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Passion fruit. The name evokes images of a beautiful, delicate, sweet and sensuous food. The truth is cold, however, since passion fruit is delicious and of unequaled flavor but ugly, if not a bit … ...

Passion fruit. The name evokes images of a beautiful, delicate, sweet and sensuous food. The truth is cold, however, since passion fruit is delicious and of unequaled flavor but ugly, if not a bit … ...

A: The fruit will change from green to yellow or purple, depending on the species. Ripe fruit will drop from the vine and wrinkle. This vigorous vine requires little care. You may want to prune in ...

Halve 8 ripe passion fruit and put little spoonfuls of juice and seeds on top of the cream and mango. It will run down the sides a little, of course, but should look luscious rather than messy.