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South American Fruits

South American Fruits. By: Hannah Staska. Pitaya /Dragon Fruit. Can be found in the Americas: Mexico, South American tropics, Central America, and especially Ecuador

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South American Fruits

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  1. South American Fruits By: Hannah Staska

  2. Pitaya/Dragon Fruit • Can be found in the Americas: Mexico, South American tropics, Central America, and especially Ecuador • The Dragon Fruit is an yellowish-orangey covered fruit with unkind spikes. It has grayish pulp flecked with small, edible black seeds inside.

  3. Açaí • How to say: (a-sigh-EE) • The Açaí is mainly found in Brazil • Is a round, dark purple berry that’s sweetened, frozen solid, and then mashed up and served along sliced bananas and granola along the beaches of Brazil

  4. Guavas(goiaba, guayaba) • Found in the Americas, Mexico, Brazil, the Carribean • Guavas are a tropical fruit that is pinkish red on the inside, and bumpy green on the outside. They smell a little lemony. • The Guava is most commonly boiled into a jelly-like paste and served at breakfast.

  5. Tree tomato(Tomate de arbol, tamrillo) • Found in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia. Also cultivated in New Zealand. • The Tree Tomato may be orange or yellow in flavor. • It can be cooked with syrup or eaten raw. It is often made into juice

  6. Nísperos (loquats, Japanese medlar, ameixaamarela) • Found in the Subtropical areas in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay • Nisperos are soft yellowish orange fruits. • The flavor is mildly sweet. • Have a few seeds on the inside that must be spit out when eating.

  7. Physalis • Found in Colombia and Peru • Can also be called Cape Gooseberry and Chinese Lantern. In Colombia: Uchuva In Peru: Aguaymanto • Each individual fruit is the size of a small cherry tomato • The Physalis is quite sweet

  8. Passion Fruit • The Passion Fruit is found in Brazil and Colombia • Its appearance is bumpy and dried-out looking on the outside. On the inside, it reveals a gooey mass of pulp with green seeds • Is most commonly enjoyed as a juice, but can show up in ice cream too

  9. Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit • Found in semi arid areas of South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribean • The Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit has tiny fibrous spines covering their outsides. • It has pulp on the inside of the fruit to eat. • It is often made into refreshing juices.

  10. Resources • http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09-08/15-latin-american-fruits-to-surprise-your-palate.html

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