Fruits occupy a very important place in the healthy diet of any person. However, there are many not-so-known tropical fruits and not-so-common amazing fruits - our planet never ceases to amaze us with its diversity!

Many tropical South American fruits were grown by the ancient Indians. According to legend, the fragrance of the Guava trees in their gardens was so delightful that the Spanish conquistadors thought they were in paradise. Juicy, tasty and fragrant fruits strawberry guava or Kettle Guavas (lat. Psidium cattleyanum) the size of a plum, and Guavas (lat. Psidium guajava), the size of an orange, are still popular in South America just as apples are in European countries. Outwardly, it looks like a small bumpy green apple, the taste of which varies from sour to sugary-sweet, and the color of the flesh is from greenish to scarlet.

Unlike most fruits, the Avocado is more like a vegetable. It looks like a pear, and is often called " alligator pear"(From the English Alligator pear). Originally from South America, the Alligator Pear tastes oily and not at all sweet. The Mayan Indians considered this fruit to be the most valuable product, it is hearty and delicate in taste, rich in vitamins and proteins.

Aguaje palm fruit(Spanish Aguaje), growing in the humid regions of South Africa, an exotic fruit covered with a red skin. It makes excellent wine.

Jaboticaba

The uniqueness of this tree lies in the way the fruits grow on it: first, yellowish-white flowers appear on the trunk and large branches, which then turn into round purple fruits with a diameter of 3-5 cm.

The soft, gelatinous flesh is very sweet, and the fruit can be eaten raw, but is most commonly used in liqueurs and wines.

Amazing Exotic (Jackfruit) or Indian Breadfruit(lat. Artocarpus heterophyllus), whose homeland is India, has adapted to the tropical humid climate of the South American continent.

Jackfruit is the world's largest edible fruit growing on a tree, the weight of which can reach 40 kg, length - 90 cm, diameter - 20 cm. The fruit tastes very sweet.

An exotic fruit with a mysterious name (lat. Averrhoa carambola), which is also known as Star Fruit, cannot but attract attention. Originally from the Philippines, it grows throughout South America.

Known as tropical star, it has an unusual ribbed shape, if you cut it across, you get a regular five-pointed star. When ripe, the fruit is golden yellow or yellow-brown in color and tastes sweet, sour, and sweet and sour. The juicy and crunchy flesh of Carambola tastes like a combination of apple, green gooseberry, grape, plum and cucumber.

In hot tropical countries, the sour taste of Carambola is valued much higher than the sweet one.

Due to its attractive shape, Carambola is often used to decorate desserts.

Kiwano (Kiwano), aka Horned Melon, aka African or Horned Cucumber (lat. Cucumis metulifer) comes from the Kalahari Desert, but now an unusual fruit is also cultivated in. When ripe, the cucumber-melon shell is covered with dense yellow spikes, and the jelly-like flesh becomes bright green. The taste of the Kiwano pulp is associated with a combination of banana, kiwi, cucumber and lemon flavors, while it has a melon flavor.

(lat. Solanum sessiliflorum) is a tropical fruit found in the mountainous regions of the mainland.

Small fruit shrubs (up to 2 m high) grow very quickly: after a year, fruits can be obtained from seeds. Outwardly, they look like tomatoes, they are yellow, orange or red, and they taste like a combination of tomato and lemon.

Mexican plum(lat. Spondias purpurea) is a very juicy and fragrant fruit native to Mexico, which grows in many countries of the "bird continent".

(Cupuassu) - a fruit native to the wet, a relative of cocoa. The pulp of the fruit is widely used in the preparation of desserts, as it tastes like pineapple with chocolate. Because of its appearance and thick rind, cupuaçu has been compared to a coconut. And it is also a real feast of taste and a storehouse of vitamins, it is considered the most expensive fruit in Latin America.

This fragrant fruit is not grown anywhere except Brazil!

It is difficult to name a product that caused an international scandal. Meanwhile, it is, it is an amazing fruit of the Kupuasu tree.

It all started with the fact that the fruits of a rare plant growing in the Brazilian jungle, which is a delicacy for the venerable natives, ended up in the hands of enterprising Japanese. Appreciating the excellent taste of the fruit, they immediately patented its name, thereby insulting the Brazilians to the core. The Brazilian authorities immediately demanded the return of the national treasure to the state.

(lat. Passiflora mollisima) - the queen of the plateaus and cold regions of South America (Colombia,).

With its oblong shape, the fruit resembles a green cucumber with a soft, velvety skin. Ripe fruits turn yellow.

Its inside is filled with fragrant orange "tears" with a spicy-sour taste, in the center of which dark grains are visible.

Lucuma (lat. Pouteria lucuma) is a subtropical fruit native to Chile and Ecuador. Lucuma fruits are oval, with a very thin and delicate brown-green skin. The sweet yellowish flesh is dry and mealy.

Today, Lucuma is Peru's most popular ice cream flavor, ahead of vanilla and chocolate.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that the tree is able to successfully grow and bear fruit in any subtropical region of the world, the Lucuma fruit, the taste of which is often compared to toffee, is not very well known outside the continent.

The fruits of Lulo or Naranjilla (lat. Solanum quitoense), growing in Peru and Colombia, resemble yellow tomatoes with a diameter of about 6 cm.

Lulo, containing a large amount of vitamins and minerals, is used only in its raw form.

Lulo's skin is covered with white hairs. In 4 segments there is a translucent fragrant green pulp, juicy, sour, tastes like a mixture of strawberries, pineapple, lemon and tomato.

(lat. Mammea americana), also American (or Antillean) apricot - an evergreen tree native to South America, artificially distributed in many countries of the world.

Despite the name "apricot", in fact, these are berries up to 20 cm in diameter. The berry has a thick skin and soft orange pulp, in the center, as a rule, there is one large seed.

Large berries have about 4 seeds, the pulp is fragrant and sweet.

Probably everyone has tried Mango. Mango is the recognized king of tropical fruits. The composition of the fruit includes a large amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), which it contains more than lemons. Mango fruits, depending on the variety, are red, orange, yellow or green. It is believed that it is in the mango that all the colors and aromas of the tropics are concentrated.

Although (lat. Garcinia mangostana) is similar in name to "Mango", they have nothing in common. The fruit got its name because of the incorrect translation by Europeans of an unfamiliar language.

This is a rather large fruit, under the thin purple skin of which there are several slices (from 3 to 6) of delicious tender white pulp. The taste of this exquisite fruit resembles a mixture of peach and grapes. It is eaten in fresh, also added to sauces and salads. Soufflé made from Mangosteen has a delicate taste of fruit cream.

They say that literally "Mangosteen" can be translated as "What the hell is a mango."

Passion fruit (port. Maracuja lat. Passiflora edulis; “Fruit of passion”), she is an edible passion flower, or Granadilla purple(lat. Passiflora edulis) comes from Yu.A. (Brazil,), but now grows in many tropical countries. The taste of the fruit is a combination of lemon, orange, pineapple and guava. Its sweet and sour juice has high tonic properties, it is widely used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetology.

Noni (Spanish: Noni) is one of the most popular tropical fruits, also called Indian mulberry. Ripe fruits have a very strong aroma, reminiscent of the smell of blue cheese, and the taste is spicy.

From the fruits of Noni, a rather unusual and very tasty juice is obtained.

The Indians have long grown the well-known Papaya (lat. Carica papaya) - "Melon from the jungle." At the very top of the Papaya trunk, under the crown of huge leaves, fruits with reddish juicy pulp, similar to melons, with black seeds in the core, ripen. Papaya is very sensitive to frost, so it does not “go beyond” the tropics and subtropics.

(Spanish: Pineberry; “Pineapple Berry”), growing in South America, has the same genetic structure as ordinary strawberries, however, with its aroma and taste, Pineberry is very reminiscent of pineapple, in fact, the word “pineberry” itself came from the merger of the words “ pineapple and strawberry. Ripe berries have a delicate white skin and red seeds.

