Features of a tropical fruit. Health Benefits of Garcinia Preina and Potential Harmfulness How cherapa is eaten, what dishes and drinks are prepared. Is it possible to grow a thermophilic tree in your own apartment. If a woman has the opportunity to try cherapa, then she should not be limited to the introduction into the diet. The pulp can be used as an ingredient in anti-aging and nourishing masks. The substances in the composition prevent the development of age-related changes and increase local immunity. Thanks to the beneficial composition, it is possible to prevent the appearance of age-related acne-mildews and papillomas. In addition, like many types of garcinia, cherapu can help you lose weight. The effect is not as pronounced as that of mangosteen, but it is even better - the tone of the body does not decrease, heart contractions remain stable, "excess" fluid is not excreted - stretch marks do not appear on the body.
Contraindications and harm to Garcinia Preina
Aborigines do not limit the use of cherapu, but those who have recently become acquainted with tropical fruits should avoid overeating. The harm of Garcinia Preina is frequent allergic reactions, since in terms of the amount of ascorbic acid, the fruits are not inferior to some types of citrus fruits. A contraindication for use is diabetes mellitus.
Fruits should not be introduced into the diet for children under 5 years of age, pregnant women and breastfeeding. The effect on the body is impossible to predict.
How do you eat cherapa
Fresh juicy fruits can be eaten immediately by picking them off the tree. After rinsing, of course. But this method is not suitable for everyone - the juice flowing down the chin can stain clothes.
If you look at how the Preina Garcinia is eaten in restaurants, you can see how carefully it can be done. The soft peel is carefully cut with a thin layer, holding it with your fingers so as not to crush the fruit. For trimming, you need to choose a thin knife with a sharp blade, reminiscent of a carving cutter.
If the fruits are overdried, then problems will arise with the removal of the peel - it will fit too tightly. In this case, you will have to cut the charapa in half and scoop out the fragrant juicy pulp with a dessert spoon.
Delicious fruits are best eaten raw or squeezed out as a thirst quencher.
Garcinia Preina Recipes
The taste of cherapu is combined with papaya, watermelon, grapes, pineapple, melon, which is why the fruits are actively used in tropical fruit salads or various drinks are made.
Preyna Garcinia Recipes:
- Fruit salad with seafood … Defrost 10 pieces of large king prawns, remove the shell and esophagus, boil in salted water for 2 minutes. If overcooked, the meat will become tough. Chicken fillet, 100 g, boil separately until tender. Peel the charapa, grind it in a blender, grind it through a sieve, add a little white wine, add some salt and boil it for a short time so that the sauce thickens. You need to get 50 g of sauce. If you do not want to deal with the sauce, mix the charapu juice with 2 tablespoons of lime juice. Cut cherry tomatoes in half, pick mint leaves from three branches. Half a chili pod is chopped diagonally to make beautiful elongated rings, after removing the seeds. If you don't like spicy, then the amount of chili is reduced by putting 1-2 rings in the salad. Cut the fillet into cubes, half the shallots in half rings, fresh pineapple, 100 g, also chop into cubes. In one bowl, mix chili peppers with shallots, add charapu sauce or a mixture of juices, set aside to infuse. You can stir it well or even interrupt with a blender. Heat olive oil in a saucepan, fry 10-15 pieces of shrimp chips on both sides, remove them and spread them on a paper towel to remove excess oil. While the chips are cooling, mix shrimps, chicken fillet, pineapple cubes, cherry tomatoes, season with the present sauce. Put the chips on a dish before serving.
- Fruit salad … In a tropical salad with fruits of Garcinia Preina, you can combine the following fruits: kiwi, any citrus fruits, papaya, pitahaya, pineapple, watermelon, apples, pomegranate, bananas. Cooking recommendations: no more than 5 ingredients, but with different flavors. An interesting combination: cherapu, pineapple, pitahaya, mango, apples. Salads are seasoned with sugar syrup, lemon juice, 2-3 mint leaves are added.
