Cupuaçu - Cupuaçu

Cupuaçu is a fruit that grows in the Amazon in the same family as the cacao. The pulp, which is separated from the seeds, has a very strong and alcoholic taste. Due to its high acidity, it’s never consumed raw, but freezes quite well. Cupuaçu is used in Brazil in hundreds of different recipes, from mousses, ice creams, puddings, pies and cakes. Most likely cupuaçu won’t reach the supermarket in its true form anytime soon, but you will find cupuaçu being sold in a pasteurised and frozen form. Make the mistake of trying to eat it thawed and you’ll never go near it again. Cook with the pulp, and you will, like me, fall in love with it (see my recipe). I like to buy it directly from www.kajafruit.com, or whenever I see it in the freezer of a specialist shop.