Araza

Eugenia stipitata · Tropical fruit

40 pairings

Araza (Eugenia stipitata), also spelled arazá or araçá-boi, is an intensely fragrant, highly acidic Amazonian berry from a shrubby tree of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). Too sour to enjoy raw, its yellow-orange pulp is prized across the western Amazon for juices, nectars, ice creams and jams.

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Clear yellowSoft, golden and scenting a whole room, yet fiercely tart at about pH 2.5 — neat pulp is hard on enamel. Blend it with water and sugar, or freeze it.Peak perfume

SkinClear yellow over the whole fruit, the skin still tight

The squeezeGives under a thumb, heavy and tight with juice

SmellPineapple, peach and flowers, scenting the whole bag

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