What's Up El Salvador

I love tropical fruits. When we moved here, I did not realize how many new and different fruits are here to get to know and to grow to love. This is not my first fruit post, but that is because I keep trying new fruits, so there is always more to add. As the seasons [...]

OK, these are not totally exotic, but how many of us regularly eat them back in the states? I´ve started to make some decent salsas that include the clean taste guava imparts. Trust me those passion fruits my not look awesome with all those slimey seeds, but suspend your prejudice and enjoy a good hearty [...]

And now for something completely different in tropical fruits. I have formed        expectations of how tropical fruits should taste and Nispero violates all of them. The light brown flesh has a taste similar to a caramel poached pear dipped in cream. I actually tastes very much like apple pie. It is apple pie fruit. In [...]

These look like little limes in color size and mostly in shape too, but they are absolutely not. Mamones are a little bit like ultra-tart Lychees, and I’ve been told they grow not just in Central America but also throughout the greater Carribean region as well. The soft, pulpy, pinkish-orange-ish flesh around the seed is [...]

We are enthusiastic about learning more about El Salvador, and always, about food in general. Some of the parts of El Salvador that are most fun to discover are it´s naturally wonderful fruits and vegetables. There are many here which I had never seen or tasted before, and which are cool from both the culinary, [...]