(Chilean) (Ecuadorian) (Peruvian)
lucuma
It has a bit of “powdery” texture when fresh, but when used in dishes its heavenly sweet and tasty. The lúcuma (Pouteria lucuma) is a subtropical fruit native to Peru, Chile and Equador. Known as the Gold of the Incas in ancestral times, the fruit is yellowish green and egg-shaped with a dry, starchy yellow-orange flesh. It has maple or caramel to pumpkin-like taste.The pulp of the lucuma fruit (sometimes called egg fruit or lucmo in english) is dehydrated to …
Created March 31, 2017 by: itisclaudio
Lucuma Ice Cream
(Peruvian)
Lucuma is a delicately flavored tropical fruit native to the cool highlands of coastal valleys in Peru. With its high …
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