Unique fruits and vegetables from Colombia
Do you consider yourself an experienced South American traveler? Here’s a quick little quiz. Read the description, then try to guess the name of the described fruit or vegetable. You can check their answers later in the article.
Can you guess the names of these strange foods?
1. I am long and yellow but I am not a banana. You can boil or roast me while I’m green or later when I’m sweet and yellow. Can you guess what I am? That’s right! __________ Enjoy me roasted banana with cheese.
2. What is red inside and out with thorns all over it? Even my juice is red. My juice is used in food coloring, body paint, and makeup. You know what I am. Can you say __________?
3. Hey, I bet you’ve eaten me many times before. I am very hard and dark on the outside and I have water inside me. I have white meat and you can also make “milk” with me. It’s me? Easy! I am a __________, of course. You often find vendors selling my milk by the glass in Quito, Ecuador. Sometimes I have a rarely seen seed that grows inside my hard shell and causes it to sprout.
4. I grow in clusters on a vine, but I am not grapes because I am orange with little seeds inside me. My leaves grow around me and you have to peel them before you eat me. What is my name? Come on, guess what … We are __________!
5. If you like green peppers, you’ll like me too. You can fill me up and bake me and I’m delicious. You know my name? My name is __________. I am often stuffed and baked with meat, rice, vegetables, and seasonings. Yum!
6. My orange peel is thick but easy to break. I have a “jelly” like texture on the inside with lots of crunchy little black seeds. You know what I am A __________, that’s what
7. This is a more difficult one to guess. What is a tuber like carrots, but smaller, slightly curved, and purple on the outside? No, I’m not sweet either, but you will like me to cook with milk and cheese. Did you guess __________? Excellent!
8. My name in English is “Fruit dragon“but it’s better known by another name. My creamy, thick texture inside is full of tiny, extremely hard black seeds. Don’t eat too many of me at once or I’ll make you” loose intestines “! I’m small or big, I’m a delicious yellow exotic fruit.
9. My name means “happy apple” and I am smooth and creamy on the inside with soft and hard black seeds. I come in segments that make it easier for me to eat. Even though I’m a weird looking punk-rocker style fruit, you will love my sweetness. What is my name? I am a _________. Enjoy my sweet and creamy smoothness.
10. Imagine a giant bean and you will have a rough idea of how I look outside. Inside, I have segments, each of which has a large black seed. My pulp looks like cotton and tastes sweet. It’s me? Did you know? I am a __________
11. I bet you at one point or another lay under my branches on the beach. This swaying tree has me as its fruit. We grow in bunches of up to 500. To eat we have to boil a couple of hours, then peel. We are very good with a little salt or dipped in honey. We are high in cholesterol, so you shouldn’t eat too many of us or consume too often. Do you know what we are? That’s right, we are __________
12. You’ve probably never seen another fruit like me. I am white, smooth and creamy on the inside and have spiky green skin on the outside. My thick meat is also very sweet. A great way to eat me is to mix it with milk to make a wonderful and delicious smoothie. I am often so big and heavy that you can’t use me all at once. It’s me? I am a __________
How did it go to guess the names of these exotic fruits and vegetables?
Now check your answers
1. That’s it! “Plantain“
2. Can you say “Achiote“?
3. Easy! “Coconut“, of course
4. Come on, guess … We are “Cape gooseberries“!
5. They call me “Archucha“
6. A “Passion fruit“, that is what
7. Did you guess?Ullucos“? Excellent!
8. I am a “Pitaya“
9. I am a “Custard apple“
10. I am a “Guama“
11. That’s right, we are “Chontaduros “.
12. I am a “Soursop“
Travel in Colombia and Ecuador
Among the joys and benefits of traveling abroad is the opportunity to sample exotic fruits, vegetables, and other local foods. When traveling to Colombia or Ecuador, you can try these unique taste experiences for yourself. Enjoy!