October 10, 2007

i heart passion fruit

When we went to Funchal- Portugal we rode on a bus to the market to check out the local produce. We went off on our own and found this man who was selling these wonderful passion fruits. I had no idea there were soo many different types. There were some that tasted like bananas and others that tasted like pineapple. We sampled a few and HAD to have some. 3 minutes later....we walked away with a huge bag full of them. We cut them open later on to find that they weren't as sweet as the samples the guy gave us. I figured he put sugar on them so they would taste ripe. Oh well! They weren't the cheapest fruit I've ever had. But, the high sticker price was worth it. I would not have these photos if we didn't have that experience. Adding sugar made them yummy.

if you can't find passion fruit BUT you have a local Trader Joes near you- try their Passion Fruit- Fruit Leathers. They are SOOO good! The seeds are the best part.

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