Cocona

Solanum sessiliflorum

fruit

An orange fruit with downy skin, sour, between tomato and lemon, as juice, hot sauce or jam.

Origin

Amazonia (Peru, Colombia)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The skin is rubbed to remove its fuzz, then the pulp is blended with its seeds; raw, it is sweetened or salted.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is a nightshade, a cousin of tomato and lulo.