PASSION FRUITS COMPARED! (Giant Granadilla, Banana Passion Fruit, Maracuya) - Weird Fruit Explorer

Episode 637: Passion Fruit Comparison
Species: Passiflora ligularis, Passiflora mollissima, Passiflora quadrangularis, Passiflora edulis
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica

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[worminstool]

From a friend I heard that some years ago there was a horticulturist here in north Florida who was trying to breed tropical passion fruits with our small native variety called "maypop" to create a hardy version of the big types. Sadly, he passed away and apparently the work he did was lost to the world.

[heyy]

I've always chewed the seeds. Why wouldn't you? They're delightfully crunchy with good flavour.

[mstipee]

Hey there! I love your videos! I collect Passifloras, here are some extra info: the yellow "edulis" is actually a different species, now called Passiflora flavicarpa. It is very closely related to edulis. The other edulis might be a cultivar named 'Frederick', or a hybrid of edulis and flavicarpa. The slightly larger Granadilla might be Passiflora nitida, although not sure, some wild grown passifloras turn out to be long lost species or never-before-seen cultivars, but I am pretty confident that it is not P. ligularis.
Every species of Passiflora is edible, but not all tastes good. But only the pulp! All the other parts of the plant contains cyanide, the only exception is the flesh of the P. quadrangularis. That's the only species where you can eat the whole fruit. The flesh is not so good tasting, often marmalade is made out of it. I tasted quite some species and hybrid fruits, my favourite is P. incarnata, or maypop, but there were some horrible ones as well. For example, P. subpeltata fruit taste like a used gym sock stuffed with garlic, soaked in paint removal for a while.
Seeds contains laxative chemicals, so thats why its not recommended to chew on them.

Thx for the amazing videos, good luck finding new fruits to try! :)

[charlesren]

Passion fruid flavor is indeed super hard to describe. In Chinese, its literally called 百(hundred)香(flavor)果(fruit)

[iamthatgaby]

Being a Costa Rican local I only found out about Passiflora guadrangularis this year while visiting a great-great aunt in the family. She advised us to not eat a lot of the fruit because it WILL have gastrointestinal consequences. Her nephew (our grandpa) had to find out the hard way.

[JustACitrus]

A lot of those were underripe, which would explain why they're so sour! They get much sweeter once properly ripened. I know it looks weird, but a properly ripened passion fruit should look really wrinkly on the outside. - From a Portuguese person. :)

[wesleytownsend]

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We (all three, one old man and one eleven year old, and one thirteen year old) appreciate you and we wish you happiness and good health and anything that is great in life.

[noahgreene]

I'm actually going to talk to my county extension agent tomorrow about a passion fruit growing project I'm heading on our farm and this is the perfect thing to get me hyped after a cold hardy avocado tasting today in Gainesville. Thank you for everything you do!

[HOBoB]

I've started shopping at my local Asian market and I knew so many fruits because of all your videos, my partner was quite impressed :)
Learning from you really helps not being overwhelmed by so many new things all at once. Thank you for sharing you passion ;)

[wamlartmuse]

When you take all the fruit off the seeds & let them dry for a bit they look really cool. They have dimples like a golf ball.
I know a field with tons of passion fruit/flowers. They're wild & I haven't found any that fully matures yet.. it's very dry where I'm at in Oklahoma & they also get mowed down every year thanks to the city... the field is right behind a bunch of restaurants & businesses. I'm working on taking a cutting & growing some at home with the store bought kind I have growing. Going to try & cross breed them to get something new lol.

[kronop]

For me Granadilla is the perfect one to eat or in a non alcoholic beverage while Marcuya is the one to use for drinks like a Brazilian style Capifruta

[jeffreyarnold]

I was told to let them sit out awhile until kinda wrinkly. they get sweeter. the round purple ones make a great icecream base. the insides including the rind has always reminded me of a soft pomegranate.

[antoniogoncalves]

The giant maracujá (which may be one and the same as the giant granadilla) is somewhat common in Brazilian backyards, though not so easy to find for sale. We also eat the shell, as if it were a melon. The texture is the same and the taste very reminiscent of melon.

[leoisaweirdo]

I'm so happy you made this video! I've been obsessed with passifloras for the last two years, not only the fruits but also its calming properties

here in Rome we have a widespread species called passiflora caerulea and i always pick the fruits from it when i see them, you should try those too!
they're amazing and very sweet, almost candy-like

[applegal]

I bought the Granadilla once at the grocery store here in central Newfoundland last year. I was so amazed at how good it tasted! I have been looking for it since.

[erickf]

Here in Peru we call the banana passionfruit Tumbo. It's said we used it for cebiche before the lemon was introduced by the Spanish conquistadors. Careful of its slight astringness tho. In the case of the Granadilla, you don't need a knife to open it. Albeit harder, you can peel it by punching it with your thumb as it's also a bit more fragile, almost like you'd peel an egg. About the Maracuyá, we make juice with added water and sugar due to its sheer acidity, rivaling the lime lemonade so that its present in most restaurants here.

[johnmager]

oh i love "that one little purple one" that shows up in my supermarkets too. I wish passion fruit were more available, theyre crazy expensive here too.

[tambaloneusderpaloneus]

The banana passionfruit grows wild as a weed where I live (australia), the possums love it which is a problem because its a really invasive vine and spreads over plants & covers everything and spreads easy. I keep having to haul the huge vines out of my garden from the neighbors patch of it. The occasional fruit is a nice bonus for the work. One of these days I will attempt to do something with the long long vines it grows.

[chrissonnenschein]

I would pay to drink the juice off of the cutting board, after Jared opened all of the fruit❣️👍

[TheMichaelMills]

Imagine my surprise at this video popping up literally the same day I planted 4 varieties of passionfruit in my garden. Haha.

I have been binging your videos for a couple months now, but this is my first time commenting. Love the content and your various adventures in search of tasty... and sometimes not so tasty fruits. My favourite videos are the citrus ones.