudding, take: 8 raw egg whites, 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter for mold lubrication.
For passion fruit cream: 1 cup natural juice passion fruit, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 cups milk, 3 tablespoons cornmeal.

Whip for pudding egg whites, gradually add sugar to them and beat thoroughly again. We spread the prepared mixture in a greased form with a diameter of 30 cm, and place it on water bath cook for 30 minutes. Then do not forget to remove from heat, cool a little, then release from the mold and transfer to a dish with high sides. We will prepare the cream as follows: combine milk with sugar and cornmeal, put on fire, stirring constantly, bring to a boil, then cook until thickened. In conclusion, add the passion fruit juice, mix thoroughly, let cool and put on top of the pudding. You can, of course, pour chocolate on top of the pudding dissolved in a water bath.
But it all turned out just fine!

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Passion fruit is an exotic fruit that came to us from tropical countries. In fact, today it is used in many desserts. But if you just buy it in a store, then many will wonder if there are rules on how to eat passion fruit correctly.

The passionfruit fruit is a fruit with a soft jelly-like content. He has a pleasant sweet taste, and, in addition, it contains a large amount of vitamins.

How is passion fruit eaten?

If there is a desire to taste an exotic fruit in its pure form, then after buying it, when you come home, first of all it should be thoroughly washed. After all, it is processed for long-term storage chemicals, and they can get from the skin into the flesh when cut. After that, using a knife, it is cut into two parts in a circle.

The pulp can be taken out or simply eaten with a dessert spoon directly from the hands. Before you start cleaning passion fruit, you should pick up a cutting tool. The fact is that the exotic fruit has an extremely thin skin, so the blade must be sharpened very sharply.

The depth of the cut should not exceed half a centimeter, and preferably 2-3 mm, otherwise the entire pulp will be damaged.

It is interesting to know that the fruit, in addition to the pulp, also has seeds suitable for food. Therefore, it is not worth trying to separate the “jelly” from the seeds, and it is unlikely that it will be possible to do it efficiently.

Passion fruit, as an additive, can be found in many modern dessert creams, yogurts and ice creams. At the same time, it can even be added to salads or sauces. In addition to the original taste, the fruit gives exquisite fragrance dish.

A few nuances

Absolutely everyone can eat passion fruit, even pregnant women. The only thing worth saying is that if a woman is prone to an allergic reaction, then you should refrain from tasting such a fruit until the baby is born, and in the first few months after the baby is born.

Passion fruit is eaten only when fully ripe, when it itself falls from the tree, as an apple falls. If you eat an unripe fruit, you can earn dysentery.

The taste of passion fruit resembles a mixture of peach, plum, sea buckthorn, apricot and strawberry. Most interesting fact, regarding such exotics, this is that regular consumption of this product allows you to cure diseases of the liver and urinary tract. Therefore, it is even useful for pregnant women to use passion fruit, if there are no individual contraindications, as it allows the body to get rid of accumulated toxins.

home exotic

For special fans of passion fruit, there is good news - it can be grown at home. How to grow passion fruit yourself can be interesting to every gardener. It is worth considering that the same seeds that are in the pulp are suitable for planting. And in order for the plant to bring maximum fruit, sowing should be carried out in April.

To grow a plant at home, you must perform the following steps:

1. the soil should consist of sand, humus and soddy soil. The ratio is 1:1:2. For such a plant, a pot with a diameter of 8 cm is needed, where the prepared earth is poured;
2. seeds, 2-3 pcs., are laid to a depth of 0.5 cm, after which the pot is placed in that place on the windowsill where there is a lot of light, and on top it is covered with plastic wrap. The ambient temperature should be equal to 20-25 degrees;
3. in a month, the first shoots will appear on the surface. As soon as they have 4 leaves, the passion fruit is transplanted into a container with a diameter of 40 cm. The same land is used;
4. when growing a plant at home, it is worth keeping it in good light, and the ground itself should be shaded. It is very important that there are no drafts in such a place, which means that the window must be constantly closed;
5. growing passionfruit stands with support. To do this, it is worth buying metal or plastic grates in a gardening store, which are fixed in a pot or next to it;
6. as for watering, it is required when the earth becomes dry. From top dressing, the use of liquid fertilizers, which are intended for tomatoes, is allowed.

If you grow passion fruit at home with all the observance of the rules, then in a year it will be possible to eat fruits. But to achieve this, you will have to carry out pollination manually with a brush.

Why grow passion fruit?