Pineberry is often added to creamy ice cream, it turns out very tasty.

Pakai (lat. Ingafeuilleei) comes from South America, sweet and refreshing fruit is also called Bean Ice Cream. Outwardly similar to ice cream, under the skin are hidden "beans" resembling cotton balls. These "balls" have a loose juicy texture. Sweet and refreshing, the fruit is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.

Pepino (Pepino), Melon pear or Sweet cucumber - berries that grow up to 700 gr. The fruits are round, pear-shaped or oblong in shape, bright yellow in color or with purple stripes or patches. Ripe Pepino berries resemble melons in taste, they are just as juicy and sweet, they perfectly refresh and quench thirst.

South American Indian
tribes have been eating the fruits of various cacti since ancient times, but none of them can be compared in popularity with or Pitaya (lat. Hylocereus), the fruit of an epiphytic cactus, often called Cactus or Dragon fruit.

Under the bright pink, red or yellow shell hides juicy white, scarlet or purple creamy flesh with a sweet taste reminiscent of kiwi, interspersed with many small black seeds. They have a very pleasant aroma.

Wonderful Platonia (lat. Platonia Insignis), or simply Platonia, is a tall tree (up to 40 m) that grows in the tropical rainforests of Brazil and Paraguay. The fruits grow to the size of a large orange, the white flesh of the fruit has a pleasant sweet and sour taste.

Rambutan (Rambutan) or Hairy fruit has a funny, colorful appearance: the fruit looks like a very fluffy strawberry, or a fiery red, orange or yellow chestnut. Its homeland is Malaysia, but today it is widely cultivated throughout the archipelago, in India, in the coastal lowlands of Ecuador and. The flesh of the oval fruit is slightly tough, with a sweet and sour taste. The exotic hairy-ruby bunches of Rambutans look unusually attractive.

Sapodilla (Spanish Sappodilla), also known as Plum-sapodilla and tree potatoes, a very popular fruit on the continent with a sweet, juicy taste. fruit, by appearance reminiscent of kiwi, consumed fresh, as well as for making juice and as a raw material for wine. It is a source of latex used in the manufacture of chewing gum.

Mame or mame-sapote (Spanish Mamey, Mamey-sapote) is an unusually beautiful fruit native to Mexico, also called "Marmalade fruit" and "Pouteria sapota". The fruits reach 20 cm in length and have one seed. It has a sweet, tender jelly pulp of bright orange color, combining cherry-almond and creamy shades in its taste.

White sapote, she is Casimiroa edible (lat. Casimiroa edulis) and Mexican apple - round fruits the size of an apple, come in both green-skinned and white-fleshed, and yellow-skinned and beige-skinned. The consistency of its pulp is tender, like that of ripe avocados, reminiscent of a very sweet pudding.

Black Sapote, also called "Chocolate Pudding Fruit" ( chocolate fruit) and "Chocolate Persimmon" (Black Persimmon) is grown in Brazil and the Antilles. The fruits are round, with a dark green skin, jelly-like pulp of dark brown color tastes like sweet chocolate pudding.

Motherland of Mathis or South American sapote(Matisa; South American Sapote) - top. The fruit is widely distributed in the humid tropical regions of South America. The weight of ripe fruits of Matisa can reach 800 g, the peel is thick, the tender pulp is orange-yellow in color - juicy and sweet.

Fruit Annona scaly(lat. Annona squamosa; common name "Sugar apple"), has long been popular with lovers of exotic fruits. The fruit is native to J.A., looks like a pine cone with a diameter of about 10 cm. White flesh with a small amount of seeds has a light taste. custard.

Fruit Sursop (Soursop) or Guanabana (Guanabana) grows in tropical America, including Colombia and.

An oblong shaggy green melon weighing up to 12 kg, in diameter is from 10 to 30 cm.

Ripe Guanabana is a juicy, sweet fruit with a yellowish green skin and white flesh. Sour-tasting fruits quench thirst well, their refreshing pulp melts in your mouth. " soursop"- another name for Guanabana. This exotic fruit is so called because its pulp is white and unusually tender, and the ripe fruit has the aroma of fresh sour cream, noticeable even through the peel.

Tamarind (lat. Tamaríndus índica) is native to Africa and now grows in almost all tropical countries. Dark brown beans, inside of which are hidden delicious peas, the pulp of which tastes like apple marshmallow. The fruit is often called the Indian date.

Tamarillo or Tomato tree (lat. Cyphomandra betacea) is a native of Latin America. The Tamarillo fruit is very similar to a tomato. The taste of this sweet and sour fruit is specific, reminiscent of a mixture of tomato and passion fruit. The fruits of the tomato tree are used in the preparation of many dishes, including meat, and fruit salads.

Only before use, the fruit must be peeled, which has an unpleasant taste.

Feijoa fruit (lat. Feijoa) also comes from the South American mainland. Green feijoa berries, which taste like wild strawberries, are very useful. Not very juicy, so jams and compotes are most often made from them.

Cherimoya, Annona (lat. Annona cherimola) or Cream apple is widespread in the high mountainous regions of the continent.

The tuberculate or smooth fruit has a rounded shape, very fragrant, white and juicy creamy flesh. Its taste is reminiscent of a combination of banana, pineapple, pear, passion fruit and papaya (5 in one!).

This fruit has been cultivated since ancient times. The fruit is eaten like this: cut and scoop out the fragrant white pulp from the hard scaly peel with a spoon. A mixture of fruit pulp and milk makes an excellent soft drink, it is also used to make ice cream.

Jamaican cherry (lat. Muntingia calabura) is also called Strawberry tree. The sweet pulp of the fruit with a musky flavor is very pleasant.

Curious facts

• The Ackee fruit is the national fruit of Jamaica.
• Papaya or Melon tree (lat. Carica papaya) seedlings grow unusually fast - the first harvest can be harvested in six months.
• Mark Twain in 1866 said about Cherimoya: "This is the most delicious fruit I know!".
• The name "Rambutan" comes from the Malay "Rambout", which means "Hair", because this tropical fruit is covered with rather long hair-like growths.
• Only the fruits of Cupuasu, which have fallen from a tree to the ground on their own, are suitable for consumption. The fruits plucked from the branch never fully ripen, therefore they do not have that wonderful taste and delicious aroma that this inhabitant of the tropics is so famous for.
• In the local Indian market, Kupuasu is the most expensive fruit. This is due to the fact that in order to obtain a crop, strict observance of a number of conditions is necessary. The plant, first of all, does not tolerate direct sunlight, under the influence of which the leaves get burned, dry and fall off. Therefore, on plantations, Kupuasu are covered with a special net or planted among taller plants.
• Unripe jackfruits are cooked like vegetables, while ripe ones are cooked like fruits. All its parts contain viscous latex, so it is usually cut with gloves. It is customary to eat it raw, gourmets prefer to pour fruit slices with syrup with crushed ice. Unripe fruits are usually used to make soups and sauces. In addition to fruits, local residents eat flowers, Jackfruit seeds and young leaves, even candied fruits are prepared from the peel.
• If you regularly eat the fruits of Guanabana, you can achieve significant weight loss. Also, locals claim that the Guanabana fruit helps to cope with a hangover.
• A feature of Pepino fruits is that they can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time. If you bought unripe fruits, they will gradually ripen.
• Interestingly, the Jaboticaba fruit acquires its best taste on the 9th day after it has been plucked.
• It must be remembered that Cherimoya grains are poisonous, so you should not pick or chew on the seeds of the fruit - this can lead to not very pleasant consequences.
• It is considered a good omen to have a Tamarind tree on your plot, which, according to legend, has the ability to lure money.
• Valuable as the fruits of Tamarind, so its flowers and leaves. The fruits are eaten fresh, dried, they are used to make desserts, added to pastas, sauces and all kinds of dishes. The flowers are consumed raw and canned, and the leaves are used to make soups.
• The rind of Jaboticaba is used as a natural dye, giving wine, jelly and marmalade their rich red color.
• Lucuma fruit is especially popular in Peru, it is associated with the culture of this South American country. For example, Lucuma is often found in the burials of indigenous Indians, the fruit is often found in the works of art of the ancient Moche tribe.
• Lucuma powder is an excellent natural sugar substitute that allows you to satisfy sugar cravings without harm to the body.
• Passion fruit fruits come in several colors: sweet passion fruit is orange and purple, sour passion fruit is yellow. Yellow Passion fruit is too acidic, so it is more often added to cocktails, salads or meat dishes.
• The homeland of the banana is not at all in the "banana republics" of South America and not even in Africa, but on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, from where in the 16th century. popular fruits were brought to America.
• In Hitler-era Germany, eating bananas was declared "unpatriotic." Fruit merchants were ordered to post banners over banana stalls with slogans like this: “True patriots are against overseas fruits, they eat native German apples!”
• Did you know that with a banana peel, or rather, its inner surface, you can perfectly polish leather shoes and clean silverware.
• Chile has delicious watermelons, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and little green melons. Peru has especially chic Mangoes, of which there are more than 300 species.
• Bananas are very tasty in Ecuador, they are so tender that they just melt in your mouth, and they also have a strong floral aroma. Even in Ecuador, there is such a feature that many fruits here are available in two forms - the usual size and small ones. Interestingly, the smaller the fruit, the richer it tastes.

