The fruit is sweetest if you wait until the fruit is uniformly colored (red, purple or yellow) or begins to wrinkle before eating. The outer shell must be cut carefully to extract the runny juice and seedy pulp inside. Cut the fruit in half as shown below, then scoop out the pulp and seeds with a spoon.
What to do with the pulp and seeds?
You can eat all that you scoop out.
If you do not like the crunchy nature or appearance of the seeds you can strain out the juice using a spoon to help in the extraction. A cloth straining bag is useful for larger amounts of straining. These are found in areas where jelly supplies are sold.
Some people don't mind the color of the seeds in the juice and process the pulp and seeds in a blender.
2006-07-04 08:16:36
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answered by cmhurley64 6
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The orange pulp and seeds are the edible parts of the passion fruit. The outside is thick and leathery and not edible at all. The pulp or the seeds are good for desserts and also great for making seafood sauces. Here's a URL that will teach you how to eat this fruit properly.
http://www.ehow.com/how_18222_eat-passion-fruit.html
2006-07-04 08:37:16
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answered by Anonymous
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Don't eat the skin. Cut it in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. You can eat the seeds on their own or sprinkle them over fruit salad and other desserts.
2006-07-04 08:17:34
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answered by Anonymous
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With a teaspoon. Cut the fruit in half: You dig out the seeds and the juice and eat it all. Mmmmm
2006-07-04 08:16:09
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answered by Tones 5
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With your mouth silly. You will have to cut first & don't in the stuff in the middle.
Passion fruit
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?Passion fruit
Ripe yellow passion fruit, or "maracuyá"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species: P. edulis
Binomial name
Passiflora edulis
Sims
Passion fruit (Portuguese: maracujá; Spanish: maracuyá) comes from passion flower vines, plants of the genus Passiflora, native to tropical and sub-tropical America. The members of this genus produce beautiful flowers that are extensively cultivated outside their natural range.
Passiflora edulis is cultivated commercially in northwestern South America, the Caribbean, Brazil, south Florida, Hawaii (where it is called lilikoi), Australia (where it is always spelled passionfruit), East Africa, and South Africa (where it is called granadilla) for its fruit. The passion fruit of commerce is round to oval, yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a mushy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit is grown for its juice, which is often added to other fruit juices to enhance aroma.
The two types of passion fruit have greatly different exterior appearances, even though their interior seeds taste identical. The bright yellow passion fruit (for example, in Brazil) can grow up to the size of a grapefruit, with a smooth, glossy, light and airy rind. The dark purple passion fruit (for example, in Kenya) is smaller than a lemon, with a dry, wrinkled rind at maturity.
On the island of Puerto Rico it is called parcha. It is widely believed to lower blood pressure. In Venezuela it is called parchita. In Malaysia and Indonesia it is also known as markisa and the yellow one is called konyal in Sundanese language.
In Brazil, passion fruit mousse is a common dessert, and passion fruit seeds are routinely used to decorate the tops of certain cakes. Some say there that eating too many seeds makes one sleepy.
It is said in some cultures, after eating a Passion Fruit, you fall in love with the next person you make eye contact with.
2006-07-04 08:21:02
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answered by mother_t_of_wpg 2
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Put it in your mouth, chew, and swallow. That should do the trick.
2006-07-04 08:18:30
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answered by logan_first 2
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Yea, with your mouth
2006-07-04 08:16:26
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answered by Stacy R 6
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passionately?
2006-07-04 08:17:34
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