Maracuja

Maracuja is passion fruit. There are 3 kinds here on the island. One is tiny, red and wrinkled, one is small, yellow and smooth and one is large, light yellow and a bit bumpy. You eat them all in the same way – cut them in half and scoop out the inside with a spoon. So far, we have only tried the little yellow maracujas. They are very tangy. (Jared says bitter.) They make good juice though if you have a juicer and want to add some tang to your orange/banana juice. This type of maracuja goes for 20,000 dobras for 7 fruits. So just over a US dollar; not too bad! To see photos of a yellow passion fruit, click here!