Bionico

Bionico is a popular Mexican dessert that originated in the city of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, in the early 1990s.^[1][2] It is essentially a fruit salad consisting of a variety of fruits chopped up into small cubes, drenched with crema and topped off with granola, shredded coconut, raisins and sometimes honey.^[1][3] Any kind of fruit can be used, but it is most commonly made with papaya, cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberries, apples and banana.

Bionico

Close up shot of a bionico with strawberries, banana, raisins, shredded coconut and granola
Type	Fruit salad
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Mexico
Region or state	Guadalajara, Jalisco
Serving temperature	Cold
Main ingredients	Chopped fruits, sour cream, condensed milk, granola, shredded coconut, raisins
Ingredients generally used	Cottage cheese, honey

Origins and Family Legacy

According to the Gómez Ruiz family, one of the earliest versions of the biónico was created in the early 1970s at the Mercado Alcalde in Guadalajara. Gómez Ruiz developed a fruit-based dessert known as the rickyross, which used a blend of fresh fruit juice and blended guava as a sweet topping. This preparation eventually evolved into what is now widely known as the biónico.

The crema

The word crema is Spanish for cream, in this case the "crema" is usually a mix of condensed milk and sour cream, although there are many different recipes^[1][3] (some include yogurt).^[4] There is another variation of the salad which uses cottage cheese instead of the crema. This variation is usually served with honey drizzled on top.^[5]

See also

• List of Mexican dishes
• List of salads
• Food portal