Yes, it looks like frog spawn ... what more can I say? Hence, it was definitely a case of ‘I’m not eating that’ … and then my old grey cells came into play, so ... ‘Who can I get to try it first?’ ... Using my very persuasive manner I skilfully coerced (or should I say, ‘conned’) my cousin and aunt to try it ... with the resulting response ‘Oh ... that’s not as bad as it looks ... tastes quite sweet really’. This gave me the green light to give it a try ...
Basically, my opinion of the Granadilla is that it’s fairly expensive (can’t remember exactly what I paid ... I think about 80p) for a fruit where you can only eat the inner part. And, it’s got no distinct flavour ... maybe abit like the taste of a pomegranate but not as strong. And it’s not very filling ...
However, I’d love to hear from anyone who actually likes eating Granadillas ... and for those who haven’t tried them please don’t let my opinion put you off! I’ve done abit of research which may tempt you to give this fruit a try ...
It’s Good For You ...
Most things that look bad tend to be good for you ... so if you like to eat healthy this could be a fruit to try.
It provides you with vitamins A, C and K together with calcium, iron and phosphorus. If you can eat a 100 grams of a Granadilla (remembering you can’t eat the skin or outer shell) you’ll be getting approximately 3.2g of fibre, 1.5g of fat and a hint of protein ... 0.3g.
However, what you should take into account is that a Granadilla is fairly light ... in fact when you pick one up it’s so light it feels almost unreal!
It’s Got Good Relations ...
The Granadilla ... also known as ‘Passiflora Cigularis’ is part of the passion fruit family. You’re likely to be familiar with the dark purple skinned passion fruit with it’s wrinkly, dry skin ... well this is related to this more brightly coloured, smooth skinned fruit.
Granadillas Like It Hot ...
In fact the Granadilla is a sub tropical (not tropical) so can be found growing where it’s warm (it likes temperatures of 15-18º C) and damp (between 60 to 100cm of water a year in rainfall). So you’ll be looking abroad to find it growing happily ... you’ll find it in the mountains of the Andes, Africa and Australia. It also grows in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Hawaii, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa and Venezuela.
Now ... if that isn't enough reasons to give it a try I don't know what is! It's healthy, it's similar to other fruits such as the passion fruit and pomegranate ... and it's an exotic fruit which we're likely to find when we're on holiday ... go on, give it a try and let me know what you think!
