Various Anywhere in Nicaragua: Fresh Fruit Juice
Visitors to Nicaragua shouldn't miss the opportunity to eat tropical fruits and drink fresh juices so readily available here, but virtually absent in the northern latitudes. Papaya is served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner everywhere, and is a great digestive fruit. Star fruit, mango, oranges and bananas are also widely available. My particular favorite juicing fruit, as well as most rarely found, is the Passion Fruit, otherwise known as Parchita in Venezuela, or Maracua' in Central America. There are even other words to describe this heavenly juice that may or may not be on the juice menu. Like orange juice, the passion fruit has a unique balance of natural acids and sugars. I think the fragrance of passion fruit is far superior to orange juice, so much so that like the Mango, the fruit is almost like some kind of addictive drug. The maracua' is actually a rather ugly fruit, so don't...


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