Litchi (Litchi, Chinese plum, Litchi).

Round red fruit, up to 4 cm in diameter. Wonderful, delicious fruit. It has one bone in the middle. Look like Longon in shape, texture and stone, but with a richer taste and aroma. Very juicy, sweet, sometimes sour. The peel is easily separated from the white-transparent pulp.

Unfortunately, fresh Lychee can not be consumed all year round: the Lychee harvest season begins in May and lasts until the end of July. During the rest of the year it is almost impossible to find it.

During the off-season in Asia, canned lychees can be purchased in jars or plastic bags in their own juice or coconut milk.

Ripe fruits keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. You can freeze and store in the freezer for up to 3 months peeled fruits.

Lychee contains many proteins, pectins, potassium, magnesium and vitamin C. A very high content of nicotinic acid - vitamin PP, which actively prevents the development of atherosclerosis. The widespread prevalence of Lychee in the countries of Southeast Asia is the reason for the low level of atherosclerosis in this region.

Rambutan

Rambutan (Rambutan, Ngo, "hairy fruit").

Round fruits of red color, up to 5 cm in diameter, covered with soft processes like thorns. The pulp covering the stone is a transparent white elastic mass, with a pleasant sweet taste, sometimes with a sour tint. The stone is quite tightly connected to the pulp, and is edible.

Contains carbohydrates, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, nicotinic acid and vitamin C. Fruits have a short shelf life - up to 7 days in the refrigerator.

Harvest season: May to October.

It is cleaned by cutting the peel with a knife, or without using a knife, as if twisting the fruit in the middle.

Rambutan is eaten fresh, cooked jams and jellies, canned.

mangosteen

Mangosteen (Mangosteen, mangosteen, mangosteen, garcinia, mankut).

The fruit is about the size of a small dark purple apple. Beneath the thick, inedible skin is the edible pulp in the form of garlic cloves. The pulp is sweet with sourness, very tasty, not like anything else. Generally pitted, although some fruits have small, soft pits that can be eaten.

Sometimes there are sick fruits of Mangosteen, with a dark creamy, sticky and unpleasant-tasting pulp. Such fruits cannot be identified until you peel them.

The harvest season is from April to September.

Natural biologically active substances contained in mangosteen reduce inflammatory reactions: swelling, soreness, redness, high temperature.

Eye of the Dragon

Dragon's eye (pitahaya, pitaya, moon yang, dragon fruit, pitaya).

These are the fruits of a cactus. The dragon's eye is the Russian version of the name of this fruit. The international name is Dragon Fruit.

Rather large, oblong fruits (palm-sized) red, pink or yellow on the outside. Inside the pulp is white or red, dotted with small black seeds. The pulp is very tender, juicy, slightly sweet, with an unexpressed taste. It is convenient to eat with a spoon, scooping out the pulp from the fruit cut in half.

The dragon's eye is useful for stomach pain, diabetes or other endocrine disease.

The harvest seasons are all year round.

durian

King of fruits. The fruits are very large: up to 8 kilograms.

A fruit famous all over the world for its smell. Almost everyone has heard of it, some have smelled it, and very few have tasted it. Its smell is reminiscent of the smell of onions, garlic and worn socks. With this fruit, because of its smell, it is even forbidden to enter hotels, transport and other public places. To remind you of the ban in Thailand, for example, they hang out signs with a crossed-out image of a fruit.

The sweet pulp of the fruit has a very delicate texture, and does not at all correspond to an unpleasant odor. You should try this fruit, if only for the reason that many have heard about it, but few dare to try it. But in vain. The taste is very pleasant, and the fruit itself is considered the most valuable fruit in Asia. It is very high in calories and healthy. Durian also has a reputation as a powerful aphrodisiac.

Sold cut (into slices) and packed in polyethylene. In supermarkets, you can find very interesting sweets with the taste and smell of Durian.

Sala

Sala (salak, rakum, snake fruit, snake fruit, sala)

Oblong or round fruits of small size (about 5 cm long) red (Rakum) or brown (Salak) in color, covered with dense small spines.

Fruit with a very unusual, bright sweet-sour taste. Someone reminds a persimmon, someone a pear. It is worth trying at least once, and then how you like it ...

You should be careful when peeling the fruit: the spines are very dense and dig into the skin. It's better to use a knife.

The season is from April to June.

Carambola (Starfruit, Kamrak, Ma Phyak, Carambola, Star-fruit).

"Star of the tropics" - in the context of the shape we represent an asterisk.

Fruit with an edible peel, eaten whole (there are small seeds inside). The main advantage is a pleasant smell and juiciness. The taste is not particularly distinguished by anything - slightly sweet or sweet and sour, somewhat reminiscent of eating apples. Sufficiently juicy fruit and perfectly quenches thirst.

Sold all year round.

People with severe kidney failures are not recommended to consume Carambola.

Longan (Lam-yai, Dragon's Eye).

Small fruits, similar to small potatoes, covered with a thin inedible skin and one inedible bone inside.

The pulp of Longan is very juicy, has a sweet, very aromatic, taste with a peculiar touch.

The season is from July to September.

Longkong/Langsat

Longkong (Longan, Longcon, Langsat, Lonngkong, Langsat).

Longkong fruits, like Longan, are similar to small potatoes, but are slightly larger in size and have a yellowish tint. It is possible to distinguish Longan if you peel the fruit from the peel: peeled, it looks like garlic.

They have an interesting sweet and sour taste. Fruits Rich in calcium, phosphorus, carbohydrates and vitamin C. The burnt skin of the Longkong gives off a fragrant smell that is not only pleasant, but also beneficial, as it serves as an excellent repellant.

Fresh fruit can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 4-5 days. The skin of a ripe fruit should be dense, without cracks, otherwise the fruit will quickly deteriorate.

The season is from April to June.

Sometimes a variety is also sold - Langsat, which looks no different, but has a slightly bitter taste.

Jackfruit (Eve, Khanoon, Jackfruit, Nangka, Indian Breadfruit).

Jackfruit fruits are the largest fruits growing on trees: their weight reaches 34 kg. Inside the fruit are several large sweet yellow slices of edible pulp. These slices are sold already peeled, because you yourself cannot cope with this giant.

