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Passion Fruit (Maracujá : Brazil)

Photo by Rubens Araujo
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Passiflora edulis

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Comments (17)
Sergio Monteiro
Passion fruit's juice is my favorite one. It is the best thing in a warm afternoon!
Rubens Araujo
Persimmon (Brazilian name : caqui ) is a common fruit in Brazil ! By the way I believe that its season is soon. About the juice, some people fells the effect of light somnolence, others don't. To avoid any problem, it's better not drive long distances or when you are tired.
p.young713
Ok! I think it may be ok to try. I tried wild persimmon today and did not expire, so I will try this. Lol~ It supposedly has a sedative effect? Is that just the juice or would it also apply to the fruit or preserves too. And lastly, is it safe to drive after drinking the juice or eating the fruit due to the sedative effect?
Rubens Araujo
p.young, I have never seen the flowers of your spotting before (by the way....very beautiful). The flowers of passion fruit that I saw were similar, but white. I am not sure this flower is the one that you can eat the fruit. I will ask to Rubens Luciano, maybe he knows.
p.young713
My co worker showed me a field with these passion flowers I took photos, I will try to find the fruit. I have also seen it at Paines Prairie.But did not see the flowers. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7240771 This is a passion flower is this the flower of the fruit you can eat?
Rubens Araujo
It can be ripen in the vine or you pick it some days before... I have seen some passion fruits flowers before, but only white ones...at google images there are many colored ones
p.young713
Sounds great, I will try it too! Do you have to pick it for it to ripen or does it ripen on the vine? Its from the passion flower?
KarenL
I shall have to give them a try!
Rubens Araujo
Emma ...Maypops looks like the Maracujá fruit, but the leaves are different.
Rubens Araujo
Yes Emma, when the the fruit is ripe, its color is yellow or orange...look at google images...look for the name Maracujá that is the Brazilian name for passion fruit, and you will see the fruit when ready to be eaten ...will appear also many types of delicious desserts.... In the the pictures that I took, maybe more 3 or four days it turns yellow ....and ready to be eaten...
HemaShah
Did you see the orange fruit in my spotting? Are these also known as Maypops?
HemaShah
@ Rubens, Does this fruit turn orange? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7157146
Rubens Araujo
Karen and p.young , most of the passion fruits are astringent, but there some types that are very sweet.. You can do jelly, cakes, flan, mousse, Juice and Caipirinha drink ( Traditional Brazilian Drink, with passion fruit instead lemon) ! The juice has an incredible tranquilizer effect.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_edulis
KarenL
They are technically edible but they are very astringent. I believe you can use them to make jelly though.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2011

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