Passion fruit is probably one of the most delicious fruits on earth. What makes passion fruit even cooler is that it comes in a shell in small containers that you can take on a hike, to work, or just keep it at home until you feel like having a snack (make sure you have a knife and such.) Follow these steps Follow these steps to learn how to select, prepare and enjoy passion fruit.
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Method 1 of 3: Choosing the Perfect Passion Fruit
Step 1. Consider the texture of the passion fruit rind
You should choose a fruit with slightly wrinkled skin and a dark purple color -- passion fruit that has these characteristics is the ripest passion fruit and will be very sweet. This is good to remember because you may be tempted to buy passion fruit with clean skin, smooth skin does not matter because what will be eaten is the flesh or contents of the fruit. The softer the shell, the more ripe the fruit.
Step 2. Beat the passion fruit
You should grip and shake the passion fruit. If you feel that there is a lot of liquid or pressure inside the fruit, it means that it has a lot of seeds and liquid in it (which means it is tastier to eat). Compare with other passion fruit to find out which one has the most flesh.
Step 3. Smell the passion fruit
You can also determine the taste of the fruit if you smell it. If you can smell a lot of tropical aromas then the taste will be delicious. If you can't smell anything, it could be either too sour or bland.
Method 2 of 3: Washing and Chopping Passion Fruit
Step 1. Wash your passion fruit
After you buy passion fruit, make sure you wash the fruit. While you won't be eating the skin, it's important to wash the passion fruit so that harmful chemicals, bacteria or insects don't accidentally ingest you. This happens when you cut the passion fruit and the knife you use carries bacteria from the skin into the flesh.
Step 2. Cut the passion fruit
After washing, place the passion fruit on a cutting board. Gently cut the fruit in half with a knife. A serrated knife is the best knife to use for cutting tough passion fruit skins. Try to reduce the amount of juice that spills from the fruit when it is cut (because the juice is very tasty).
Step 3. Know what to eat and what to avoid
You will notice that the orange flesh separates from the white skin. Scrape the fruit out with a spoon or fork, putting it in any container (or directly in your mouth). Do not scrape the skin too hard because the white layer tastes bitter and unpleasant. Don't eat passion fruit skin.
Step 4. Remove the passion fruit skin when you are done eating it and save the uneaten fruit
Try using passion fruit skin as fertilizer. If you haven't finished your passion fruit yet, pour the filling into a small bowl and wrap it with plastic wrap that sticks around the bowl to keep it fresh. You can also wrap the remaining half of the unfinished fruit in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator.
Method 3 of 3: Ideas for What Recipes Can Be Made with Passion Fruit
Step 1. Try to make passion fruit juice
Passion fruit juice is probably what ancient civilizations meant when they called 'the nectar of the gods'.
Step 2. How about making a passion fruit margarita or passion fruit martini?
Instead of stopping with just making passion fruit as a juice, why not continue with making such a delicious cocktail?
Step 3. Make the passion fruit jam
After waking up in the morning, spread some passion fruit jam on your toast, and it's guaranteed to have a wonderful day. Starting the day with passion fruit means that something good will definitely happen to you.
Step 4. Or make it into Passion Fruit Liqueur
Forget the old-fashioned raspberry liqueur and replace it with passion fruit liqueur, a drink that's sure to make you feel like you're sitting on a warm sandy beach--even in the dead of winter.
Step 5. Try adding passion fruit in your yogurt
Dare to try new flavors and pour some passion fruit into your Greek Yoghurt. Not only does it add sweetness to your yogurt, passion fruit will also make you so happy with its delicious taste.