It is good if an exotic plant grows at home, as you can be sure of the freshness and quality of the fruit. Then you can fully enjoy the taste and beneficial properties of the fruit.

By the way, it contains the following elements:

• potassium and magnesium - support the heart muscle, normalize blood pressure and relieve swelling;
• fiber - eliminates problems with the gastrointestinal tract, helps to normalize digestion, which is especially useful for pregnant women;
• antioxidants - prevent the development of cancer.

For culinary and beverage use

Passion fruits make a great addition to any table. And here we mean not only food, but also a beneficial combination with alcohol. exotic fruit can be an excellent base for liquor or liquor.

But what kind of alcohol pairs best with passion fruit?

It goes best with sweet drinks: champagne, wine, liquor, cocktails. For example, for lovers of experiments, you can try mixing vodka, white rum and Compari liquor. Usually taken in a ratio of 1:1:3, but everyone can make a cocktail to their taste. The drink is necessarily decorated with a piece of fruit, or it is the main component of portioned fruit slices or salads that are served with alcohol.

Passion fruit is a juicy fruit from exotic countries.

Seeing for the first time passion fruit, you can fall into thought - is it a fruit or a berry? The exotic fruits of edible passionflower are at the same time similar to both. But still, passion fruit is a fruit growing on a vine with the beautiful name "Passion Flower". Other names for passionfruit fruits are chinola, peschenfruit, granadilla.

For the domestic market, passion fruit is a novelty. They appeared on Russian shelves in the post-perestroika period, but nowadays anyone who wants to try extraordinary taste Peschenfruit can easily be bought in the supermarket.

Description and origin

It is impossible to immediately and thoroughly answer the question of what a passionfruit fruit looks like. This is due to the fact that there are a great many types of chinola, and they all look different: there are fruits with a perfectly smooth light green skin, there are fruits whose skin is wrinkled. The shriveled dark-skinned passion fruit is considered the sweetest and most delicious variety of exotic fruit: according to gourmets, it is these fruits that have a delicious taste and alluring aroma.

Passiflora is native to Brazil. It is from this state that the fruits of Peshenfruit are brought to the domestic market. However, whole plantations of sweet fruits are also grown in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Israel.

Features of cultivation

The exotic fruit of passion fruit cannot be called a capricious plant: if desired, a liana can be grown even in a home greenhouse. All that is required for the cultivation of passion fruit is a sufficiently large growing area, warmth and good lighting. If the plant does not have enough light or heat, you can not expect fragrant and tasty fruits from it.

On the Internet you can find detailed photos and video instructions on growing passion flower vines at home.

How to eat passion fruit?

How to eat this unusual fruit from the southern countries? There is nothing complicated in eating passion fruit (granadilla):

• The ripe fruit is cut in a circle: a circular incision is made strictly along the passion fruit skin;
• By incision, the fruit breaks into two equal halves;
• The pulp of the fruit is eaten with a small dessert or teaspoon.

Useful advice: you should break the passion fruit into two halves very quickly, because if you delay, all the juice will flow out of the fruit.

In cooking, the exceptionally tender pulp of the passionfruit fruit is used. Her delicate taste will give a special zest to the filling in a sweet pie or cake soak. The fruit is also used in the preparation of salads, however, passion fruit is added to other components as a last resort.

Passion fruit is a sweet and aromatic component of non-alcoholic and alcoholic cocktails. Fruit juice is mixed with absinthe, fruit juices, added to milk-based cocktails. Passion fruit juice is added to fruit sauces for salads and desserts. Light sourness and seeds in passion fruit pulp give the sauce a piquant taste.

Where to buy and how to store?

Passion fruit can be easily found in any large supermarket. It is best to eat the fruits right away, but if you are planning to cook them or bought them for a special occasion, you can store the passion fruit in the refrigerator. The fruit will not spoil, but the maximum period of its storage in a conventional refrigerator does not exceed five days.

Useful advice: if you bought unripe passion fruit, let the fruits ripen for a day at room temperature and only then put them in the refrigerator for storage.

The price of passionfruit in domestic grocery markets is quite high, but in the countries of southern latitudes, the fruits of the peschenfruit are actually sold for a penny. On average, for 150 Russian rubles, you can buy five or six large passion fruits.

The benefits and harms of passion fruit

Useful properties of passion fruit fruits are known: vitamins from the juice and pulp of the fruit have a beneficial effect on strengthening the immune system, the high content of antioxidants makes passion fruit an invaluable natural medicine for oncology and pathologies of blood vessels.

