The composition and caloric content of the fruits of the sinuous Mauritius. Benefits and harm to the body. Cooking recipes with buriti. Interesting facts about the South American tropical delicacy.
Useful properties of the fruits of the South American palm tree
This combination of useful components cannot but affect the health of those who use the fruits of Mauritius sinuous in cooking.
Here are just some of the benefits of buriti:
- Prevention of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, normalization of blood pressure … This effect can be achieved by significantly lowering cholesterol levels. The lumen of the vessel increases, blood clots dissolve. Hypertensive patients note the normalization of blood pressure.
- Blocking the development of tumors … Inhibition of the development of benign and malignant neoplasms in the lungs and on the cervix is noted. This is especially important for heavy smokers and women prone to cervical erosion.
- Preventing the development of cataracts … The beneficial substances contained in the fruits help prevent the development of cataracts, glaucoma, retinal detachment, maintain visual acuity for many years, allowing you not to use glasses.
- Support of the musculoskeletal system … Healthy bones and proper functioning of connective tissues will help protect against fractures, cracks, sprains, dislocations, and joint deformities.
- Boosting immunity … This is especially important during the period of SARS and influenza epidemics. Even if it is not possible to avoid infection, the transferred disease will not give serious complications and will not proceed so acutely due to the activation of defense mechanisms and improvement of regeneration.
- Improving reproductive function … For those who are going to soon become parents, it is imperative to include the fruits of Mauritius in their constant diet. This will help conception to occur, to form a healthy fetus, to minimize the load on the woman's immune system while carrying a baby.
- Prolongation of youth … The components of Mauritius fruits literally block the processes leading to premature aging of internal organs, skin of the face and body. The skin does not lose vital fluid, which slows down the formation of wrinkles and changes in facial contours.
- Strengthening hair, nails … What woman doesn't dream of luxurious shiny hair and strong nails? Regular use of palm tree fruits will fulfill your cherished desire, filling your hair with strength and elasticity, making them thicker and shinier, and making your nails stronger.
- Solving women's problems … Violation of the menstrual cycle, vaginitis, thrush, polycystic ovary disease - regular use of the fruits of Mauritius will help to cope with all these problems. They will also serve as an excellent prevention of mastopathy, create the basis for full-fledged breastfeeding of babies.
- Improvement of the male genitourinary system … The beneficial substances in the composition of Mauritius will help in the prevention of prostatitis and prostate adenoma, and will ensure the healthy functioning of the prostate gland. This, in turn, will prolong male strength, solve problems with erectile dysfunction.
- Fight against infectious manifestations … A powerful disinfecting effect will help protect against many infectious processes in the body.
Contraindications and harm to Mauritius meandering
It is worth using Mauritius in food with caution if you:
- Prone to food allergies … You probably know yourself that you need to gradually introduce new food products that are alien to your region of residence. In the genetic memory of the inhabitants of Russia, you can hardly find memories of Mauritius, so start with a few fruits and see the reaction. If there is no allergy, increase the amount.
- Breastfeeding … Despite the fact that the tropical fruit contains many components that make up breast milk, they do not experiment with unknown products during breastfeeding. You may not have allergies, but the child can easily. Better to be safe.
- Using contraceptives … Due to the strong effect on reproductive function, the effect of contraceptives may be weakened. This does not apply to taking medications for the prevention of female diseases, but there can be problems with protection against unwanted pregnancy.
- Suffer from hypotension … The components of the fetus tend to lower blood pressure, which can be an extremely unpleasant surprise for hypotensive patients.
How Buriti Eat
It is a fairly versatile fruit that can be eaten in any form. You can enjoy the spicy taste of fresh fruit. You can juice it, drink it neat, or add it to other juices. Buriti is actively used for cooking meat, seafood, side dishes, desserts.
In Brazil and Colombia, jams made from these tropical fruits are as common as we have apple jam or strawberry jam.
Of course, as in any other gift of nature, the greatest amount of useful substances is in fresh buriti, but even after heat treatment, the product retains important components that provide invaluable benefits to the human body.
Buriti recipes
Excellent health benefits are a secondary concept for gourmets. First of all, they are interested in the taste of the product. And here the tropical fruit has something to boast about - it tastes excellent.
Mauritius fruits will be an amazing addition to such dishes:
- Spicy pork with sweetness … Slice 1 kg of pork ribs into portions of the bone. Take the juice of 2 lemons, a pinch of ground pepper, salt and 1 teaspoon of red ground pepper. Combine the ingredients, rub in a little, add 2 tablespoons of corn oil. Send the ribs to the marinade, let it brew for 1 hour at room temperature, then put it in the refrigerator overnight. Rub the cooled ribs with garlic and 200 g of the pulp of the Mauritian fruit. It is best to grill such meat on the grill using the grill grate. Frying time - 20-25 minutes, constantly pour over the marinade. In urban kitchens, you will need a heavy-bottomed frying pan, which will take 30-35 minutes to cook.
