Organic Passion Fruit 650g

Organic Passion Fruit

Today this fruit can also be grown in Italy

Its flavor is very intense, thanks to the harvest of the fruit at the height of its ripeness

The fruit will be much tastier than imported ones

Fruit of the Italian Passion

With the rising temperatures and the exceptional climate of Sicily, we are able to grow exotic fruit.

There are many varieties of passion fruit which can be yellow, orange or brown.
The most common variety in Europe is the purple granadilla.

Passion fruit is best known for its exceptional flavor.
It is shaped like a large egg and weighs between 60 and 90 grams on average. This exotic fruit contains a multitude of small black seeds covered with a translucent orange and fragrant pulp.
Passion fruit provides carotene, vitamin C, minerals and fiber.

Does Italian Passion Fruit exist?

Yes, Italian passion fruit exists! It is also known as passion fruit.

It is a variety of the most common passion fruit, Passiflora edulis, but with some distinctive characteristics:

• Color: the Italian passion fruit has an external peel that tends more to Bordeauxcompared to the classic purple of the standard passion fruit [Italian passion fruit image].
• Perfume: is known to be particularly scented.
• Flavor: maintains the characteristic sweet and sour taste of passion fruit, but some find it slightly sweeter.

So, if you are looking for passion fruit but find the one with burgundy zest, that is indeed the Italian passion fruit!

particularity of the Italian Passion Fruit

Slightly sour, passion fruit is one of the most loved and sought after tropical fruits.

It is a tropical berry derived from the granadilla, a climbing vine and native to South America, the Passiflora.

Passion fruit belongs to the Passifloraceae family.

Beneficial for health, it contains many antioxidants and fiber.

Its pulp is soft, juicy, yellow in color and contains many crunchy seeds. To best consume passion fruit, it must be very ripe, quite heavy and with a slightly wrinkled skin.

It is eaten straight, cut in half and with a teaspoon, but also delicately flavored mousse, sorbets and jams. In a fruit salad or juice, it will add sparkle and exoticism to your day.

Recipe: Panna Cotta with Passion Fruit

DESCRIPTION OF THE RECIPE

Ingredients:

For the cream
Whole cream: 25 cl
Powdered sugar: 25 g
2g of gelatin sheet: 1 piece

For the sauce
Passion fruit: 3 pieces
Orange juice: 10 cl
Corn starch: 5 g
Water: 5 cl

STEP 1

Put the gelatin in cold water to soften it.

Bring the cream with the sugar to the boil and turn off the heat.

Wait 2 minutes for the cream to cool and add the gelatin.

Mix and divide the cream into 6 small verrines. Leave to rest in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes.

2st STEP

Cut the passion fruit in half and remove the seeds.

Mix these with the orange juice in a saucepan.

Bring the juice to a boil, mix the cornstarch with cold water.

Pour it all over the hot fruit juice, stirring constantly. Bring back to the boil then pass everything through a sieve. Reserve in the refrigerator.

STEP 3

Pour the cold exotic coulis over the panna cotta.

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