- Jam from Garcinia Preyna … It is impossible to make tropical fruit jam. Delicate pulp does not retain its shape after heat treatment. But you can cook delicious jam with sourness, which is easy to spread on bread, providing yourself with a supply of energy for the whole day. Fruit is peeled, pitted, cut, mixed with sugar - preferably brown. You need to wait a little for the juice to stand out. Proportions for jam: 1 kg of fragrant juicy pulp - 500 g of sugar. Cook like a regular jam, until it begins to thicken, and be sure to add cinnamon.
- Jelly … When making jelly, sugar can be replaced with honey. Gelatin is not diluted with water, but with tangerine or orange juice. For 6 cherapu fruits, squeeze half a glass of tangerine juice and dissolve a tablespoon of gelatin. Stir the fruit puree, pour over juice with swollen gelatin, put on fire, heat to obtain a homogeneous structure. Remove from heat and taste - the amount of honey is determined by taste. The sweet mass is poured into molds and put into the refrigerator. The frozen jelly can be poured over melted dark chocolate before serving.
- Dessert from cottage cheese … Yogurt is made first. They purchase a bacterial starter culture in a pharmacy, dilute the package in 1 liter of milk, pour it into molds and place it in a multicooker. They put on the "yogurt" mode and wait until it is cooked. If a yogurt maker is available, use the usual cooking method. 2 packs of gelatin are diluted with a small amount of water, allowed to swell. 600 g of yogurt is mixed with curd mass, 200 g, half a teaspoon of vanillin is added, gelatin is poured in and everything is whipped with an immersion blender. The mass is poured into molds, put into the refrigerator until it solidifies. Knead the charapa in mashed potatoes, if it seems sour, you can add a little honey. But you need to take into account, in the future, sprinkle with chocolate chips on top, so just a little honey is enough. When the first layer hardens, add another layer of yogurt, immerse the charapa puree in it, sprinkle with chocolate chips and put it back in the refrigerator to completely thicken. Place 2-3 mint leaves on top before serving.
The easiest way to enjoy the delicious pulp is to cut the Preina Garcinia into wedges and stir with ice cubes. This is how cherapa is served in many cafes in Asia. The simplest drink that can be made from a cherapu is juice. But in order to enjoy the rich taste, it is better to make nectar.
There are many recipes:
- Mix equal amounts of garcinia juice with pulp and apple juice, diluted with watermelon.
- The drink combines pomegranate and cherapa juices, banana puree.
- Strawberry flavor: pitahaya juice, kiwi, a little cherapu. Diluted with watermelon juice.
Garcinia Preina smoothie is very useful. In a blender, grind 1 black sapote, 1 charapa, a banana and a few tangerines. Pour in a little cinnamon and add a mint leaf. This drink will cheer you up for the whole day.
Interesting facts about Garcinia Preina
The species got its name in honor of the biologist, researcher of the subtropics from Scotland, David Preyne (1857-1944).
The plant can be admired not only in natural conditions, but also in winter gardens or on your own windowsill. Growing conditions are quite simple: moist soil, regular feeding with nitrogen and organic matter, microclimate from +15 to 35 ° С, absence of temperature drops and drafts. In the wild, a cold strong gusty wind can destroy the plantation.
If you plant seeds, you will be able to see the sprouts not earlier than in 4-6 months, and then the growth remains slow. This is very convenient: you can shape a tree in a winter garden or apartment so that it does not stretch over 2 m.
The wood is beautiful, with brown veins, is not subject to decay, dense and heavy. Locals actively use tree trunks that have already become old for making spear shafts, hoops for barrels, doors or furniture.
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The inhabitants of Europe have the opportunity to taste dried or frozen cherapa, as well as in the form of nectar. Recently, the production of fruits has been increasing, and they have begun to be actively used in the food industry.
