Chilean bellflower

Lapageria rosea

fruit

Elongated green fruits with sweet white pulp full of small seeds, eaten raw by the Mapuche.

Origin

Forests of central and southern Chile

Season (United States)

February to April

Preparation

The fruit is opened once fully ripe, when it gives under a finger; the green skin is thrown away.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its large red bell-shaped flower is the national flower of Chile.