What is awara in Caribbean cooking?
Awara (_Astrocarium vulgare_) is a palm found in the Amazon tropical rainforest. The awara fruit, also known as wara, is a yellow-orange drupe that is used as a food and is known for its health benefits. The fruit has a thin skin and a mealy, yellow flesh. When fresh, the flesh of the awara is sweet and juicy, but it can also be dried and used as flour or a thickener for soups and sauces.
In Caribbean cooking, awara is used in:
- soups,
- stews,
- porridges,
- cakes and
- cookies.
- The immature fruits are sometimes used to make a kind of wine locally called cassiri.
Additionally, awara can also be used to produce various other products such as juice, oil, and soap.
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