One of the ideal ways to experience Colombia is via its fruits. Whether you are lying on the seaside, taking pleasure in a lovely mountain landscape or sitting down in a peaceful corner in a restaurant, you will most likely find that you are surrounded in some way by fruits. Numerous of the country’s fruits are tiny-acknowledged to foreigners and even for Colombians it might take place that fruits found in one particular region are not automatically well-identified in other parts of the nation.

As a Colombian, I am even now astonished by times when I travel around the region and find out a fruit that in my area is little-identified or that does not develop at all. This very truth can make of some fruits the hallmark of a particular region. Hawaiian Spirulina For occasion, not significantly away from the metropolis of Cali, Colombia’s 3rd premier city region, a fruit referred to as Borojó, known around the country for its classic perception to be an aphrodisiac, is a image of the Pacific Coast of Colombia and its culture. Borojó, apart from currently being eaten by yourself, is utilized for the preparation of aphrodisiac medications, wine, jam, many desserts that include cakes and juices.

Relocating back again to the metropolis of Cali, a single finds a particular drink that unites a single of the most crucial substances in Colombian delicacies with the exclusive flavor of a fruit that just blows one’s mind. The so-known as Lulo, a citrus-based mostly fruit that is virtually as well bitter at times to try to eat by itself, blends with corn, one of the leading elements in Colombian delicacies, to produce the popular Champús, a drink that has a status of not becoming specifically attractive at 1st sight but of enchanting these that dare to style it. Champús is a favorite drink in Cali that, aside from its major elements, adds to the well-liked combination pineapple and tinges of lime juice.

But without having question one particular much more well-liked drink that is widely identified throughout the region is the so-named Salpicón, a fruit cocktail that brings collectively some of the most delicious fruits identified in the nation. This special recipe mixes a selection of textures and tastes to create a fantastic drink with equally bitter and sweet factors. Salpicón is usually made of chunks of pineapple, papaya, watermelon, bananas, mango, melon, apples, grapes and other fruits, all in a pinkish-purple juice.

Borojó and Lulo are really inside of the top most unique fruits all travelers should try when visiting Colombia. Regardless of whether you encounter them alone or in any of the various scrumptious recipes they arrive in, they are fruits that will impress you with their special flavor and leave you with a sweet flavor of Colombia and its organic wonders.

Raul Hurtado is a tunes composer and a passionate for international cultures. He is a author for Munduslingua the Cultural Network, a web and mobile system to share and encounter world cultures. Learn more about Munduslingua, find out exotic locations and check out overseas traditions.