Lilikoi
/LEE-lee-koy/
Passion fruit.
Hawaiian for passion fruit. Tart, tangy, yellow and wrinkly when ripe. Shows up in everything — butter, jam, margaritas, shave ice syrup. Mainlanders often don't know what a lilikoi is.
Examples
- Get lilikoi butter at the farmers market.
- Lilikoi season is the best.
Origin
Hawaiian
Alternate spellings
Liliko'i
food hawaiian-root