Definitions
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- noun A fruit tree, related to the
papaya and native to mountainous areas ofEcuador , Vasconcellea× heilbornii - noun The fruit of this tree
Etymologies
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Examples
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Also, I see that they serve traditional * prepared* dishes, but what about other things like chochos, chullpi, babaco?
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In the 1980s, large sums went into pushing the babaco, an Ecuadorian fruit related to the papaya.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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The first night he rode the blender to produce a vegetable soup garnished with cauliflower, a pea and gratineed potato dish and a dessert of babaco, a sweet, slimy fruit garnished with broken cinnamon sticks.
Cooking Without Electricity - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The first night he rode the blender to produce a vegetable soup garnished with cauliflower, a pea and gratineed potato dish and a dessert of babaco, a sweet, slimy fruit garnished with broken cinnamon sticks.
Cooking Without Electricity - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In the 1980s, large sums went into pushing the babaco, an Ecuadorian fruit related to the papaya.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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In the 1980s, large sums went into pushing the babaco, an Ecuadorian fruit related to the papaya.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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The babaco, C. pentagona, is apparently a natural hybrid, and has cream-colored, tart, seedless flesh.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The babaco, C. pentagona, is apparently a natural hybrid, and has cream-colored, tart, seedless flesh.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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