Fruits of Tenerife: every vegan´s dream come true

Hey Steemians!

I would like to dedicate my today´s post to one of the benefits of living in the tropics and that is (at least for me) exotic fruits! :)

There are many exotic fruits that are grown (and can be thus bought) in every tropical or subtropical region but there are also numerous local fruits (or cultivars) that you come across only in certain places.

Let me show you some of the fruits we loved (and ate tons of!) while living on Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Most avocados sold in stores worldwide are of the peer-like shape but on Tenerife, this round form is the most common.

This fruit is colloquially known as the sea grapes. Its scientific name is Coccoloba Uvifera.

Papaya (orange) and pitahaya (or pitaya, also known as dragon fruit). Pitahaya comes in two cultivars – pink (featured in the photo) and white.

Papaya, star fruit (or carambola), maracuja (or passion fruit – the yellow seeds in white skin), green mango and kaki (or persimmon – the orange “apple” in the right)

Star fruit, avocado, lime, mango oro (golden or yellow mango).

However, the most iconic fruit of Tenerife (as well as the whole Canary Islands) is the banana! This is how they grow.

The cool thing about them is that you can pick them completely green…

…and they turn perfectly yellow and sweet in a few days :)

As all of these photos were taken by my cell phone camera, this is also my entry for today´s #smartphonephotography contest organized by @juliank and @photocontests.

Většina názvů je stejná nebo podobná i v češtině, tak přidávám i český tag, opět by to mohlo zajímat například místní gastro nadšence :) Pro zajímavost ještě dodám, že maracuja (žlutá semínka v bílé slupce, čtvrtá fotka) se česky nazývá mučenka, ostatní druhy české názvy nemají (nebo o nich nevím :) Pokud bude zájem, do budoucna připravím i post na téma karibského ovoce, případně i mexické kuchyně. Hezký víkend a dobrou chuť!

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