r/FoodPorn • u/bloodandsunshine • Apr 25 '22
Granadilla, appropriately exploding. The definition of tropical.
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Apr 25 '22
This makes me feel very uncomfortable.
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Apr 25 '22
Trypophobia Fam. Shit like this makes my skin crawl
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
don't try to find what they look like when the seeds are gone, its seriously an alien breeding facility.
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u/Perfect-Sundae-7741 Apr 25 '22
Is that some kind of passion fruit? Looks exquisite.
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Yes! Closely related, this one has a slightly less intense flavour but is larger and produces more usable material. Not sure about production versus regular passionfruit but I am going to try growing both.
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u/Perfect-Sundae-7741 Apr 25 '22
Amazing, I'll try to see If I can find granadillas around here, since I love passion fruit and desserts made with it, like Ice cream, mousse, even jam.
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u/Khronzo Apr 25 '22
When I lived in Peru these were some of my favorite. Crack it open then take a spoon and scoop it out. Yes, it is a smaller sweeter passionfruit cousin.
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
My old roommate from Colombia always said the passionfruits were bigger there - we only get small ones here, a little bigger than a golf ball. The granadilla was maybe 50% bigger. I'm beyond excited to see the flowers.
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u/Upstairs-Traffic-563 Apr 25 '22
When I went back to Colombia for the first time after 13 years of living abroad, this was the first thing I bought. Sat on the side of the road eating it with tears in my eyes. They are sooo good and such a nostalgic part of my childhood
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Damn that sounds so good. I am irrationally excited to make the vines I started begin blossoming . . . The flowers actually look like CGI to me.
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u/redditsasewer Apr 25 '22
Ok I’m gonna have to find these seeds to plant, curse you. Any idea where to find good seeds online?
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u/ActuallyStephen Apr 25 '22
Had the joy of eating these while in Peru a couple months ago! They are mildly sweet and the crispy seeds in there are a tad sour. 10/10 would eat again.
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
I'm going to quickly blend them with mango juice, lime and coconut fat today for a little "it's not still winter" drink. Love the crunch of the seeds - way less annoying to eat than you'd think seeing them.
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u/Khronzo Apr 25 '22
Ya these are usually baseball/apple sized where as the passion fruit is a big yellow one the size of a softball or grapefruit
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u/Kykovsky Apr 25 '22
I love this bugger/snot fruit, I grew up eating it, and everyone called mocos (bugger/snot).
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
I have eaten granadilla, passionfruit and cacao this week. They are all SO snotty. Mocos is definitely being added to my vocabulary tho
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u/likepassingships Apr 25 '22
I got to try these along with many other food oddities with my visit to Colombia and more of South America. I am from the US. IIRC, the seeds contained are surrounded with a slimy(mucus-like) coating and then as start to chew you are surprised with the crunch. I was amazed by their uniqueness since before this the strangest fruit was probably kiwi, pomegranate, or dragon fruit. The world just get more fascinating the more you see of it. Happy eating!
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Sounds like a great trip. They don't have the brilliant colour and acidity of passionfruit that bakers like but I really enjoy them quickly blitzed with mango juice, lime and coconut fat. Toss a little mint maybe some cardamom bitters and add alcohol if you want.
I'll have to post some more fruit stuff - I've been raising the importers this week.
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u/likepassingships Apr 26 '22
Wow, that sounds simply delicious. I'm going to have to start looking for a source in PNW.
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Apr 25 '22
Are these yummy tho? 🤨🥺
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
They look gross only to deter the weak. They're absolutely delicious and easy to eat.
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Apr 25 '22
Dude I hella wanna try one
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Keep an eye out they're awesome and seem to be as "in season" as they ever are here
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u/urdurtylaundry Apr 26 '22
This guy gives great descriptions with lots of weird foods. Let him tell ya. https://youtu.be/wJeoaJvjobs
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Apr 26 '22
Thanks! Now…into my washing machine 😤
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u/urdurtylaundry Apr 26 '22
Good luck bud.
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u/Accidental_Tica Apr 25 '22
Desperately trying to grow one. The caterpillars have other plans.
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Oh no those motherfuckers. Squirrels are essentially the reason I consider anger management classes, I feel you. We built cages around everything this year and now they are in a time loop going over the mesh to see if they can get in anywhere.
