Bacuri

Platonia insignis

fruit

A large fruit with a thick rind, whose white, sweet-sour, very fragrant pulp is eaten raw or in ice creams and creams, in Belém.

Origin

Eastern Amazonia (Pará, Maranhão)

Season (United States)

January to April

Preparation

The thick rind is cracked open, oozing a yellow latex, and the white pulp is eaten from around the large seeds, which are spat out.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is not picked: people wait for it to fall from the tree, ripe.