Caipirinha de Maracujá Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text This time in Brazil I developed a new appreciation for "caipirinha de maracujá" ("passion fruit caipirinha"). This started when I realized that the plain caipirinha is hardly something I have to come to Brazil for: the cachaça that I brought with me last time was enough to make all the capirinhas we wanted and we even had some left at the end of the year. Caipirinha with passion fruit, however, which is the second most common type of caipirinha in Rio, it seems, is harder to get, since you need not only cachaça, but also fresh passion fruit. And while I might bring more cachaça when I go back, I am unlikely to carry an annual supply of passion fruits. To bring you some vicarious enjoyment, I got a few passion fruits, some cachaça and experimented at home with making my very own caipirinha de maracujá. So, let's pretend that you have both cachaça _and_ a passion fruit, and want to make yourself a mean caipirinha. The only two other ingredients you would need are sugar and ice. <2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2007-04-07-maracuja/20070407_006_9428 Opening the passion fruit 2007-04-07-maracuja/20070407_012_5659 The contents of the passion fruit 2007-04-07-maracuja/20070407_014_2374 Adding sugar 2007-04-07-maracuja/20070407_017_5912 Ice 2007-04-07-maracuja/20070407_023_1412 The cachaça 2007-04-07-maracuja/20070407_031_0218 The end result ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> So, you open the passion fruit, empty the contents into the glass. (Bars often have a bowl with enough maracujá innards to make a large number of drinks and they just spoon it in.) Then you add sugar - lots (maracujá is quite sour). Then you might want to squish it with a muddler, but I didn't think it was necessary. Add ice. Mix or shake. Add cachaça. Shake (or mix). Done. Serve with a short straw. Here it's actually gets a bit tricky, because the inside of maracujá is full of small seeds that are kind of linked with the pulp. So you get your straw stuck all the time. One day someone will bring boba tea straws to Brazil and make a lot of money. Don't put anything here Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Don't put anything here Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
