Maracujá dos Açores

This fruit, also known as the São Miguel passion fruit, is the fruit of a red Passiflora species that hails from the Azores. The fruit consists of a husk, a juicy pulp, and seeds. Grown in greenhouses in light and fertile soil and protected from the wind, this passion fruit is hand-harvested from December to March and from July to October.

It has an intense aroma, a hard, rough purpleish skin, and a light yellow, juicy pulp with a slightly sour flavor. It is commonly eaten fresh or used in desserts, fruit juices, and liqueurs, such as the Licor de Maracuja widely produced by the inhabitants of the Azores.