frutaalmidonada · de castaña · de calabaza · cerosa · terrosa

Chontaduro

Un fruto de palma que se hierve como verdura, no se come como fruta. Sabe a castaña cruzada con calabaza, y necesita sal para tener sentido.

on its own

0.0sour

1.0sweet

3.0savoury

1.0bitter

1.0umami

order · canon first

1 of these 9 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

9 pairings for Chontaduro.

classic

Boiled and split, a pinch of salt is the only seasoning it has ever really needed.

classic

Mashed with butter it reads exactly like a very orange sweet potato.

common

A drizzle on the boiled flesh turns a savoury starch toward dessert.

common

Squeaky salted cheese alongside the boiled flesh, the same stack tucumã gets.

common

Warmth on a starchy, faintly bitter flesh that would otherwise sit flat.

uncommon

Simmered in coconut milk it turns from a snack into a savoury Amazonian stew base.

uncommon

Warm spice pushes the pumpkin-and-chestnut register toward dessert rather than a side.

rare

Amazonian fish stews thicken with the mashed flesh the way others use potato, and the shrimp gives it savour.

wild

A very un-Amazonian sugar on a starchy palm fruit that already tastes faintly of it.