- Stuffed potatoes … Peel 5-6 large potatoes, cut into cubes, boil in a little salted water. Mash potatoes, refrigerate. In a thick skillet, combine 500 g ground beef, 300 g diced peeled tomatoes, 200 g buriti pulp, 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds, pressed a couple of garlic cloves, a pinch of salt and pepper. Cover with a lid, simmer until the meat is tender. Add 150 g of cooked white rice to the minced meat, grate 1 hard-boiled chicken egg. Roll out a flat cake from mashed potatoes, put the filling in the center, close it into a ball. Make a batter from 1 chicken egg, a pinch of salt and 50 g flour, roll the balls in the batter and fry in hot vegetable oil until a crust forms.
- Rice with mussels … Take 400 g frozen mussels. Boil them in salted water for 10 minutes. In a deep saucepan, heat 50 ml of vegetable oil. Toss in 1 large red bell pepper cut into strips, 1 large onion, chopped into half rings, a few minced garlic cloves and 200 g of Mauritian fruit pulp. Fry the onions until soft. Pour 1 liter of the liquid in which the mussels were cooked into a saucepan, add 400 g of long rice. Cover, simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Add mussels, spices to taste and let cook for another 5 minutes to combine the flavors.
- Columbian soup … Pour 0.5 liters of milk and 0.5 liters of water into a shallow saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of butter, let it boil. Toss in 2 diced medium potatoes, a small bunch of chopped cilantro, and a pinch of caraway seeds into the boiling water. Cook until potatoes are tender. Add 100 g of grated mauritius fruit pulp, add a chatterbox of two chicken eggs with salt to the boiling soup. Beat the eggs in a saucepan with a fork or whisk, not letting the protein curl up into a large lump, but cook in flakes. As soon as the protein has formed, turn it off. Serve with garlic croutons.
- Baked bananas … Peel a few ripe bananas, cut off the ends, place in a baking dish and put in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 20 minutes. Take out the bananas, cut them lengthwise, put a paste of 300 g of grated buriti pulp and a slice of morzzarella cheese inside. Place in the oven for another 10 minutes, until the cheese is completely melted. Serve chilled bananas.
- Fragrant dessert … Cut 300 g of ripe sweet pumpkin into large cubes. Throw it into a hot frying pan with vegetable oil, add 2 tablespoons of sugar. Stir constantly and cook for 5 minutes, until the pumpkin is tender. Add 300 g of mauritius fruit pulp to it, cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer to a bowl, add 100 ml of any sweet liquor or vermouth, stir well, refrigerate. Serve with a scoop of ice cream.
- Buriti jam … The classic option is to boil the pulp of the Mauritian fruit with sugar, in a 1: 1 ratio of fruit and sugar. For this, a copper basin is taken, the buriti are sprinkled with sugar and left for 2-3 hours until the juice is released. Then they are put on low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved with constant stirring and turned off. During the day, they are welded 3-4 times for 10-15 minutes. Then they are poured into sterilized jars, cooled and sent hermetically sealed to the refrigerator or rolled up.
Due to its pleasant taste, buriti is gladly added to alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks:
- Tropical fruit yogurt … Take 200 g of low-fat yogurt, add 100 g of the pulp of the mauritius fruit and 1 tablespoon of honey to it. Whisk the ingredients with a blender and serve chilled.
- Refreshing cocktail … For this recipe with buriti, peel and disassemble 2 large tangerines into slices, add to them the pulp of 10 ripe mauritius fruits, a bunch of mint, a medium-sized cucumber cut into half rings without a peel. Pour the mixture with 1 liter of mineral water, let it brew for several hours in the refrigerator. Serve over ice.
- Alcohol Sonata … Lychees or Mauritius fruits are ideal for this drink. Put a few peeled fruits with seeds in a glass, add 80 g of vermouth and 20 g of vodka. If this cocktail seems too strong to you, add 100 ml of mineral sparkling water.
Interesting facts about winding Mauritius
In Russian stores, most often you can find not fruits, but buriti oil. It is not used in cooking, but is an excellent cosmetic product.
For example, it is the best protection against ultraviolet rays (in medicine it is known as a component of anti-burn ointments and creams), therefore it is often included in tanning oils that do not allow sunburn, but give the skin a beautiful golden-chocolate hue.
It is also used to treat skin defects, from rashes, acne, wen. The product is widely used in aromatherapy in the treatment of neurological disorders, in particular migraines, due to the many beneficial properties of buriti oil.
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As noted above, the fruits of winding Mauritius are a real gift of nature, which cannot be missed. Unfortunately, this product is rarely found in our stores. When you see it on the shelves, be sure to buy it and be convinced of its outstanding taste and benefits from your own experience. Well, if you find yourself in South America, not only actively eat dishes from buriti, but also do not forget to bring it with you - it is stored for a long time, while almost without losing quality, and the positive health effect of using it in food will not take long wait. It is worth taking from another continent.
