15 fruits you've probably never heard of
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Rambutan
Native to the Malay Archipelago, the name of this fruit is derived from the Malay word meaning "hairy" — and you can see why. But once the hairy exterior of the rambutan is peeled away, its tender, fleshy, delicious fruit is revealed. Its taste is described as sweet and sour, much like a grape. Though it has its origin in Southeast Asia, rambutan has been imported around the world, and now is even commonly cultivated as close to home as Hawaii.
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We bought them from street vendor in Rio along with some pinha(very tasty). The shells were a little more red, texture was similar to lychee but it was much more delicious
When I went to Vietnam I ate pounds of them! If my friend hadn't stopped me, I probably would have eaten more until I got sick!!!!
Hi..
I think rambutan fruit is originally from Indonesia , not from Malaysia ...
the taste of fruit is sweet with bit water inside but stickly .....
Rambutan is season fruit here....
If you wanna taste the orignal taste of this fruit ....come to Indonesia :-)
Ciao...
in zanzibar we plenty in the season n the fesh is yumiyumy
once i went to sri lanka for a vacation and at that time i get to know about this fruit ... i ate lot ..i like sri lankan rambutan ...
Correction to the author.. I'm an agriculturist in nature I've been in different place. Rambutan is not orignate in Malaysia, as a matter of fact Philippines have the best different variety of it than in Malaysia have only the backyard variety.
No offense but its true. No one could claim the originate.
PEACE!
I once had a whole bunch of those in El Salvador, but they did not fill the void of the delicious mamones that I wanted.
We had rambutan here at the Philippines although seasonal but it is sweet.
Rambutan is a sweet fruit, not like lychee^^...
OMG! I love Rambutan! I got addicted to it when i visited the Philippines :)
a always eat rambutan.. we lots of it here in the Philippines...
it kinda tastes like lychees, only lychees are much more sweet. and the texture is quite the same. when i lived in the philippines, my mum would always buy them as they were cheap.
it is like a tasteless grape
Cambodian friend loves them
I have a Lychee fruit tree that looks like this in Florida. They are also called Chinese strawberries. Best investment! They are so yummy!
just love this fruit we can never get all year round wish we could so refreshing on a hot summer days. special cold from the fridge. Australia- tropical queensland far north queensland
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