The pulp has a sugary-sweet taste, reminiscent of melon and marshmallow. It is very nutritious: they contain about 40% carbohydrates (starch) - more than in bread.

The season is from January to August.

You can take the risk of bringing such a monster home as a whole, it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. But it is better to buy chopped and packed slices of pulp.

Important! Some people have an unhealthy reaction in the throat after eating Jackfruit - spasms, it becomes difficult to swallow. Everything usually passes in an hour or two. Maybe it's an allergic reaction. Be careful.

Pineapple (Pineapple).

Pineapple fruits do not need special comments.

It should only be noted that Pineapples bought in Asia and Pineapples bought in Russia are completely different things. Pineapples in Russia are a pathetic imitation of real Pineapples that you can taste in their homeland.

Separately, it is worth mentioning the Thai Pineapple - it is considered the most delicious in the world. You should definitely try it and be sure to bring it home with you to pamper your loved ones. For consumption on the spot, it is better to buy already peeled.

Pineapple season - all year round

Mango (Mango).

According to some estimates, Mango is considered the most delicious fruit in the world.

Mango is quite widely known and sold in Russia. However, the taste and aroma of Mango in its homeland is very different from what is sold in our stores. In Asia, its fruits are much more fragrant, juicier, and the taste is more intense. And indeed, when you eat a fresh, ripe mango grown, for example, in Thailand it seems that there is nothing tastier.

The fruit is covered with an inedible peel that does not separate from the pulp: it must be cut into a thin layer with a knife. Inside the fruit there is a rather large, flat bone, from which the pulp also does not calve, and it must be separated from the stone with a knife, or simply eaten.

The color of the Mango varies from green to yellow (sometimes to yellow-orange or red) depending on the degree of maturity. For consumption on the spot, it is better to buy the most ripe - yellow or orange fruits. Without a refrigerator, such fruits can be stored for up to 5 days, in a refrigerator for up to 30 days, unless of course they were stored somewhere else before.

If you want to bring several fruits home, then you can buy fruits of medium maturity, greenish in color. They keep well and ripen on the road or already at home.

noina

Noina (Sugar apple, Annona scaly, sugar-apple, sweetsop, noi-na).

Another unusual fruit that has no analogues and does not look like any of the fruits we are used to. The fruits of Noina are the size of a large apple, green, bumpy.

Inside the fruit there is a sweet fragrant pulp and many small hard seeds.

It is very inconvenient to clean due to the bumpy skin. If the fruit is ripe, then the pulp can be eaten with a spoon, after cutting the fruit in half.

The fruit is rich in vitamin C, amino acids and calcium.

The season is from June to September.

Sweet Tamarind

Sweet Tamarind (Sweet Tamarind, Indian date).

Tamarind is considered a spice of the legume family, but is also used as an ordinary fruit. Fruits up to 15 centimeters long have an irregular curved shape. There is also a variety of Tamarind - green Tamarind.

Under the hard brown peel, resembling a shell, there is a brown pulp, sweet and sour with a tart taste. Be careful - inside Tamarind there are large hard bones.

By soaking tamarind in water and grinding through a sieve, juice is obtained. Sweets are made from ripe dried tamarind. You can buy in the store and bring home a wonderful tamarind sauce for meat and sweet tamarind syrup (for making cocktails.

This fruit is rich in vitamin A, organic acids and complex sugars. Tamarind is also used as a laxative.

The season is from October to February.

American Mammea (Mammea americana).

This fruit, also known as the American apricot and the Antillean apricot, is originally from South America, although it can now be found in almost all tropical countries.

This fruit, which is actually a berry, is quite large, growing up to 20 centimeters in diameter. Inside there is one large or several (up to four) smaller bones. The pulp is very tasty and fragrant, and, in accordance with its second name, tastes and smells like apricot and mango.

The ripening season is different depending on the region, but mainly from May to August.

Cherimoya (Annona cherimola).

Cherimoya is also known as Cream Apple and Ice Cream Tree. In some countries, the fruit is generally known under completely different names: in Brazil - Graviola, in Mexico - Roox, in Guatemala - Pac or Tzumux, in El Salvador - Anona poshte, in Belize - Tukib, in Haiti - Cachiman la Chine, in the Philippines - Atis , on Cook Island - Sasalapa. The birthplace of the fruit is South America, but it can be found in the countries of Asia and South Africa that are warm all year round, as well as in Australia, Spain, Israel, Portugal, Italy, Egypt, Libya and Algeria. However, in these countries the fruit is rare. It is most common on the American continent.

It is rather difficult to recognize the fruit of Cherimoyya at the first inexperienced glance, since there are several types of it with different surfaces (lumpy, smooth or mixed). One of the tuberculate varieties, including Noina (see above), which is widespread in the countries of Southeast Asia. The size of the fruit is 10-20 centimeters in diameter, and the shape of the cut fruit resembles a heart. The pulp resembles an orange in texture and is usually eaten with a spoon, very tasty and tastes like banana and passion fruit, papaya and pineapple, and strawberries with cream at once. The pulp contains very hard pits the size of a pea, so be careful, otherwise you may be left without a tooth. It is usually sold a little underripe and firm and must lie down (2-3 days) before getting its real amazing taste and texture.

The ripening season is usually from February to April.

Noni (Noni, Morinda citrifolia).

This fruit is also known as Big Moringa, Indian Mulberry, Healthy Tree, Cheese Fruit, Nonu, Nono. The homeland of the fruit is Southeast Asia, but now it grows in all tropical countries.

The Noni fruit resembles a large potato in shape and size. Noni cannot be called very tasty and fragrant, and, apparently, that is why tourists very rarely come across it. Ripe fruits have an unpleasant smell (reminiscent of the smell of moldy cheese) and a bitter taste, but are considered very useful. In some regions, noni is a staple food for the poor. It is usually consumed with salt. Noni juice is also popular.

Noni bears fruit all year round. But you can find it not in every fruit market, but, as a rule, in the markets for local residents.

Marula (Marula, Sclerocarya birrea).

This fruit grows exclusively on the African continent. And it is not easy to find it fresh for sale in other regions. The thing is that after ripening, the fruits almost immediately begin to ferment inside, turning into a low-alcohol drink. This property of marula is enjoyed not only by the inhabitants of Africa, but also by animals. After eating marula fruits that have fallen to the ground, they are often "drunk".

Ripe Marula fruits are yellow in color. The size of the fruit is about 4 cm in diameter, and inside is white pulp and a hard stone. Marula does not have an outstanding taste, but its flesh is very juicy and has a pleasant aroma until it starts to ferment. The pulp also contains a huge amount of vitamin C.

The harvest season of Marula takes place in March-April.

Wonderful Platonia (Platonia insignis)

Platonia grows only in the countries of South America. It is impossible to find it in the countries of Southeast Asia.

Platonia fruits are up to 12 centimeters in size, with a large thick peel. Under the peel there is a white tender pulp with a sweet and sour taste and several large seeds.

Kumquat (Kumquat)

Kumquat is also known as Fortunella, Kinkan, Japanese oranges. This is a citrus plant. It grows in southern China, but is also widely distributed in other tropical countries. Kumquat fruits can also be found on the shelves of our stores, but the taste is not at all what you can try at home in the freshest form.

Kumquat fruits are small (from 2 to 4 centimeters), similar to small oblong oranges or tangerines. Outside covered with a very thin edible peel, inside and in structure and taste almost the same as an orange, maybe a little more sour and bitter. Eaten whole (except bones).

The ripening season is from May to June, you can buy all year round.

Guava (Guajava)

Guava (Guajava), Guava or Guava is found in almost all tropical and subtropical countries. Despite the fact that the fruit is considered exotic, you should not expect an exotic taste from it: a rather mediocre, slightly sweet taste reminiscent of a pear. It may be worth trying once, but you are unlikely to become a fan of it. Another thing is the aroma: it is quite pleasant and very strong. In addition, the fruit is very useful, rich in vitamin C and perfectly raises the overall tone of the body and improves health.

