Whats your favorite Brazilian fruit?
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Topic: Whats your favorite Brazilian fruit?
Posted By: Capybara
Subject: Whats your favorite Brazilian fruit?
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 21:16
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I am totally in love with the fruit here - both the quality and selection. Everytime I go to the feira I buy something new to try out and I havent been disappointed yet!
So far my favorites are jaca for eating and graviola for juice. |
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Posted By: tamte
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 21:42
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Acai, mixed with crushed ice (not mixed with guarana)
Maracuja, juice or moussa made out of fresh fruit
Papaya, fridge cold, great breakfast fruit
Acerola, the best C-vitamin source, great breakfast drink
Tucuma, great taste for home made ice cream
Cupuacu, great taste for home made ice cream or cake filling
Caipirinha
 Good drink... sorry not a fruitYou name it... I Like them all, fresh from fruit. ------------- life's too short to be living without you, babe. |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 10:33
Brazilian fruit?  Industria Brasileira
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Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 12:04
You mean lime juice.... |
Posted By: KellyGuy
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 12:04
| Oh man, this is going to be great! I absolutely love fresh tropical fruit, which is of course fairly uncommon here in Wisconsin! Sounds like maybe I should bring a juicing machine down to Salvador with me? |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 12:20
Good idea, but they sell juicers here aswell, dont bring too much that you cant take back with you, if that situation ever arises, perish the thought  .I used to eat mangoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, now they are falling down all around my house, i just give them away to the locals who use them to barter for afew cups of cachaca There is love between a son and his mother, There is love between a man and his lover, But there is no love that can compare between one drunk and another. |
Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 21:42
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I love acid fruit. "Bananas" aren't exactly Brazilian, but asian(!) So, let's see.
* Acerolas – the one from the bush, the red variation. The ones you buy at the supermarket usually don't taste as good. * Guavas – I prefer the red ones. They're a bit softer, more sour and sweeter. * Araçás – Smaller, unkown cousins from guavas. They're sweeter, and they taste amazing when they're mature! * Brazilian cherries (Pitangas) – Also very sour, they taste amazing, and they're rich in calcium(!). Extremely hard to find, as they're not produced commercially. They can be found near our rainforests. They also make amazing ice creams! (Again, *if* you can find them...) * Açaí – Oh god, I *hate* this one. Some people say they don't feel this sort of taste at all, but some, like me, do. I particularly feel I'm eating beans mixed with dirt. Ew! This one is truly a love or hate one. They make outstanding perfume, and make-up though. By the way, be warned: this fruit will make you gain weight like hell! Mmmm, I can't remember of anything else right now. |
Posted By: TarkInBrazil
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 06:55
That was an awesome post! You really added to the discussion!  |
Posted By: richsa05
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 09:46
Mulher Maçã |
Posted By: ptic
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 10:04
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My favourite fruit is strawberry or blueberry both quite uncommon for Brasil. Most of Brasilians don't even know about blueberry they look at me strangely (blank stare?!?) just for mentioning it, them haven't even heard the word blueberry before - ever ...
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Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 10:19
Well, that's why this thread it about your favorite Brazilian fruit. Anyway, while I have heard of blueberry from American sitcoms, I'd probably give you some sort of blank stare too. I just searched for blueberry in Google images and my first reaction was, "Oh, so it is actually blue! How pretty! Does it taste as good as it looks?" Oddly, despite not being widely appreciated here, it actually has a name in Portugueuse: mirtilo (probably derived from the scientific name, Vaccinium myrtillus.) Maybe the name comes from European Portuguese? I think I have heard of this flavor in icecreams, but always as "blueberry" – never as "mirtilo." |
Posted By: andrewfroboy
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 10:37
Rasberries go for R$130/kilo and bluberries for R$90/kilo last time i was at the municipal market in SP |
Posted By: jacare
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 14:32
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Price footnote: These aren't cheap in CA, USA, maybe US$5 for 6oz. pack at supper, do math, not half price, but most all berries ripe, good to eye and taste. Better at farmers market but a little more cost. R$1,00 a taste, a little steep. ------------- Em rio de piranha jacaré nada de costas. |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 15:26
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Yum, I love blueberries, especially in pancakes an muffins. Double love if the bb muffins are from Dunkin Donuts...
I also love the acai with yogurt and granola, but unfortunately my ass doesnt love me for it... |
Posted By: flow9
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 15:39
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Posted By: finrudd
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 17:52
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How about Lingonberries? Almost unheard of outside of Sweden, but then again, so is that funny game they play that's like Lacross...
