Note: Acai is a single-seeded drupe that grows in large clusters. In the Brazilian Amazon [Rainforest], acai makes up an important part of the local diet and is often prepared as a mash with cassava pulp.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Dine & spa Subsequent newcomers include The Kiosk, a café that pulls in townies with an unbeatable beachfront location where diners tuck into egg-and-bacon rolls, acai bowls, and perfectly textured flat whites at picnic tables under nautical parasols.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2024
Guests at Playa Bowls can pick from an extensive menu of creative bowls or customize their own, choosing from a number of proprietary blends and bases made with what are called superfoods, including pure acai, chia pudding, coconut, kale, banana, oatmeal and more.
—Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2024
Other bowls omit acai like the Superfruit Pitaya with dragon fruit and blueberry and the Blue Hawaii with almond milk, dates and coconut butter.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
There are also Superfood Smoothies with ingredients like acai, coconut water, almond milk and fresh berries.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Some of the food items to be served include acai bowls, breakfast sandwiches, French toast, omelette and a poutine bowl with two eggs, rosemary fries, bacon and chorizo.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
After grabbing coffee and an acai bowl from Nest, cross the street for a hike on the scenic Stillwater River Trail, which runs four miles out and back along an old rail line.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Breakfast at Citronelle—think creamy avocado on toast and nutritious acai bowls—is largely à la carte to avoid the extreme buffet food waste many islands produce.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Acai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acai. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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