Fruits come in various sizes (from 4 to 15 centimeters), round, oblong and pear-shaped. Skin, pits and pulp, all edible.

Passion Fruit/Passion Fruit

This exotic fruit is also called the Passion Fruit, Passiflora (Passiflora), Edible Passion Flower, Granadilla. Homeland is South America, but can be found in most tropical countries, including the countries of Southeast Asia. Passion Fruit got its second name because it is credited with the properties of a strong aphrodisiac.

Passion fruit fruits have a smooth, slightly elongated rounded shape, reaching 8 centimeters in diameter. Ripe fruits have a very bright juicy color and are yellow, purple, pink or red. The yellow fruits are less sweet than the others. The pulp also comes in a variety of colors. Under the inedible peel is a jelly-like sweet and sour pulp with seeds. You can’t call it especially tasty, juices, jellies, etc. made from it are much tastier.

When used, it is most convenient to cut the fruit in half and eat the pulp with a spoon. The bones in the pulp are also edible, but they cause drowsiness, so it is better not to abuse them. Passion fruit juice, by the way, also has a calming effect and causes drowsiness. The most ripe and delicious fruits are those whose skin is not perfectly smooth, but covered with "wrinkles" or small "dents" (these are the most ripe fruits).

The ripening season is from May to August. Passion fruit can be stored in the refrigerator for one week.

Avocado

Avocados are also called Perseus Americana and Alligator Pear. Avocado is considered to be a fruit. It may be scientifically true, but it tastes more like a vegetable.

Avocado fruits are pear-shaped, up to 20 centimeters long. Covered with a tasteless and inedible peel. Inside there is a dense pulp like a pear and one large bone. The flesh tastes like an unripe pear or pumpkin and is nothing special. Avocados are more commonly used for cooking than for eating raw. So do not chase to be sure to try this fruit. But dishes prepared with Avocado can greatly diversify the festive table. On the Internet you can find many recipes for avocado dishes, including salads, soups, main courses, but on vacation you are unlikely to need all this, so you can not look at Avocado.

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, breadfruit, pana)

Don't confuse breadfruit with jackfruit. The jackfruit, although known as the Indian breadfruit, is actually a completely different fruit.

Breadfruit can be found in all tropical regions, but mainly in the countries of Southeast Asia and Oceania. Due to the very high yield of Breadfruit, its fruits are in some countries the main product of kicking, like our potatoes, for example.

Breadfruit fruits are rounded, very large, can reach 30 centimeters in diameter and four kilograms of weight. In its raw form, like a fruit, ripe fruits are consumed, and unripe fruits are used as vegetables in cooking. It is better to buy ripe fruits on vacation, and even better already cut into portions, because. you can hardly cut and eat the whole fruit. In a ripe fruit, the pulp becomes soft and slightly sweet, it tastes like a banana and a potato. Not to say that the taste is outstanding, and therefore breadfruit is not often found in tourist fruit markets. The taste of bread can only be felt when preparing an unripe fruit.

Breadfruit ripening season, 9 months a year. You can buy fresh fruits all year round.

Jabuticaba (Jabuticaba)

Jaboticaba (Jaboticaba) is also known as the Brazilian grape tree. You can meet it mainly in the countries of South America, but sometimes it is also found in the countries of Southeast Asia.

This is a very interesting, tasty and rare exotic fruit. If you can find it and try it, consider yourself lucky. The fact is that the Jaboticaba tree grows very slowly, which is why it is practically not cultivated.

The way the fruits grow is also interesting: they grow directly on the trunk, and not on the branches of a tree. The fruits are small (up to 4 cm in diameter), dark purple. Under a thin dense peel (inedible) there is a soft jelly-like and very tasty pulp with several seeds.

The tree bears fruit almost all year round.

Kiwano Melon is also known as Horned Melon, African Cucumber, Antilles Cucumber, Horned Cucumber, Anguria. Kiwano really looks like a big cucumber in a section. Although it is a fruit, another question. The fact is that the fruits of Kiwano grow on a vine. It is cultivated mainly in Africa, New Zealand, on the American continent.

Kiwano fruits are oblong, up to 12 centimeters in length. The color is yellow, orange and red depending on the degree of ripening. Under a dense peel, the flesh is green, the taste is somewhat reminiscent of cucumber, banana and melon. The fruit is not peeled, but cut into slices or halves (like a regular melon), and then the pulp is eaten. In raw form, both unripe and unripe fruits are consumed. The unripe fruits can be eaten with the pits as they are soft. Also used with salt.

Magic fruit (Miracle fruit)

The magical fruit grows in West Africa. It does not have an outstanding exotic taste, but it is known and interesting in that after you eat it, for about an hour, all foods will seem sweet to you. The fact is that the Magic Fruit contains a certain protein that blocks for some time the taste buds on the tongue, which are responsible for the sour taste. So you can eat lemon and it will taste sweet to you. True, only fresh plucked fruits have this property, and during storage they quickly lose it. So don't be surprised if the trick doesn't work on purchased fruit.

The fruit grow on small trees or shrubs, have a rounded oblong shape, 2-3 centimeters long, red in color, with a hard bone inside.

The magical fruit bears fruit almost all year round.

Bael (Bael, Aegle marmelos)

Bail is sometimes called the "Stone Apple" because of its peel. Very widespread in Southeast Asia.

Bail fruits are not so easy to find in fruit markets in their entirety. And even if you meet him, you yourself will not cope with him. The fact is that its peel is hard as a stone, and it is impossible to get to the pulp without a hammer or hatchet.

Fruits are round or pear-shaped in diameter up to 20 centimeters. Ripe fruit is yellow. Inside the pulp and a few seeds covered with hairs. The flesh is yellow, fragrant, not too sweet and slightly astringent.

If you can’t taste the fruit fresh (which, in general, you shouldn’t worry about), you can buy tea from the Bail fruits, called Matum. It is a fruit cut into slices and dried. It is believed that it is very effective in the treatment of colds, bronchial and asthmatic diseases.

The Buddha Hand is a variety of Citron. It is also called Buddha Fingers and Finger Citron.

We decided to mention this very exotic fruit so that you do not try it during your vacation in a tropical paradise. This fruit is not one that you will enjoy the taste of. Undoubtedly, the fruit is very interesting and useful, and when you see it, you will most likely have a desire to try it. But don't rush. It is widely used in cooking, but you are unlikely to eat it. The fruit of the Hand of the Buddha is composed almost entirely of a rind (the pulp is inedible), which is similar to the rind of a lemon in taste (bitter and sour taste) and violet in smell.

The shape of the fruit is very interesting and looks like a palm with a large number of fingers, reaching a length of 40 centimeters. You can buy it only in order to bring it home with you as a souvenir, and already at home cook various dishes with citrus flavor from it (compote, jelly, candied fruit).

This fruit is native to tropical America but is also grown in Pakistan, India and the Philippines. The fruit is somewhat similar to a pine cone, about 10 cm in diameter. The fruit, which has a light custard taste, has white flesh inside and a small amount of seeds.

Mammaya americana is an evergreen tree native to South America, artificially planted in other regions of the world, including West Africa and Southeast Asia. The American apricot is actually a berry that is about 20 cm in diameter. The berry has a thick outer skin and soft orange flesh inside, usually one large seed in the center, however, large berries have about 4. The pulp is sweet and fragrant.

Cherimoya, or cream apple, is a deciduous plant native to the high mountain regions of South America. The fruit of the tree has a rounded shape with 3 types of surface (lumpy, smooth or mixed). The pulp of the fruit is creamy, very fragrant, white and juicy. The taste of the fruit is said to be similar to a combination of banana, passion fruit, papaya and pineapple. Mark Twain said in 1866, "Cherimoya is the most delicious fruit known."

