frutade uva · azeda · floral · de casca fina · suculenta

Pitomba

Uma baga do tamanho da lichia que sabe a uva brigando com manga verde. Come-se aos punhados, cuspindo o caroço.

on its own

3.0sour

3.0sweet

0.0savoury

0.0bitter

0.0umami

order · canon first

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

9 pairings for Pitomba.

classic

Sharpens an already tart fruit into something closer to a citrus than a berry.

classic

Macerated briefly, the syrup that comes off it is used as its own cordial.

common

A regional spirit meeting a regional fruit; muddled it works exactly like a caipirinha lime.

common

Fat rounds off a fruit that is otherwise all thin skin and sharp juice.

common

Green and cold against tart juice, the combination reading like a very local mojito.

uncommon

Warm root cuts through a fruit whose acid arrives fast and leaves just as quickly.

uncommon

Two Brazilian acids side by side; the pitomba is softer and reads as the sweeter one.

rare

Grapey tartness macerated into a clear spirit gives it a character it usually lacks.

wild

Lactic chalk under a sharp thin-skinned fruit, treated like a grape on a cheese board.