[exotic fruits]In the world, there are many kinds of fruits with different colors, shapes, and sizes. Here are 9 exotic fruits that will make you curious and want to try their taste right away.
Ackee
The fruit is shaped like a pear and is related to the lychee. Although originated from West Africa, it was introduced to Jamaica in 1778 and became the "national fruit" of this American country. This is the ingredient in Jamaica's "national spirit" dish: ackee and salted fish. But beware, if not washed and peeled carefully, ackee fruit can cause "Jamaican vomiting" disease, leading victims to coma and death. Ackee is also present in other countries such as Haiti, Barbados, and Cuba, and is heavily used in the culinary culture of the Caribbean.
Rambutan
Rambutan is a native fruit of Malaysia, Indonesia and some other Southeast Asian countries. The strange outer shell envelops the delicious intestine inside. Rambutan has been introduced throughout the world, this is a very popular fruit in Mexico and Hawaii. Rambutan can be eaten raw or processed into syrup.
Jabuticaba
The fruit is native to Brazil and other South American countries, and looks like a bunch of grapes, except that they do not form their own bosses but grow directly on the trunk. Although this is a fruit of the strawberry family. They are often used in desserts. The popularity of this fruit can be compared to the American grape. The fruit is often eaten raw or used to soak alcohol as a drink.
Kiwano
Also known as a pufferfish due to its shape exactly the same as the poisonous fish in the ocean. This type of fruit belongs to the melon family. Its shape is very strange. Outside is an orange crust filled with thorns. Inside is a clear blue gut, crunchy like a cucumber. The taste of this fruit is a combination of cucumber and banana flavor. When ripe will explode and shoot their seeds everywhere. The melon is native to the Sahara region and has been introduced to regions like California, Mississippi, USA, and other countries like Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. Cucumber has appeared in an episode of the popular Star Trek TV series.
Durian
The name comes from the word ‘duri’ which looks Malay-Indonesian and it means “thorny”. Durian is considered a "fruit king" in South Asia because of its special taste. The outer shell is full of thorns, and the inside is golden inside. Because the taste is strong and can make some people uncomfortable, this fruit is banned for use in some hotels and public transportation in Southeast Asia.
Miracle fruit
Widely cultivated in West Africa. The reason this fruit has such a strange name is that it has the ability to turn sour into sweet when served. To do this when eaten, it will alter the cells that feel the sweetness in the tongue and trick your taste buds so that when you eat sour food, you will not feel sour but only taste It's sweet, and besides that, it has no effect on the chemical structure of the food you eat. When eating miracle fruits with sour foods, you should be careful not to eat too much because this habit can cause stomach ulcers due to excess acid.
Mangosteen
Queen Victoria of England once offered a £ 100 reward to anyone who earned a fresh fruit for her. It was from there that Mangosteen fruit was discovered. The characteristic of this fruit is that it has a very thick and hard skin, so when you eat it, you have to break it before you can enjoy the delicious intestine. Mangosteen is a very familiar fruit in South Asia and South India.
Annona
Soursop is widely grown in regions such as South Asia, Central America, California, Hawaii, Southern Europe, East, and North Africa. The famous novelist Mark Twain once said that this is the best fruit that people have ever known. Some claim that Soursop tastes like bananas, peaches, pineapples, papayas, and berries are mixed together. Because people often use the spoon to eat the intestines, the fruit is also known as "Ice Cream".
Jack fruit
Jackfruit is the largest fruit in the world of fruit, a jackfruit when ripe can reach an impressive weight of 36kg. The jackfruit tree is a very wrong fruit tree, a tree can give from 100 to 200 jackfruit fruit per year. Jackfruit tree mainly lives in South and Southeast Asia. Archaeologists believe that jackfruit appeared in India around 3000 to 6000 years ago. This is also the symbolic fruit of Bangladesh. Jackfruit can be eaten raw or dried as a snack. The taste of jackfruit is the combination of apple, pineapple, mango, and banana.
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