What do Latin & Hispanic Countries Call Passion Fruit in Spanish?
One of my favorite fruits besides Guayaba is Passion Fruit. When I go to Puerto Rico, I will eat the fruit right off the vine. Warning when eaten fresh it’s usually sour. If I ask for juice, it’s always passion fruit. Some of the best cocktails and mocktails like Mojitos & even Sangrias are made with passion fruit. Even our “pitorro, caña, or cañita, which is Puerto Rico’s famous homemade moonshine with sugarcane is sometimes flavored with passion fruit.
However, if you travel to different countries or if you visit a Spanish restaurant here in the States you must understand that many Latin & Hispanic countries call passionfruit different names. Here are a few different ways it can be called.
- Puerto Rico – Parcha
- Colombia & México – Maracuyá
- Dominican Republic – Chinola
- Venezuela – Parchita
- Spain – Fruta de la Pasión
The many other names called in Latin and Hispanic countries are “pasionaria,” “curuba,” “calabacito” or “ceibey.” In South American countries such as Costa Rica & Ecuador there is also Granadilla, another type of sweet passion fruit.
You may purchase some passionfruit juice either online or at a local store. A great brand that comes with seeds is Alpes Passion Fruit Pulp Real Tropical Fruit. If you are looking for seedless you can get the Goya or La Fe frozen brand. If you can’t find it, they sell some in many non-Latino stores as well but mostly they carry the passion fruit juice by the brand Welch’s, which comes in a carton. Keep in mind that Welch’s brand already comes with sugar and water as it’s a ready-to-drink fruit juice. Which is different from the others that are usually concentrated and have no sugar and possibly very little water if any.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I invite you to try some of our passionfruit juice, snap a pic and share it with us at elpalomagazine@gmail.com, please include your name.
Rosa J Parra
Editor & Founder, Palo Magazine
Photography by Sensored Lens
