Bizarre Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul, Canela (Cinnamon tree) . Cathedral in the 60’s.

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Santa Catarina, Itajai. Moonlight upon the harbour

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Rio de Janeiro, Teresopolis, partial view

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Belem, sunrise over Amazon region

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Espirito Santo, Vitoria. Metropolitan Cathedral

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Fortaleza, Ceara. Jangadas: a very plain boat, typical from Northeast of Brazil

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Amazon Rain Forest

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The sugar-apple (Annona squamosa) is a very common and praised fruit from semi-arid northeastern Brazil. It’s a dry, very sweet fruit, and it have a taste that recalls French d’Anjou pears, dry peaches and also kiwis. Some say it tastes like custard. Custard? No way.

Anyways, it’s perfect for a dessert after dinner and before a cup or two of Shiraz wine (the best Brazilian Shiraz are also made in northeasterner Sao Francisco Valley). The Brazilian name for the fruit is pinha-do-norte (something like “northern-pine”). Because it’s expensive for us in southern, mild climate Brazilian regions, it’s a bizarre fruit even for most of the country inhabitants and a kind of delicacy. Bellow you can see some pics of a sugar-apple being unmercifully murdered (click on the pics for a larger view).

The thing, see from above.

A closer look. The black spots indicate it’s time to kill the beast.

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