I like limes - very adaptable fruit with many uses from cooking, sauces, dressings, cleaning things and making drinks. |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 18:01
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god i haven't thought of lingonberries in ages. when i was in college they were super popular and i remember eating lots of dried ones and drinking lingonberry juice. there is supposed to be a blueberry farm in the interior of PR. when i find it i will take lots of pictures. in the meantime i think my favorite has to be pitangas, but i love coquí, jabuticaba, acerola (fresh from the bush, mind you), and those gorgeous little manga espada. maracuja doce too but they grow in my yard, not sure if the ones at the store are worth eating. and now that it's getting cold here i easily have half a dozen types of citrus my cousin just brought me from my aunt's farm sitting in my kitchen (ponkan, tangerinas, limes, sicilian lemons, mimosas, mexericas and plain old oranges). Good citrus here *almost* makes up for the crap weather. ------------- |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 19:37
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What does jabuticaba taste like? I've only ever seen it as jam (at least I think it was jam?) and havent given it a whirl yet. |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 19:48
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its got a piney kind of undertaste together with maybe a melony or plummy taste. we make syrup out of it when we have too many but my favorite way to eat it is just fresh, out of hand. of course you have to spit the pits, too, which you gotta love. ------------- |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 07:12
| Oh wow, sounds great, especially if it makes good syrup. Maybe well give that a try when its time to make the kidlet his birthday pancakes. |
Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 09:11
Interesting... I've never tried jabuticaba syrup (and I've never seen it to buy anywhere either.) Maybe it can be done at home, but it's too much work? |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 09:21
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i make it at home, but i also make goiabada, all our bread, and plenty of things that most people wouldn't want to make. depends on what you consider work.
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Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 09:31
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True. I make our soap and creams, time consuming but I love doing it and using it. On the food front I make bread about once a week, made fresh mozz a couple times which was easy and tasted awesome. Need to do that more often!
Made marshmallows for easter...was pretty proud of myself lol |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 10:00
i meant to tell you that i think that's awesome when we were talking the other day!!! my sogra taught me to make lye soap and we use it for everything, it even got jaca meleca off my jeans once, admirable stuff. if you have any recipes for lush-style shampoo bars, i'm all ears..... ------------- |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 11:18
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Ive never tried Lushs shampoo bar, only their regular bar soap. It was great stuff but it was too similar to the stuff I make at home to justify the price.
At some point Id love to try taking some soap/cream//scrubs etc to the feira to sell. Not sure if anyone would pay for them fhere, but maybe at the hippie fair. Im happy to share the shampoo bar recipe I do use, though! PM on the way... Dont want to be resposible for posting it here and having some clown trying it and burnin themselves with lye... |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 11:44
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got it, and thank you!!! where do you get all the oils you use? i will be in SP this weekend and will go and get babaçu and karité, but outside of SP not sure where i would look.
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Posted By: nikkij12185
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 12:37
Damn you for remindng me of what I am missing. A blueberry cruller would be sooo good right now. I can't get enough acai. Acerola and lime are my favorite juices, but for me, the best part is the variety. There are sooo many delicious options. I'm too lazy to make my own juice most of the time, but we have a neighbor with a juice stand who sells over 20types of homemade juices. A giant cup is only R$2.50. My favorite fruit to eat straight from the tree is cacau. The pink fruit that wraps each of the seeds has such an incredibly sharp taste. It is amazing. You suck on the seeds to remove the fruit. It is like eating Lifesavers but 10000000X better. |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 12:54
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I brought a suitcase full of soap/bath making supplies when we came down just because some of the specialty oils (jojoba etc) are so expensive here. Most of the base oils for a lot of recipes (coconut - which is interchangable for babassu, olive, soy) can be found at the supermarket with the regular food, and Ive found some nut oils (great for some soap recipes) in the health/beauty aisle of some markets. Beauty supply stores sometimes have oils, but theyre kind of hit or miss.
Ive been looking for a good online supplier for when my stock runs out in brazil but have yet to find a sitethat sells everything in one spot. I did find a good selection of fragrance oils and some oils/butters Www.artefeita.com.br |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 13:00
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Also worth noting that soap recipes are generally pretty flexible once you get the hang of which oils have which effects/properties. You can almost always substitute oils/butters for whats available locally. Just have to look for something with similar qualities.
