Without doubt one of the best things to do in Colombia is sample the vast array of delicious exotic fruits and natural fresh juices. Your mouth will house a revolution as distinct new flavors, textures and aromas that you never knew existed bombard your senses and overwhelm your taste buds…
Lulo: with a citrus flavour somewhat like a mix between rhubarb and lime, lulo makes a mouth-wateringly refreshing juice.
While ranked 26 in countries by size, Colombia is known to have the 2nd richest biodiversity on the planet. Many of the fruits that exist here cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Despite that, fresh produce is dirt cheap in Colombia and for just $3 a curious tourist can make an emperors fruit salad without a single recognizable ingredient.
Zapote: with a uniquely sweet, malty taste, the zapote is a much fun to peel as it is to eat. Photo by hernanvanegas.com
Street venders all over Colombia flog fresh fruit juice for as little as 50 cents!
Mamoncillo: after you split the leathery skin open with your teeth, you can enjoy the sweet juicy translucent pulp, somewhat reminiscent of a lychee. Photo by jugalbandi.info
Guanabana: this gigantic green fruit has sinister spiky skin delicately protecting a mass of soft, white, subtly sour flesh. It can be eaten raw or blended with milk and sugar to make a heavenly sweet smoothie. Photo by rescatando-mi-cultura-guaran.blogspot.com
During long bus rides, you can buy bags of local fruit through the window straight from the farmers!
- Pitahaya: looking more like a flower than a fruit, the gorgeous pitahaya has fragrant soft white flesh with crunchy little black seeds.
Guama: resembling a gigantic wooden snowpea, the edible part is the furry white flesh that grows around the smooth black seeds within. Photo by tripwow.tripadvisor.com
Colombia grows over 150 different species of commercial fruit!
Uchiva: AKA cape gooseberry - a tangy, creamy berry enclosed in a papery calyx, perfect for healthy snacking on the run. Photo by unipymes.com
Feijoa: sometimes referred to as pineapple guava, feijoa is usually blended into a tasty juice. It is also commonly used in skin creams. Photo by ifoundthisforyou.wordpress.com
Maracuya: like an ultra-sour passionfruit, maracuya definitely makes one of Colombia's most popular fruit juices. Photo by metropolitanoenlinea.com
Mangosteen: cartoon-like in appearance, mangosteen is a tantalizing tasty fruit famous for its antioxidants. varahonda.com
Visit Colombia to enjoy the fruits of life, and the fruit juices too!
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