Platonia is a large tree (reaches a height of up to 40 meters) that grows in the rainforests of Brazil and Paraguay. The fruit grows to the size of an orange, and when pressed, a yellow liquid oozes out. Inside the fruit there is a white pulp, enveloping several black seeds, which has a pleasant sweet and sour taste.

The cocoon is another tropical fruit that can be found in the highlands of South America. It grows on small shrubs, and it grows very quickly: in 9 months, fruits can be obtained from seeds, and after another 2 months they will finally ripen. The fruits are very similar to berries, and come in red, orange and yellow colors. Outwardly, they are very similar to tomatoes, but the taste is a cross between a tomato and a lemon.

Breadfruit belongs to the mulberry family and is native to the Philippines and the islands of Southeast Asia. The fruits taste like a banana, they can be eaten raw when they are fully ripe, while unripe they can only be eaten cooked. The ripe fruit is soft and sweet, the unripe fruit is dense and starchy, but it got its name from the fact that, when cooked unripe, it tastes very much like freshly baked bread.

Langsat or duku are two very similar fruits found throughout Asia. They come from the same family, almost the same in appearance and taste, with only one difference. The peel of langsat contains a latex substance, which is not poisonous, but because of it it is difficult to remove it, while the peel of dooku is easily separated. There are 5 segments inside the fruit, some of which contain several bitter seeds. It is a very sweet fruit that can be prepared in a variety of ways.

Dacryodes is an evergreen tree native to the tropical rainforests of Africa, northern Nigeria and southern Angola. The fruits, which range in color from dark blue to purple, are also known as African pears and are oblong in shape with pale green flesh inside. These fatty fruits have been claimed to end hunger in Africa as 48 percent of the fruit is made up of essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and triglycerides. It was calculated that from one hectare planted with these trees, 7-8 tons of oil can be obtained, while all parts of the plant can be used.

The Brazilian grape tree is a very strange plant native to Southeast Brazil. The strangeness of this tree lies in the way fruits grow on it. Initially, yellowish-white flowers appear on the entire trunk and large branches, then the flowers turn into fruits that are 3–4 cm in diameter. Inside the purple round fruit is soft gelatinous flesh with 1–4 black seeds. The fruit is very sweet, it can be eaten just like that, however, it is most often used to make wine or liquor.

Rambutan is a strange-looking fruit that looks like a fluffy strawberry. Its homeland is Southeast Asia, but it is also widely distributed in other regions, especially in Costa Rica, where it is called the "Chinese sucker". Fruits, 3-6 cm in diameter, have an oval shape. The flesh is a bit tough but easily peels off the skin, and rambutan tastes sweet and sour.

This fruit is known by many names, including large moringa, Indian mulberry, etc., its homeland is all over Southeast Asia and Australia, and it is also widely cultivated in the tropics. The tree bears fruit all year round, but as a rule, when the fruits ripen, the fruits have a very pungent odor. However, despite the smell, the fruit is high in fiber, vitamins, protein, iron, and calcium, and is a staple food in many Pacific countries. It can be eaten cooked or raw with salt.

Marula is a deciduous tree native to South and East Africa. It now grows throughout Africa, as its fruits are an important food source for the Bantu peoples, and the trees appeared throughout their migration route. The green fruit ripens and turns yellow, and the white flesh inside is very juicy and has a pleasant aroma. After falling from the tree, the fruits begin to ferment almost immediately, so elephants and baboons in these regions are often slightly intoxicated. The fruit is also used to make the popular Amarula liqueur, which can be found in any duty-free store.

Cloudberry is a west coast berry North America. It is found in moist forests and grows in dense thickets. The fruit is similar to a raspberry, however, its color is more orange. They are very sweet, they are eaten both raw and processed into juice, wine, sweets and jams.

The snake fruit comes from Indonesia. They grow in clusters, and get their nickname because of the red-brown scaly peel, which is easily removed. Inside are 3 white sweet "segments", each containing small black inedible seeds. Fruits have a sweet and sour taste, similar in texture to apples.

The bail, or stone apple, is originally from India, however, it can be found throughout Southeast Asia. Bail is a smooth fruit with a woody rind that comes in yellow, green, or grey. The tough outer skin is so hard that the fruit can only be reached with a hammer. Inside is a yellow pulp with a few hairy seeds that can be eaten fresh or dried. Ripe fruits are often used to make a drink called sharbat, which also includes water, sugar and lime juice with pulp. Only one large piece of fruit is needed to make 6 liters of sharbat.

This fruit is native to the lowlands of Central America and Western India. The underside of the leaves of this evergreen tree shines with a golden color that is noticeable even from a distance, and the white or lilac flowers that grow on the tree have a sweet aroma. The fruits are round in shape and purple in color, their skin is dense. If the fruit is cut horizontally, then the shape of a star in the pulp is clearly visible. Fresh fruits have a very sweet and pleasant taste.

17. Carambola (star fruit)

Carambola is a fruit tree native to the Philippines, but growing throughout Southeast Asia, East Asia, South America. The shell of the fruit contains five "ridges", which, when cut longitudinally, becomes like a star, which is why, in fact, the fruit got its name. The fruit is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants. When ripe, the fruit becomes bright yellow, and it tastes very juicy and crispy.

The horned melon, also known as the African cucumber, is native to Africa but is now also grown in Australia, New Zealand and Chile. When ripe, the skin of the melon is covered with dense, spiky yellow spikes, and the jelly-like flesh turns bright green. The taste of the fruit is often compared to that of a banana. The fruit is a good source of vitamin C and fiber.

Pitaya, or cactus fruit, found throughout Asia, Australia, North and South America, was originally believed to be native to Mexico. There are two types of pitahaya: sour, commonly eaten in the Americas, and sweet, found throughout Asia. The fruits are red, yellow and purple, they have a very pleasant aroma, and the sweet appearance is very similar to kiwi in taste.

Miracle fruit, or sweet berries, are very strange berries native to West Africa. What makes these fruits and berries strange? Fruits in large quantities contain the sugar substitute miraculin in combination with a glycoprotein. The fruit itself does not have a very sweet taste, but after a person eats it, the glycoprotein binds the taste buds located on the human tongue and turns the taste of any product into a sweet one in about an hour. So you can eat a whole lemon and it tastes like sweet syrup.

In the 70s, attempts were made to serially sell the fruit as a dietary product, since it can turn any food into sweetness, while not affecting the number of calories consumed. However, it was not possible to achieve success in this field.

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List of green fruits you can find anywhere. Some fruits are well known, and some are known only in places of rest, in resorts. Others are generally not known to ordinary people. But these fruits have one thing in common - they are all green.

Of course, some fruits may have a different color, for example, yellow, orange, red, etc., but this already depends on the variety and type of fruit and the ripening time.

This is a fruit that looks more like a vegetable than a fruit. Avocado pulp is very rich in vitamins. You can find out more about him.

Annona scaly, sugar apple

The fruits are 5-10 centimeters in diameter. The skin is covered with scales. The pulp has a sweet taste. The seeds are poisonous.

This fruit has very soft flesh. She is edible. Various products are made from the fruit. The seeds are poisonous. Widespread in the tropics.

A pineapple

Watermelon

Everyone knows this fruit. You can find out more about him.

Banana

Everyone knows this fruit. You can find out more about him.

The pulp of the white sap is juicy, with a sour taste. The fruits are like an apple. They are eaten raw. Grows in the subtropics.

Grape

Delicious berries that are well known in post-Soviet countries.

Voavanga berries are small in size 5x4.5 centimeters. Ripe woavanga has a sweet and sour taste. Voavanga is grown in warm countries, mainly in tropical Africa.

Guava fruits are eaten raw. They also make various products. Guava berries range in size from 4 to 12 centimeters. Today, guava is grown in the subtropics and subtropics. There are many different varieties that differ in many ways.