3c, what do you think youll have trouble finding? Happy to help with substitutions. ... Whoops, Showing my inner soap dork in public again... 
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Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 13:12
Just write something like this:
DISCLAIMER: I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULTS YOU'LL GET. TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! And there you go.
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Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 13:15
You can also save the seeds, crunch them, and try to make homemade chocolate. Yummy! |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 13:29
| Hey Megabyte - youre in my area, do you know where I can buy coconut oil, palm oil or essencias in quanitity around here? |
Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 14:21
Sorry, I'm clueless. But what kind of essences are you talking about? The ones you put on food, like vanilla essence, or aromatic ones, to take a shower? If you're talking about aromatic essences, you can get them on cosmetic stores. Shopping Vitória had one a while ago, but it's been a while I've been there, so I'm not sure you can still find something there. It's worth a shot, though. About the coconut oil, you can try to shop here, but be warned: I haven't shopped here, so try it at your own risk! http://www.natusvita.com/ListaProdutos.asp?IDLoja=13089&IDProduto=3276139 - http://www.natusvita.com/ListaProdutos.asp?IDLoja=13089&IDProduto=3276139 By the way, what do you want coconut oil for? It seems using it to lose weight is a myth. Take a look: http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/saude/oleo-de-coco-para-emagrecer-nao-passa-de-uma-bobagem - http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/saude/oleo-de-coco-para-emagrecer-nao-passa-de-uma-bobagem |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 14:32
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Not quite what I was looking for, but thank you for trying. I found some places online, but was just wondering if there was somewhere local around Vitoria that might sell in bulk.
Looking to make soap, not lose weight
Thanks again! |
Posted By: ptic
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 15:39
Little steep?!? It's a bloody ripoff -- ------------- Jaz sem ptica selivka |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 21:21
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@capybara, if you can find a place that sells to bakeries that's where i get my coconut oil (as gordura de coco). we have a place for essential oils that i haven't checked out- its site has very small bottles though so it doesn't look hopeful. http://essenciascuritiba.com.br/categoria/1/essencias/10/Oleos_essenciais/0 ). our local casa de quimica has a lot of oils but their actual essential oils are quite limited- pine, eucalyptus, that's about it. i brought a lot of EOs with me but not wasting a whole ounce of it in my soap. when i am in SP this weekend i will be going to a place that sells this type of stuff and i'll let you know what i find. ------------- |
Posted By: JessNZ
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 23:09
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Can you get Cranberries in Brazil??
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Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 23:11
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nope
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Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 28 April 2012 at 08:05
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Definitely let me know how it goes and if they have a website! Do you mind if I ask how much youre paying for the gordura de coco at the bakery supply? Used to pay US$68 for 35lbs...expecting it to cost more here but still holding out hope that it wont be too bad in bulk. Our local art/hobby store has a few essencias (mainly victorias secret knockoffs lol) in 100ml bottles.
I dont blame you not wanting to use your EOs - Ive always had good luck using regular fragrance oils in soaps. Some recipes suggest using EOs over FOs because sometimes they cause trace acceleration, but never a problem yet. Have fun in SP! |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 28 April 2012 at 08:43
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i haven't found fragrance oils, only alcohol based essences, don't know how they can be employed in soap. hate to say the gordura de coco is between $10 and $15/kg depending on the season. O-o not a great price. i have a gallon of indian oil that i brought with me (not food grade). surely there is a better deal to be found out there. ------------- |
Posted By: Capybara
Date Posted: 28 April 2012 at 09:51
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Ive never used alcohol based fragrance in soap, but I dont think it would work out. Do you like the smell of honey? About one tablespoon of honey per pound of oil will give you a nice light sweet scent. I make an oatmeal, goats milk and honey soap without any fragrance and it still smells great.
The alcohol based essencias are great for a lot of other things, though! You may be able to use them in hot process soap, but not sure. Also for certain scrubs, creams/lotions etc Vodka+essencia+water = great linen spray for the sheets hen there hanging out to dry. Holy smokes on the price of coco - looks like Ill be stuffing my suitcase when I go home this winter! |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 19:14
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ironic, isn't it? i didn't get to the place in SP, it was freezing, pouring rain and i wasn't up to the several-block trek from where i was to get there. i am pretty sure this is the place, though, and you could find out how much the liters of oils cost. http://www.casadasessenciaspoly.com.br/index_arquivos/Page625.htm ------------- |