Cocona

Cocona fruit is another tropical fruit found in the mountainous regions of South America. It grows on a small shrub, and can miraculously grow from seed to fruit in less than 9 months, after which the fruit will take another 2 months to ripen. The fruit is a berry and comes in red, orange or yellow. It has a similar appearance to tomatoes, and is said to taste like a mixture between tomatoes and lemons.

Cocona Ceviche

Ingredients

1/2 lb. Grouper
Kombu sheets (optional) as needed
4 tsp salt
1 ea Aji Limo, thinly sliced with seeds/veins (substitute habanero pepper, seeds and veins removed)

Leche de Tigre
20 ea Mexican key limes, or Mexican limes
1 pinch Bonita flakes
2 ea Aji Limo, thinly sliced with seeds/veins (substitute habanero, w/ out seeds/ veins)
1 celery stalk, peeled, thinly sliced
1 tsp ginger peeled, grated
2 garlic cloves, mashed with a chef's knife
1/4 cup Cocona pulp, Amazonian tree tomato (substitute with another acidic fruit)
1/4 cup red onion, heart removed, cut in half and sliced, rinsed in ice cold water

Garnish
1/4 cup plantains, ripe, peeled, sliced on 1/2" bias
1/4 cup sweet potatoes, roasted, peeled, sliced
1 cilantro sprig, roughly chopped