Lulo

Solanum quitoense

fruit

A hairy orange fruit with green pulp, very sour and fragrant, as juice or lulada, crushed with lime.

Origin

Andes (Colombia, Ecuador)

Season (United States)

imported · all year round

Preparation

It is cut in half and the pulp scooped out with a spoon, seeds and all. Its fuzz is rubbed off with a cloth before opening; the skin is left.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Naranjilla means “little orange”; yet it is a nightshade, a cousin of the tomato.