In addition to the plantain or banana, this small country is known for its fruit and export capacity. Guava is one of those items that can grow in many different tropical areas, but Honduras by far produces and grows the best of the bunch. Although you may have heard of the guava fruit, you may not know exactly what it is; a guava is a fruit that is similar to a lemon. There are also many different types of guava and many of them are used in everyday Honduran cooking.

Guava pulp can be sweet and whitish in color or even deep pink with seeds and hardness. The thickness of the skin generally depends on the type of guava you have and can be bitter or sweet to taste; again, it all depends on the type of guava you have. Very often, in Honduran cuisine, guava is prepared as a dessert, but in some other countries this raw fruit can be dipped in prune powder and/or salt.

Guava is also a great fruit for jam or jelly, you can even make jam with it and because it is packed with all sorts of nutritional value it is a fruit that is in high demand and great to eat. Guava juice is a drink that is also very popular in Honduran cuisine and can accompany any meal. Asia is also known to make guava tea from the leaves.

Some very authentic Honduran cuisines also include the use of red guava in their sauces and as a replacement for tomatoes. As you can see, this is a very versatile fruit and can be used in many different ways by humans. Other mammals and birds also love this sweet-tasting fruit, so when you have a batch of guava available, be sure to keep it out of the way of any animals.

The nutritional aspects of guava are fantastic! Guava is packed with all kinds of vitamins, such as: A and C, omega-3 and -6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (mainly in the seeds that need to be chewed to get the omega fats), and especially high levels of dietary fiber. So not only does this fruit taste absolutely delicious in all sorts of different ways, it has been affectionately dubbed a ‘super fruit’ because of how good it is for you.

Now, if you want to include guava in your menu, you need to master some Honduran cooking recipes. You can start with guava jam and soon you will be making all kinds of dishes that you probably never imagined making. You can find the guava jam recipe here: Honduran Recipes

Go ahead and give it a try and you definitely won’t regret it!