Australian Yoga Journal — July 2017

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july 2017

yogajournal.com.au

about pasionfruit

Passionate

FOR MOST AUSTRALIANS, passionfruit

is the epitome of summer. We drizzle

it over pavlovas at Christmas or stir

it into a tropical mojito. But did you

know that passionfruit is also ripe

and delicious during the winter

months? Kaye Ziser, a passionfruit

farmer in Queensland, says the cooler

weather allows for effective pollination,

resulting in an extra tangy, punchy

flavour.

Not only do they taste delicious, but

passionfruit are also a good source of

fibre and vitamin C, helping to keep

your digestive system healthy and aiding

your body to fight off the dreaded

winter flu.

For 10 months of the year, Kaye and

her team are up at dawn collecting the

little bundles of golden goodness that

drop from the vines overnight. The fruit

is then graded and packed according to

quality, and sent to various fresh fruit

markets across Queensland and NSW.

PASSIONFRUIT TIPS

Bag it

Keep your passionfruit in a bag in the fridge and they’ll last a month.

Pick plump

Go for plump and smooth fruit that’s heavy for its size as it

will have more pulp inside.

Crack one open

Did you know you can open passionfruit with your bare hands?

Place the passionfruit between your palms, clasp your fingers together

and push your palms towards each other to break the passionfruit skin,

then pry it open with your fingers. Watch out for the juice!

Get juicy

Don’t cut passionfruit in half but rather slice the top off and eat it like a

boiled egg to avoid losing the delicious juice.

Brighten up your winter and delight in the taste and health benefits of this

seasonal, sensational and popular Australian fruit.