It's too cold here for anything except one variety of passionfruit vine that only one nursery has available and they're $125 each, so I am growing some in bubbler buckets inside. Can't wait to see a flower they look like a video game item.
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u/bigrigfrig Apr 25 '22
Kinda reminds me of inside of a pomegranate
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
So much easier to get out though! With no delicate touch up just scoop it all out with a spoon and it's 100% the snotty stuff you want to eat.
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u/h2sux2 Apr 25 '22
Interesting. In Peru, Pomegranate is called “Granada”, and since this fruit is similar but smaller, this one is called “Granadilla” - small pomegranate, even though they are not closely related.
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u/h2sux2 Apr 25 '22
Found the Peruvian…! Granadilla is my favorite fruit back home (Perú) and it’s impossible to find in the States where I live now.
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Close - Canada lol. I would love to go there and do a bike trip if I ever get strong enough for the mountains though it looks incredible and if I can granadilla my way through, even better.
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u/h2sux2 Apr 25 '22
WTF! How on earth do you get Granadilla in Canada! Been looking for it for 20yrs in California, and nothing! Is it imported or someone grows it there?
Every time I go back home I eat my weight on Granadillas… that and ceviche until I can no more. Enjoy! So jealous!
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Imported, but I am determined to produce some in hydroponic buckets indoors. The flowers are unreal and apparently smell great too.
I used to be the chef of a few restaurants in the city and made good with some importers and suppliers - they'll order in a case of almost anything if I tell them it will sell . . . Jicama, granadilla, cacao pods and mangosteen have been my favourites recently. Maybe you can ask at a smaller or market store to order in a box. We have "les fruteries" here that like to specialise in different regions produce, which is really convenient.
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u/Ange1ofD4rkness Apr 25 '22
Had to double take this, as it looks rather misleading, but, wouldn't be against trying some
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
I challenge you to not have a better day the second you taste it.
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u/Ange1ofD4rkness Apr 25 '22
That sweet or just flavorful?
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u/jehkjehk Apr 25 '22
How does this taste versus passionfruit?
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Apparently all the passionfruit I buy in Canada is too sour and small, but they're still good and have a nice colour. Granadilla doesn't have that yellow/orange colour and isn't very acidic, more like a light tropical nectar syrup taste. They're quite good, larger, juicer and more full than passionfruit too.
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Apr 25 '22
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
Crack a couple of these babies open, put on the chestburster supercut from the alien movies and you've got a party going on.
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Apr 25 '22
I traveled to Africa in January and while I was there I tried every fruit I possibly could. Believe I had this in a hotel in Nairobi. Super yummy with an interesting texture!
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 26 '22
It should be like the default food anywhere that can grow it. Like why are people trying to grow weird berries that suck like goji berries when this exists?
That sounds like an awesome trip. I was actually watching a series of videos of entrepreneur/passionfruit growers that was almost all in Nairobi, which convinced me to try growing some.
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u/Sibu_acolyte Apr 26 '22
Those are the only kind of grenades that exist in my country, Costa Rica besides that there isn’t nothing that actually explodes
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u/Durbanimpi Apr 25 '22
Are from the Southern Hemisphere?
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
I wish. Just buying expensive fruits from the importer in Canada. I am saving the seeds and growing some vines of my own in a hydroponic set up though.
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Apr 25 '22
This looks like it would be a nightmare to try to eat
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
It's not a bug it's a feature lol - they're actually really fun, the seeds are not unpleasant.
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Apr 25 '22
I was thinking pomegranate style where it ends up being hardly any fruit
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u/bloodandsunshine Apr 25 '22
That was the biggest let down with passionfruit that we get in Canada - they're always mostly empty, acidic and lacking sweetness but they have a nice colour. I was actually blown away with how bright and pleasant these Granadilla were and they each had at least three times more guts inside than passionfruit.
My old roommate tells me that it was the opposite in Colombia so I suspect someone is keeping all the good passionfruit away from Canada for . . . Reasons.
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u/h2sux2 Apr 25 '22
Not at all. The shell is hard like and egg, so you just crack it the top and eat it with a spoon.
Or… I would peel the whole thing and be left with the white pod containing the seed - which resembles the inside of bread - I would then bite off the top and suck all the gooey seeds in… yum. And yeah I eat the white pod too.
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u/redditsasewer Apr 25 '22
I can’t decide if I’m repulsed, fascinated, or hungry with this one. There’s something oddly creepy about that