Passion Fruit, for Real — Fruit de la passion, pour de vrai
I always thought that this was a fruit that I would not use, or buy. But when I walked to the store today and saw an engaging display with a few passion fruits (expensive ones nonetheless), I fell for them. Oh yes I was guilty! There was not a chance that I was going to let these beauties go bad before I had time to use them. I rushed home and I quickly whipped together an easy light refreshing summery mousse. I was happy. My plan? Keep the dessert for the following day, leaving me more time to style good pictures.
But then something happened.
Because that evening, we were going out to an event we had been waiting for for a few months. And it was terribly hot outside. We were out to see Morrissey play in Boston — oh yes, I am a big fan, and it started with The Smiths. Twenty minutes or so after the start of the show however, his voice started to sound slightly broken. It was not as clear as I remembered. “A cold”, he said. “It was too cold at the David Letterman Late Show last night“. I hate AC, sometimes. Thirty minutes later, after he left the stage to change shirts, a man came and said quietly — and quickly — “Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the regret to inform you that Morrissey lost his voice. The show is cancelled.”
Oh no!
Back home?
Easy revenge for the disappointment. I ate the dessert.
Two.
Even if they were small.
So you will have to excuse me, but I will have to make another one.
Again.
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i m the first~ aha~~~~
Comment by YOYO's Food — On June, 27th, 2007 at 12:10 am
i have never seen this passion fruit~ imaging the taste~
Comment by YOYO's Food — On June, 27th, 2007 at 12:12 am
funny story, bea!
sorry you missed your show, however – what a nice comeback. sweet, sweet revenge.
Comment by chanelle — On June, 27th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Aw! Too bad about the show Bea…I feel the frustration…but those dessert cups look beautiful and I’m sure they are delicious. I have never had passion fruit so I can only imagine…but with a name like that it must be special right?
Comment by joey — On June, 27th, 2007 at 1:36 am
I love passion fruit! Your verrine looks really gorgeous and delicious.
I’m sorry that the show was cancelled
! A very frustrating thing to experience…
Comment by Rosa — On June, 27th, 2007 at 2:07 am
j’aimais bien Morrissey du temps des Smiths, le personnage, sa voix … moins ces textes. Désolée qu’il ait du annulé une partie de son concert. pour les fruits de la passion je suis une grande fan spécialement dans les desserts de P. Hermé qui joue beaucoup avec l’acidité de ce fruit. Jolies photos comme d’hab
Comment by marie — On June, 27th, 2007 at 3:29 am
So sorry about the show. What’s in the mousse other than the passion fruit? I so rarely buy these, they’re so expensive, but yum so delicious. Do make more.
Comment by Mary — On June, 27th, 2007 at 4:14 am
Your mousse looks delicious Bea – hopefully it helped soften the disappointment of the cancelled concert. I can tell you (from experience!) that passionfruit are very addictive. They are quite expensive in London as well, but I cannot keep myself from buying them. I used to try and find a good excuse to buy them, but really who needs an excuse to buy such lovely yummyness.
Comment by Inne — On June, 27th, 2007 at 5:07 am
Too bad about the show. The mousse looks wonderful and I hope it made you feel better.
Comment by Kat — On June, 27th, 2007 at 6:12 am
Too bad about the show, Bea. On the otherhand, I love passion fruit. I just had a dessert made with this fruit at the Apple Pie bakery at the Culinary Institute. I think it was a mousse with a curd at the bottom.( I had so many little bites of dessert there i do not know which came with what now)
Comment by veron — On June, 27th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Hope you get a refund or a reschedule! I’m a big Smith fan too…well..most of the time, not the music to listen to when you are in a sad mood
Comment by Jeff — On June, 27th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Yes looks lovely. I also wondered what else was in the mousse….
Will wait to hear more
Comment by Erika — On June, 27th, 2007 at 9:15 am
oh yes, they are talking about rescheduling. We shall see!
As to the mousse, it is an Apricot with Lemongrass Mousse. Very light. Using also coconut milk in it.
Comment by Béa — On June, 27th, 2007 at 9:46 am
oohh, my fav fruit of the moment. when i visited my mum in malaysia she served me icecream garnished with this fruit! it’s becoming very popular there.. kisses from amsterdam. xxk
Comment by kel @ Green Olive Tree — On June, 27th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Tes photos, tes recettes, tout est magnifique! Je t’envie pour tous ces talents…
Comment by Cécile — On June, 27th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
The Smiths….! I am jealous!! I love passion fruits too and I am always amazed at how expensive they are around here. Beautiful colors!
Comment by Tartelette — On June, 27th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Béa, ahem, yes, reschedule … looks sweet enough to soften such a disappointment.
Comment by MyKitchhenInHalfCups — On June, 27th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
I know right, the hot and cold weather just drives u up the wall sometimes. Thankfully, you have the passion fruit mousse to compliment the moods hehee
Anyway, this is my first time seeing passion fruit up-close-and-personal haha, have always had PF drinks/smoothies, but not seen the fruit gee..thanks, Bea 
Comment by MeltingWok — On June, 27th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Do you believe that I have never bought passion fruit … you have inspired me!
Comment by Ivonne — On June, 27th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Dommage pour Morrissey. Je crois encore entendre sa voix du temps des Smith, qu’est-ce qu’on a pu les ecouter. Et tant mieux pour la passion, c’est surprenamment bon ces fruits la.
Comment by Gracianne — On June, 28th, 2007 at 6:25 am
Je ne fais pas partie de la génération des Smiths et pourtant certaines chansons du gpe sont comme des hymnes pr moi. Certains imprévus nous reservent de gourmandes surprises! Je crois que je n’aurai pas pu resister de les manger avant le lendemain!!
Comment by noémie — On June, 30th, 2007 at 2:50 am
Hi–the passion fruit is delightful–I make juice with them–I don’t eat the seeds though-do you??
Have a nice summer.
Best
Comment by melanie — On July, 2nd, 2007 at 9:27 am
Firstly, I simply love your blog. It ´s a real deli. And …it was nice to see somebody commenting about passion fruit. Here in Brazil this fruit is very commom and cheap. We usually make several kinds of desserts with it and drinks as well. And it is also known as a natural antistressing remedy.
Comment by Sandra — On April, 22nd, 2009 at 8:36 pm