Cambuci

Campomanesia phaea

fruit

A green fruit shaped like a flying saucer, very sour and fragrant, as juice, sorbet or in cachaça.

Origin

Atlantic Forest (São Paulo State, Brazil)

Where to find it

In season, it can be found at São Paulo's municipal markets and ice-cream shops; festivals are held in its honor in the towns of the Serra do Mar.

Season (United States)

January to March

Preparation

The fruit is rarely eaten raw, it is so sour: it is blended with its skin, seeds removed, then sweetened.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

A São Paulo neighborhood bears its name: the trees grew there before the city.