This fruit has huge fruits. It can reach a weight of up to 25 kilograms. The taste of jackfruit is peculiar with a fresh-sweet taste. A sweet smell emanates from it.

Durian is an unforgettable fruit or "King among fruits". You can read a detailed article about durian.

Cainito, star apple

Cainito berries reach sizes up to 10 centimeters. Cainito grows in warm countries. It mainly grows in Central and South America. The pulp is eaten with a spoon. The bark is inedible.

Carambola fruit in cross section resembles a star, and this is what it is mostly remembered for. You need to eat carambola with caution, because there are contraindications to certain types of diseases.

Coconut palm

Everyone knows what a coconut is. Fresh coconut is green. A variety of food products are made from coconut. Juice is drunk from an unripe coconut by making a hole in the coconut. Not only the drupe of the palm is used, but all parts. So, for example, wine, vodka, vinegar, syrup and sugar are made from palm sap. Coconut grows in the tropics around the world.

Corilla, cyclantera

It is a climbing tree up to 5 meters long. Berries are up to 23x7 centimeters in size. The pulp is juicy with a pleasant taste similar to cucumber. It grows in the tropics on the mountains and subtropics.

Lime

Lucuma is a tree up to 15 meters high. Turkish delight berries like tomatoes, 10 centimeters in diameter. The flesh is not very juicy, but it tastes sweet. The collected ripe fruits are kept for several days and then only they are eaten. Grows in South and Central America.

Mango is one of the most delicious fruits. Each variety has its own unique taste. You can read more about it.

passion fruit

Passion fruit is mostly brown in color, but it also has greenish varieties. It grows throughout the world in the tropics and subtropics. You can read more.

Momordica, bitter cucumber

Momordica is a climbing plant. Cucumber-like fruits are harvested in their unripe green form. When the fruit ripens, it becomes bright yellow or orange. It is more of a vegetable than a fruit. The fruits are bitter, they are first processed and only then cooked. The sap of the plant is poisonous in its raw form. This fruit grows in Russia, follow the link and find out where. Grows throughout the world with warm climates.

This is a small tree up to 6 meters. Fruits up to 15 centimeters in size. Unripe fruits are eaten raw, they do not taste very good. Grows in the tropical zone.

Papeda is a tree up to 12 meters high. Papeda fruits are 7 centimeters in diameter. The flesh of the fruit has a sour or bitter taste. It looks like a lime. Grown in South and Southeast Asia.

A pomelo tree up to 15 meters high. The fruits can be up to 50 centimeters in diameter. The fruits do not taste bitter, even pleasant. Grows in the tropics and subtropics.

This tree is up to 20 meters high. The fruits are 15 centimeters in diameter, they are very tasty. This fruit is considered one of the best tropical fruits. Grows in Central and South America.

The plant reaches a height of 3-8 meters. The fruit reaches sizes up to 25x5 centimeters. The pulp has the taste of peas. Grows in Central America.

Closely related to chayote. The fruits are not large. It tastes like cucumber. Cooked like vegetables.

pumpkin tree, tree calabash

The tree reaches a height of 10 meters. The fruits are round, up to 40 centimeters in size. The pulp of young fruits is marinated in vinegar. The seeds are roasted and eaten. Fresh fruits can not be eaten, they are poisoned. Grows in Central America. Earlier, dishes were made from the shell, but now plastic has replaced it.

Philippine rose apple

The tree reaches a height of 40 meters. The fruits are 6 cm in diameter. The fruits are eaten raw and cooked. It grows in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

The fruit of this plant is similar to the durian. The fruits are delicious and are considered a staple food in the tropics. Grows in the tropics.

Chayote, Mexican cucumber

Chayote is a climbing plant up to 20 meters. Berries reach a length of 7 to 20 centimeters. The flesh is like a cucumber. It is used throughout the world as a vegetable, in tropical and subtropical areas.

Cherimoya, Annona cherimola

Distributed throughout the mountainous regions of the tropics, in subtropical and Mediterranean climates. This fruit has a delicious taste. It is eaten cut into two parts and the inner pulp is eaten with a spoon. The seeds are poisonous. Cherimoya is used to make various dishes and products.

Black sapote or black persimmon

Tree up to 25 meters high. The berry is similar to a tomato, 10x13 centimeters in size. It has a mild sweet nutty taste. Grows in tropical countries.

