Amazon on the plate

Pajurá
Origin
The “pajurazeiro”, Coupia bracteosa, a
tree with a fine trunk, medium-sized and
with a dense and dark foliage, is native
to the <strong>Amazon</strong>. Its oval barky fruit with
its rough texture and its unspectacular
brownish color is decoratively speckled
with white. The mature fruit falls down
where it use to ripen and spoil in two or
three days. They are ready for
consumption when the fruit exudes a
very particular sweet fragrance, and the
fine skin cracks and the pulp releases
easily from the large core. The pulp is of
a dark yellow and of a farinaceous
consistency, sandy, granulated and
enjoyable sweet. Once mature, it
decomposes very easy, getting in
fermentation, what often prevents the
commercialization of the fruit on a
professional scale. It is a fruit of
backyards and is sold on street markets.
Aroma
Of a fruitful, very sweet aroma with a
touch of vanilla, but with an oily pulp.
Use
From the pulp is made juices, sweets
and ice creams.
Classic
In the form of ice cream, found in
ice cream shops.
Exotic
Eaten directly from the tree.
Unmissable
Pajurá ice cream.
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