Lulo
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The lulo, also called naranjilla, is the fruit of a plant in the nightshade family. The fruit is a large berry, sometimes with the large, cup-shaped, hairy calyx attached. Inside, the fruit is divided into four compartments by pale orange, fleshy walls, which are filled with glassy-yellow-orange, juicy, acid-aromatic pulp and greenish seeds.
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Preparation & storage
Storage
Store lulos at room temperature. You can keep a ripe lulo in the fridge for several days. You can press the lulo to further process the green juice. The juice does not keep for long, as it quickly turns brown after contact with air. You can counteract this by adding some lime juice.
Prepare
Cut the fruit in half and scoop out the flesh. The lulo can be eaten raw, but can also be cooked.
The lulo is also often added to jams, jellies, pies, ice cream and other desserts, as well as to certain fruit juices, cocktails and wines.
In Colombia, the lulo is used to make lulada, a traditional drink in which the fruit is mixed with water and sugar.
Cleaning lulos
You don't need to wash the lulo. You can simply cut the fruit in half and scoop out the flesh.
Information
Cultivation
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Lulo taste
Consumption figures
Availability
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