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Each of us has tried apples, pears, bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers.... No one will be surprised by this. But there are many more fruits and vegetables in the world...
Melon Kiwano(Antillan cucumber, horned melon, anguria). Kiwano, the fellow kiwi, is originally from New Zealand. Outwardly, the fruit resembles a yellow-orange cucumber with numerous horns. In fact, the nod is not as formidable as it seems: the spines are soft, the crust is loose. The best way to eat a fruit is to cut it in half and scoop out the green flesh. Kiwano is like a cucumber and a lemon at the same time - refreshing. It contains vitamins of the PP group, and there is more than enough vitamin C in it. The average fruit weight is 300 g, the average length is 12 cm. The fruits are extremely decorative and can be used to create original compositions and even as Christmas tree decorations.
Buddha hand. These are the fruits of one of the representatives of the citrus subfamily (the Rut family), popular in Asia. The content of this fruit under the thick skin is very much like a lemon. It has the largest of all citrus fruits. Their length is 20-40 cm. Diameter - 14-28 cm. Monstera. Grows in many homes. In nature, this plant produces delicious fruits. The ripe core of monstera fruits, despite the unpleasant pungent smell, is tasty and tastes like pineapple
paw paw. Few people know that there is a North American Lapa-paw banana (prairie banana). This banana grows in the southeast of America. Outwardly, it is very similar to an ordinary banana, only a little shorter and has a more aromatic smell. Sapodilla (Sappodilla). Also known as sapodilla plum, tree potato, naseberry or chiku. This fruit was originally grown in South America. In the 16th century, sapodilla was brought to Thailand by the Spanish conquerors during the colonization of the Philippines. The fruit, in external appearance, vaguely resembles kiwi - an oblong or round oval-shaped fruit with brown skin and reddish-brown, sweet and juicy pulp. Inside the fruit are a few black grains, they are not eaten.
Romanescu(or "coral cabbage", "crove almog", "romanesque broccoli") - it tastes like ordinary cauliflower, a little more tender and tasty. Looks even more amazing than in the photo. So, if you love cabbage, then you will definitely like this fantastic vegetable. In addition, this vegetable is literally crammed with antioxidants. Yambu(jamboo, shompoo). This fruit is also called a rose apple, although in fact it looks more like a slightly rumpled pear, only red. Yambu flavor is a mixture between green apple, pear, gooseberry and a bunch of other fruits. The pulp is bright white and almost half filled with air, so that when eating an yambu, there is a feeling that the fruit does not actually go into the stomach, but simply disappears in the mouth. Yambu have, however, one serious drawback - they spoil very quickly and are tasty only when very cold (even better - frozen) when they perfectly replace soft drinks.
carambola. Carambola fruits are yellow, 5 to 12 cm long. In cross section, the fruit has the shape of a five-pointed star. Carambola is a crunchy, sweet and sour fruit that tastes like a cross between an apple, an orange and a grape. Some varieties have a slightly noticeable turpentine flavor. There are two varieties of fruit - sweet and sour. Outwardly, it is not difficult to distinguish them - the sour ribs are narrow, clearly divided, while the sweet ones are thick and fleshy. The skin of carambola is thin, shiny, translucent, through which light yellow or yellowish-green (straw-golden when ripe) flesh is visible. Sweet fruits are consumed fresh, and also candied in the form of slices and canned food is made from them. Sour go to the preparation of drinks. Some fruits are exported. The fruit is widely used to decorate a variety of dishes and fruit salads. durian. The durian fruit resembles some kind of "alien" fruit the size of a soccer ball, covered with a hard prickly skin. The flesh inside the fruit is pale yellow. The smell is like dirty, worn socks, rotting meat, or sewage (take your pick). However, this fruit tastes amazing and elegant. The first European explorer who tasted this fruit for the first time in the 1700s called it the "king of fruits". “It was worth going on a dangerous journey just to taste this fruit,” added the brave traveler.
Lulo. This fruit grows in Latin America: Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Central America. Lulo looks like a yellow tomato, but tastes like a mixture of pineapple, strawberries and the same tomato. Lulo is used only in its raw form, otherwise all the richness of vitamins remains “overboard”. And in lulo there is something to appreciate. The fruit contains water, proteins, carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins of groups A, B, C. Lulo helps to strengthen sleep, cleanses the blood, restores hair and nails. Lulo juice is an excellent tonic drink. True, there are restrictions and contraindications when using this fruit. It is not recommended to use it for liver disease, as well as for low blood pressure and high levels of allergens in the blood.
dragon fruit(pitaya). A very sweet and tasty fruit with white flesh, studded with small edible seeds, like a kiwi. Many who have been to Thailand have already "tasted" pitahaya. Currently, this fruit is rapidly gaining popularity in the Western world. It is possible that it will soon appear on our shelves. Rambutan.The fruit of rambutan is covered with a tough skin with soft "hair" and outwardly very much resembles some kind of marine invertebrate muck. Under the peel - a white fruit vaguely resembling a plum (only white) with a hard white stone. This fruit grows in large clusters on trees, the height of which can be up to 20 meters. Rambutan is believed to be a Malaysian fruit. The name "rambutan" comes from the Malaysian word for "hair". Rambutan began to grow many centuries ago in the South Asian countries neighboring Malaysia, including Thailand. Cherimoya(Annona scaly). This fruit is widely distributed in India, Brazil, Mexico, South and Central America, and Barbados. Sometimes this fruit is also called a sugar apple. Its skin, as well as the pulp, consists of segments, each segment contains one grain. The pulp of a sugar apple has a delicious taste, but we must remember that apple seeds are poisonous, so you should not give in to the habit and pick any seeds for a spicy-smelling nucleolus. Poisoning the nucleolus of a sugar apple can lead to very sad consequences. The pulp of this fruit is eaten both raw and mixed with milk - it turns out an excellent soft drink, and it is also used to make ice cream.
Lychee. Lychees are also called "paradise grapes". This stone fruit has a round or oval shape, 3-5 cm long. The hard skin of the lychee is covered with small red spikes. The pulp is translucent white or pink, juicy sweet or sweet and sour, with a pleasant specific aroma reminiscent of strawberries and partly pineapple. Lychee is often used to make desserts. Lychee is also added to salads, fillings for pies, puddings are made. Lychee is used for medicinal purposes as a tonic. Tamarind("Indian date"). Tropical tree native to East Africa. Currently grown in most tropical countries in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The fruits are dark brown, brittle beans, inside there are tasty “peas”, with a pulp that tastes like apple marshmallow. Desserts are made from fruits, eaten raw, dried, added to pastas, sauces, meat dishes. The flowers are eaten raw and canned, and the leaves are used to make soups. There are two varieties of tamarind - sweet, with which they do all of the above, and green - it is served with capsicum and sweet sauce.
Jackfruit. Jackfruit is about the size of a large melon. Its weight can reach 40 kg. It is grown mainly in Southern Thailand. Inside, under the yellow-greenish peel, there are large yellow slices with a specific taste and a strong aromatic smell. Too strong a smell indicates that the jackfruit is already overripe. Jackfruit is eaten both raw and cooked. A popular dish is jackfruit, cut into strips, filled with syrup and crushed ice. Peeled jackfruit is added to sweet pasta, vegetable sauces, and still unripe jackfruit is used as a vegetable - added to soups in dried or pickled form. All components of the jackfruit are edible. Blanched fruit flowers are added to hot capsicum or shrimp sauce. Young leaves can be added raw to papaya salad. The rind can be candied or pickled and is also suitable as animal feed. Even in Thailand, jackfruit is mixed with other fruits. Add to ice cream or coconut milk. Seeds are prepared separately and added to many dishes.
Jaboticaba. Jaboticaba fruits resemble grapes with one seed inside, and grow on trees, sticking to the trunk or branches. As the fruits ripen, they go through stages from a pale green color, then a red tint, and when they are fully ripe, they become almost black, while remaining translucent. They eat this fruit raw, and also make jam from it, make jams and marmalades. Just remember that the skin of the Jaboticaba is bitter, so they don’t eat it, but squeeze the fruit between their fingers and squeeze the fragrant pulp right into the mouth, while the skin is thrown away. Also, before processing, the jaboticaba is first peeled. By the way, when preparing jaboticaba for storage, I use the skin as a dye, it gives wines, jellies and marmalade a deep red color. Longan. The longan is native to either the west of Burma or the area of ​​origin of the litchi in China. It is in these regions that they are grown on a large scale. Longan tastes like litchi and in general, these two fruits are very similar. Longan has another name - "longyan" - which in Chinese means "dragon's eye". It is believed that longan was originally grown in southern India and on the island of Sri Lanka. The skin of the longan is thin and dense, but in fact it is very easy to peel off. The color of the longan varies from brown to yellowish red, the flesh of the fruit is translucent, white or pinkish. The taste of longan is sweet, juicy with a distinct taste of musk. Longan grows in clusters on evergreen trees, which can reach a height of ten to twenty meters. goat beard. Goat beard root is very popular in Europe and the southern United States. It is spicy and tastes like oysters. Usually used as an addition to various dishes, from soups to stews.
Guanabana. Guanabana is one of the largest exotic fruits, its weight can reach 12 kilograms. In appearance, guanabana resembles a green melon, elongated, but hairy. This exotic grows in tropical America. The taste of this fruit is not sugary-sweet, but refreshing, with a piquant sourness. It perfectly quenches thirst, the pulp just melts in your mouth, leaving a delicious aftertaste. It is highly recommended by nutritionists, as regular consumption of this fruit contributes to weight loss. But guanabana will help not only fat people. It treats arthritis, gout, rheumatism, and also improves liver function. A serving of guanabana is said to be great for a hangover.
Mangosteen. Mangosteen is called the "queen of fruits". Mangosteen, unlike durean and some other fruits, is liked by everyone, regardless of which fruit they preferred at home. If there were a competition on earth for the best fruit in the world, then without a doubt the mangosteen would win by a huge margin. The shape of mangosteen fruit resembles an orange, 4-8 cm in diameter with thick skin, which contains 7-18% tannin and is used as a tanning agent, and in medicine as an astringent. Inside the fruit there are 6-8 snow-white, less often orange slices with very sweet, jelly-like fragrant pulp that melts in the mouth. The pulp contains up to 10% sugar. Each lobule contains a seed. Ripe fruits have a dark purple or reddish-purple skin. Kanistel(Egg fruit). Origin - Central America. Evergreen tree with fragrant flowers. The fruits vary greatly in shape, they can be round, oval, with an elongated beak-shaped tip. Fruits are smooth and glossy, varying shades of yellow and pale orange. Kanistel is rich in niacin and carotene, as well as vitamin C. 100 g of fruit contains 1.68 g of protein; 0.13g fat and 36.69g carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, B vitamins, vitamin C; amino acids tryptophan, methionine and lysine. It is eaten fresh, with ice cream and fruit desserts, baked. Sweet potato flavor. This fruit is more like a vegetable. It is added to soups, salads, sauces. P.S. I tried some fruits while vacationing in Thailand and Indonesia. For example: mangosteen, lychee, rambutan, dragon fruit, carambola. Most of all I was struck by the taste of mangosteen and rambutan. What fruits have you tried and who would you give your taste preference to?