Lulo

Lulo is a fruit also known as naranjilla, which means “little orange” in Spanish.  The fruit grows from a perennial shrub in northwestern parts of South America.  The plant’s heart-shaped leaves are covered in short purple hairs, while the fruit itself is orange and covered in brown hairs that are easily rubbed off.  As its name implies, it is smaller than an orange, about the size of a crab apple.  The juice of the fruit is green and is drunk as a beverage.  The pulp is separated by membranes into four sections beneath the orange peel and has delicious sweetness and acidity, like a pineapple or a lemon.  Lulo can be used in desserts such as pies and sorbets and is an excellent source of vitamin A.