fresh fruit in colombia

sandramoreno80 says on Apr 25, 2005, 13:34:

Wouldn't think that strawberries are very popular as they are quite expensive, well at least in Armenia they are. Peaches, nectarines, plums, blueberries are expensive aswell.

Mora (how could I have forgotten?):juice
Guayaba: juice
Tomate de arbol: juice
Pina: juice and to eat
Maracuya: juice
Mango: juice and to eat
Papaya: to eat
Guanabana: juice
Banana: to eat
Lulo: to juice (thanks for reminding me)
Naranja: juice
Mandarina: to eat

Apples and pears are quite expensive in Armenia and my nan does not buy them.

Has anyone tried la "badea" (I think that's what it's called, it is yummy, a milky juice like la guanabana. We also have:
-Pitaya
-Zapote
-Chirimoya
-Tamarindo

But these are more regional based, at least they are hard to find in Quindio

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 25, 2005, 13:50:

Sandra: se te olvido la Mora, very popular y hay otra que se llama Nispero

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sandramoreno80 says on Apr 25, 2005, 13:55:

Yeah completely forgot Kat1, that should go as number one as it is so popular and delicioso!

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 25, 2005, 14:06:

My favourite is Maracuya juice but without milk and a lot of Ice

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webmanco says on Apr 25, 2005, 14:22:

I can´t believe

I can´t believe you all left out LULO.




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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 25, 2005, 14:28:

Lulo! How could I forget that one, and what about Patilla or Sandia that is how some people called it.
La Freijoa is delicious too buy in juice
and Mamoncillo.

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sandramoreno80 says on Apr 25, 2005, 14:44:

Another fruit that I loved when I was there was la Granadilla (eaten as fruit) and Curuba como jugo en leche (bit expensive though). I've heard of another fruit called Borojo. Tambien esta el coco.

Tambien, se considera el Chontaduro como una fruta? A mis papas y hermana les encantan, pero a mi no. Esta la breva tambien.

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Lionheart says on Apr 25, 2005, 15:26:

Tamarinds a cooking tip many people don't know ... tamarands are also very important in Asian cooking for sweet and sour dishes ... the Tamarind is a citrus fruit and has the most vitamine C of all ... normally it is used as a paste for cooking and adds a great tangy taste.

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Caballista says on Apr 25, 2005, 17:15:

frutas colombianas En la region de Risaralda tenemos todas las frutas antes nombradas y tambien las mandarinas, grosella y guayaba agria!!! deliciosa para comer con sal y en jugo bien helado.

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kernow62 says on Apr 25, 2005, 19:13:

Lionheart I am pretty certain the Tamarind isn't a citrus fruit, unlees you are not talking about the one I know. http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/tamarind.html

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kernow62 says on Apr 25, 2005, 19:20:

I am pretty sure also that Colombia grows strawberries, I know I had them in and around Bogotá and they were fresh and not too expensive. Perhaps they are only popular in the cooler climes.

Nobody mentioned melón, I love jugo de melón.

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claudia82 says on Apr 25, 2005, 19:59:

Strawberries We grow strawberries!!! You can find the best ones in Bogotá and also the best cherries....blueberries aren't so common but for example here in Cali I've bought a quarter of a pound for 4 pesos in La 14. You can find peaches and apricots all year round because we import them from Chile (and they grow them almost every year round)
If you like Lulo try lulada! veeery pupolar in Cali and also cholado

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claudia82 says on Apr 25, 2005, 20:00:

not 4 pesos sorry not 4 pesos but 4.000 pesos for a quarter of a pound...

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Lionheart says on Apr 25, 2005, 20:20:

I stand corrected Tamarind is not a citrus but a legume. The recipe book made wrong assumtions. Due to the high acid content it was used as a replacement for citrus fruits to create the tangy flavor. Maybe a bad translation from the original recipe. I recall it is the base for the original Worstershire Sauce recipe as well. I buy the paste from Chinese or Indian markets, but I can't read the labels.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/tamarind.html

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carolain11 says on Apr 25, 2005, 20:41:

other ones mangostino, guama, papayuela or torombolo, corozo (from which they make wine)that's all I can think of so far...

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 26, 2005, 10:31:

GIB Viagra?

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 26, 2005, 10:53:

That would be a very looooooong breakfast. I could be still there for dinner!

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vladimiro says on Apr 26, 2005, 11:00:

I like fried banana maduro

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VanMan says on Apr 26, 2005, 11:51:

ok let's get back to fruit:)
Ok ok everyone loves sex (especially me) but this is about fruit haha. How about fruits that are expensive and popular? ie: Blueberries, peaches? strawberries? ANy others?

Thanks for the information so far!!!

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 26, 2005, 11:56:

Apples are expensive especially that big red ones that they bring from Chile, and they taste like paper.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 26, 2005, 12:08:

GIB to guess? ;-)

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sandramoreno80 says on Apr 26, 2005, 12:19:

As someone said above it does depend on the region that you are talking about, my opinions and imput have always been from Armenia as that's where I'm from.

$4,000 for 1/2 pound of strawberries? That sounds expensive to me, have never bought strawberries over there as the ones they bring to Quindio are small and pathetic looking.

Anyhow other expensive fruits are: peaches, nectarines, plums, grapes (not the ones that they bring from La Union, those small almost blueberry type ones are cheap when in season, but I hate them), apples, pears, kiwis (a luxury)

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kernow62 says on Apr 26, 2005, 20:07:

I had lovely strawberries and fresh cream in Cajica, sat in the plaza and ate them surrounded by friendly stray dogs. There was also a great little bakery in Cajica with an assortment that belied a town of that size. It was as if a Parisian bakery had been spirited in its entirety to this Colombian town, it was a very welcome surprise. mmm!

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warghost says on Apr 26, 2005, 20:18:

there´s also: Uchuva, Feijoa, Curuba, Granadilla, Tamarindo, Lulo, Albaricoque, Guama, Guayaba(sometimes whit a delicius worm inside), chirimolla, chontaduro...they are all great.

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Sam Salmon says on Apr 26, 2005, 20:41:

What About Mamey? I never saw any Mamey in Colombia-although it's true I never looked too hard.
I mean Mamey not sapote.









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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 27, 2005, 00:49:

:-) La Chirimolla o Anon, La Naranja Tangelo
GIB: Actually I am not a very syrupy breakfast person.;-)
can I join you for dinner instead? maybe by that time the effect of the pankake has gone..

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