Arazá

Eugenia stipitata

fruit

A yellow fruit with thin skin and very sour, fragrant pulp, in juices, sorbets or jams.

Origin

Western Amazonia (Peru, Colombia)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Once fully yellow, the fruit is washed and blended with its thin skin, seeds removed; the pulp is sweetened, as it is too sour raw.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is so fragile that it browns two days after picking: it is turned into frozen pulp almost at once.