An egg-shaped tropical fruit that
is also called a purple granadilla,
the passion fruit has a brittle,
wrinkled purple-brown rind enclosing
flesh-covered seeds, something like
a pomegranate (granadilla means
"little pomegranate" in
Spanish). The seeds are edible so
you can eat the orange pulp straight
from the shell. Passion fruit is
more commonly sieved and its highly
aromatic pulp and juice are used
as a flavoring for beverages and
sauces.
Native to Brazil, passion fruits
are grown in Hawaii, Florida, and
California. These crops, along with
imports from New Zealand, keep passion
fruit on the market all year.
Passion fruit is a good source
of vitamins A and C, as well as
potassium and iron.
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