I have spend almost one week in Medellin learning Spanish. The complexity of grammar and different conjugations is almost drowning me (I know my approach is a bit ambitions though). Today (Friday the 29th of July) I went on a Fruit Tasting Tour at one of the local markets. The first time I see something outside my neighborhood.
On this tour I tried around 15 different tropical fruits that all grew here in Colombia. That richness is truly amazing. Some of them taste familiar, like lychee, mango or passion fruit, others are more like pumpkin, sweet potato or just super strange in taste and consistence.
You get a lot of ideas what you could do with with all that in a kitchen. Surprisingly, Columbians are not very creative with them. Although they taste delicious, they are usually not eaten raw. Colombians prefer to make juices and milk shakes out of them (though some of them are eaten raw with salt on them).
I am sure, as soon as modern fusion cooking kicks in in this country there will be some new amazing dishes based on them. For now, I know at least what I buy in the supermarket to get my daily vitamins (AND! how to open them :D)
like a very sweet tomato, used for juices here
tastes a bit like kiwi
magical potions, e.g. for good luck in exams, people are very superstitious here
tastes a bit like pumpkin, here often eaten with salt and honey
That fruits pretty much dissolves when its ripe, so you buy it wrapped in plastic bag. it tastes heavily fermented.
that fruit is dry as flower and tastes very strong / bitter. It has something to it tough.
I think that was also a bit like kiwi, but cant remember
an arepa for in between
tastes a bit like lychee
Pitahayas, Dragon fruits, here they are really sweet. If the fruit flesh is white (like at home) it is a sign that they are not ripe yet.
that ones I know :D
That one was a bit like pear
again a bit like lychee
That is the fruit that I tried in Bogota (that made my friend so sick). People only have it as juice here
the rest all tastes like some kind of maracuja (some stronger, some weaker)
that one was a bit like grapefruit
That one was a bit like sucking out a raw egg. Tasty though
What we at home call Maracuja is called Gulupa here (below). Most Colombians don´t know this fruit at all (some people here asked as about its name). Most of these fruits are in fact exported to Germany :D
We also went to some other parts of the markets. There is nothing that you could not buy here.
Ok, it is 13:30. Today is tour-day. My guided tour through the city center starts at 2:30 so I better hurry. You will hear of that tomorrow ;)
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