@Sieseye: I believe the S. American longan fruit is the nance. Here in Costa rica, we drink them as a juice. And by we, I mean they, because this is the first fruit I have ever met that made me want to vomit... absolutely horrible.
I'm so excited to see this post! I always spy the pitaya at the local farmer's market (I live in Costa Rica), but have never purchased it. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it costs about $4/kilo here, which is far more expensive than other amazing fruits that we have ($1/pineapple, $1.50/kilo passion fruit, etc.). Now that I know, I'll double-check that it's the red-fleshed variety, and "invest" in a kilo or so - looks delicious!
Mmm, that looks good! Here in Costa Rica, we have something similar - they're called "copos," and are shaved ice with both powdered milk and condensed milk. We eat them all the time, but they're easiest to buy at the farmer's market and in downtown squares. Delicious!
Just a tiny thing, but negrita can refer to any "small," "female" thing. In this case, I believe that it's a small, black (chocolately) cookie, where cookie is la galleta (a "female" noun). On the other hand, plenty of things in Latin America are politically incorrect, so it's a possibility. Either way, it looks yummy!
@Sieseye: I believe the S. American longan fruit is the nance. Here in Costa rica, we drink them as a juice. And by we, I mean they, because this is the first fruit I have ever met that made me want to vomit... absolutely horrible.
We were in Hawaii in 2000, and made it our mission to find the best shave ice. We found it in Kauai, a place with 100+ flavors. I miss Hawaii!
I feel like driving there and picking one up. It's so hot today.
@gringuitica and cmtigger: Thanks for the info! I don't know Spanish so I relied on my googling skills to tell me what it meant. Doh! "Little female black object" would be appropriate.
I remember learning in a Spanish for teachers class that negrita can also just mean a black haired girl or like the person above noted, little black feminine (as in the ending sound of the word) object.
In any case those look yummy!
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