Can anyone give me a detialed description of the passion fruit?
Passion Fruit as written for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Food Section, June 25, 1998 Description: The passion fruit is a somewhat ugly, crinkled dark purple to brownish sphere – which belies its intense perfumed flavor when cut open. Only the fleshy interior, consisting largely of pinkish yellow seeds, is eaten. There is a large passion fruit called the giant granadilla, with fruit similar to a melon, but the ones most available are smaller. Available: April through August. Occasionally the fresh fruit is found in local markets, but mostly it is a dooryard product. Select passion fruits that are firm and free from large, brown soft spots. Wrinkled fruit is a sign of full maturity and means they are ripe to use. The processed juice is carried is some markets, either canned or frozen. History: The name of “passion fruit” resulted from the diaries of early Spanish missionaries who recorded accounts of seeing the flowers during church holiday seasons, especially during the Lent and Easter
