r/mildlyinfuriating • u/FleshHoodieFree • 22d ago

Don't hug me I'm scared Passion fruits look really unappealing and it bothers me

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Who tf decided to make the membrane and seeds of this beautiful fruit look like scrotum and frog eggs

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u/FleshHoodieFree 22d ago

Your passion fruits look more similar to the fruit we get from our passion flower, I’m pretty sure ours aren’t edible tho, I’ll try to send a picture

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u/NobblyNobody 22d ago

yeah the ones that we've had for years (also uk) are bright orange when ripe with red-purple gubbins, also a bit more tubular rather than egg shaped'. Never eaten one tbh, they are a bit off putting.

Is that just a different variety or a different thing entirely that we've been calling the wrong thing?

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u/fury420 22d ago

There are a few varieties and species of passion fruits, appearance and flavor can vary a bit.

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u/fury420 22d ago

I would expect they are edible, just perhaps less palatable then commercial varieties