It is useful to eat passion fruit for problems with the stomach and intestines, to calm the nervous system, a decoction of the leaves of the passion flower vine will help get rid of migraines and headaches, joint pain.

Harm from the use of passion fruit is possible only if abused in the amount of the fruit eaten, as well as with an allergic reaction to the sweet and fragrant fruit.

Well, we can’t leave you without a video recording of Elena Malysheva’s program, where she talked about the beneficial properties, possible harm passion fruit and how it is grown in our weather conditions. Happy viewing.

We have long been accustomed to the fact that they are on store shelves. However, not everyone knows how to handle them, how to eat and store them correctly. One such fruit is passion fruit.

What does passion fruit look like? Round, slightly elongated, up to 12 cm long, with its wrinkled yellow or purple appearance, it easily attracts attention.

It is sometimes called granadilla (purple) or passionflower (edible). Tender and juicy yellow flesh is covered with a dense peel on the outside. Inside are large rounded bones.

The taste of passion fruit has no explanation. It is a mixture of many berries and fruits, therefore it has an individual character.

Where and how does passion fruit grow

Passion fruit is native to Brazil. Today it is cultivated in Africa, America and other countries. The Brazilian fruit grows on long (up to 12 m) and strong vines, characteristic of the rainforest. It ripens three months after pollination of the flower occurs.

Composition and calories

The composition of passionflower is so diverse that a separate article would be required to describe it. Vitamins and macro- and microelements are presented in all their diversity.

An almost complete complex of compounds useful for the body makes the fruit a real multivitamin pantry, and determines useful properties and contraindications of passion fruit.

Found in granadilla organic acids, amino acids, saponins, alkaloids, glycosides, phenolic compounds and other biologically active substances. The fruit contains a lot of fiber, and its calorie content of passion fruit is only 70 kcal per 100 g.

Passion fruit - benefit and harm

Useful properties of passion fruit fruit are used in different directions.

1. Dietology. Due to its low calorie content, the fruit is used for weight loss. In addition, its use directly contributes to the breakdown of body fat.
2. The medicine. A large number of active substances in the composition of the fetus allows you to use it for the prevention and treatment of many diseases (as an additional remedy).
3. Cooking. Passion fruit is actively used for the preparation of many dishes: mousses, jams, pastries, drinks and others.
4. Cosmetology. The benefits of passion fruit have been noticed by cosmetologists. Scrubs and masks based on its extract effectively eliminate wrinkles and rejuvenate the skin. For the same purpose, passion fruit seed oil is used.

Medicinal properties of passion fruit

What is useful passion fruit for the body? Its use has a general healing effect. At the same time, the symptoms of existing diseases are significantly weakened, or disappear altogether. Granadilla is used for the prevention and treatment of disorders and diseases such as:

• decreased immunity(antiviral, antibacterial and immunostimulating property);
• eye problems(due to the high content of provitamin A);
• oncology(flavonoids, antioxidants and phenols have a pronounced anti-cancer effect);
• gastrointestinal disorder, bowel problems(thanks to fiber, tannins and organic acids);
• cardiovascular disorders(high potassium content supports the activity of the heart and normalizes blood pressure);
• increased excitability of the nervous system, irritability, insomnia(has a pronounced sedative effect).

Contraindications

In addition to individual intolerance, there are no special contraindications to the use of passionflower.

Fruit should be used with caution when carrying a child and breastfeeding.

Also, in order to avoid allergies, passion fruit should not be given to young children, even if they are not prone to allergic reactions.

Due to the high content of carbohydrates in people with diabetes you can eat granadilla in limited quantities. It should be borne in mind that as it is stored, the content of sugars in it increases.

How to eat passion fruit

To eat a raw passion fruit, it is washed, cut in a tight shell in a circle from one top of the fruit to the other, and then the halves of the fruit are separated from each other. This must be done very quickly so that the juice does not flow out. Passiflora is eaten by scooping the flesh out of the halves with a spoon. After that, the peel can be thrown away, it is not suitable for food.

Can you eat passionfruit pits

The bones are also eaten along with the pulp. They decorate various confectionery, put in the dough. Passion fruit seeds contain, in addition to trace elements, OMEGA-6 fatty acids, vitamins A, E, C, K and other important compounds.

What is prepared from passion fruit

Passion fruit is used in salads, pastries, sauces, mousses and puddings. Refreshing drinks and syrups are made from juice. In addition, the fruit goes well with and.

