Orosí Favorites

Fondest memory: Shohman asked me why you shouldn't eat the pink bananas, and I told him it is because he would die a slow and very painful death. Okay, just kidding, I am mean.

Really, the answer is simple. These pink bananas are chock-full of seeds. There's no sweet meat to them at all.

Fondest memory: I was truly in awe of all the beautiful, diverse, and colorful butterflies that I encountered in Orosi. There was such a variety of species flying about everywhere and landing on all the trees. You have to be observant and particularly patient to try to photograph one, so this is the best I could do with little warning.

Fondest memory: Have you ever had the pleasure to taste fresh cocoa fruit?

Yes, this is the same cocoa that they derive chocolate from. In fruit form, you can pick one right off the tree, chop it in half, and suck the white pulp off the seeds.

It's a very distinct, sweet flavor that I can't quite describe. Not related to the taste of chocolate at all.
They derive chocolate from inside the seeds, and I must warn you now not to bite into the seeds as the taste is very bitter. It's like taking a mouthful of unsweetened baking cocoa. Hey, if you're into the taste of that, be my guest and eat the seeds. Otherwise, stick to the pulp.