Recipe for cottage cheese casserole with passion fruit

To prepare a casserole, mix 0.5 kg, half a glass of sugar and one.

Squeeze juice from 3 fruits of passion fruit and mix with 2 tbsp. l. starch.

Add the mixture to the curd and bake in the form.

After the finished casserole has cooled slightly, decorate it with passion fruit pulp and whipped cream.

How to choose passion fruit

Ripe passion fruit is heavy, large, with wrinkled skin. If the shell is smooth, then the fruit is not yet ripe. You can buy both yellow and purple fruits. The latter have a more pronounced aroma and taste. Granadilla must be intact, without damage.

Growing passion fruit at home

To grow passion fruit at home, you can buy passionflower seeds or take them from the fruit. Seedlings will appear in a month. The plant does not require special care.

A sufficient amount of light, timely watering and the absence of drafts will quickly give the result: dense greenery will decorate the house. And with manual pollination of flowers, even the appearance of fruits is possible.

Now a video on our topic.

In recent years, many exotic vegetables and fruits have appeared in our stores, the existence of which we had not previously suspected. Passion fruit is one of these fruits. Some gourmets consider it the most delicious on our planet.

What is passion fruit and how to choose

Passion fruit is native to Brazil. But now this plant is cultivated on different continents in tropical latitudes. It grows on the stiff stems of evergreen vines. The ripening period is about 80 days, ripened fruits are harvested 2 times a year. The real name of the fruit is different - passionflower. The color of the fruit, size, shape, taste depend on the variety and place of growth of the vines; fruits look in the form of an oval or round shape. For transportation, unripe fruits are harvested, as ripe fruits cannot withstand transportation.

Heavy fruits with smooth purple skin are considered the best by gourmets. Some connoisseurs prefer fruits with wrinkled skins. Cultivated fruits are not only purple, but also yellow, orange and red. The main characteristic of a mature fruit is not its color, but the saturation of the color. If you do not understand the varieties of passion fruit, then it is better to throw away the peel. In many fruits, it is not only inedible, but even poisonous. Ripe passionflower fruits are recommended to be stored at home in the refrigerator for no more than 5 days.

How to peel a fruit

The fruit must be properly cut into two halves. To do this, the knife blade is immersed only in the peel of the fruit and an incision is made in a circular motion along the circumference. Then quickly separate the oval into two halves. The fruits contain pulp, juice and seeds. The middle of the fruit has an orange color and an incredible aroma. You can eat the fruit immediately, choosing the pulp and bones with a spoon.

Ripe fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals. But they are especially useful for people with high blood cholesterol. Passion fruit seeds have a calming effect. Sleep well after using them. This is a very useful product: it restores digestion, removes uric acid, regulates blood sugar, and serves as an antipyretic. But, despite all the positive properties, it must be borne in mind that this fruit is not our strip. When used in large quantities, an allergy sometimes occurs.

What do they eat passion fruit with? some simple recipes

The pulp is eaten both raw from freshly cut fruit, and added to other dishes: cakes, mousse, sauces, ice cream, fruit salads, purees, desserts. The taste of this fruit is not like one thing, it combines a bouquet of different tastes.

On an industrial scale, fruits are grown for the fragrant juice. They drink it or add it to other drinks, make syrup. Juice must be diluted with water, you can add sugar or honey. The juice itself is too concentrated and sour in taste, as more acidic yellow fruits of passionflower are grown to obtain it.

Fruit ice can be made from passion fruit juice. Fill the mold in the form of cubes with liquid and put in the freezer. Frozen juice cubes can be added to any cocktail, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, or to lemonade.

Passion fruit syrup is easy to make and easy to store. To prepare the syrup you need: a glass of sugar, half a glass of fruit pulp, a glass of water. Put the ingredients in a saucepan, mix and bring to a boil. After the sugar has dissolved, cook for 15 minutes. This syrup can be used instead of raspberry syrup for any dessert or simply added to tea.

The invariable ingredients of the panna cotta dessert are gelatin, cream and sugar. A glass of cream, a bag of gelatin (2 grams), a glass of sugar and the zest of one lemon are combined and brought to a boil. After complete dissolution of gelatin, it is poured into transparent forms. When served, the soufflé is garnished with tropical fruits: mango, grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple and fresh mint leaf.

The sweetest purple-skinned fruits are used in salads and desserts. You can cook simple passionflower dishes yourself, even without special skills.