[rare fruits]Fruits are a rich and nutritious food source for humans and many animals. They make up an important part of world agricultural production, and some also have broad cultural and symbolic meanings (such as apples and pomegranates). Many fruits are nutritious but rare because they are unique to specific locations and require specific growing conditions.
Cupuacu
Cupuacu is found mainly in the Amazon wild rainforest and is widely planted in Peru. About the size of a watermelon, Cupuacu fruit is yellow when ripe and has a cacao flavor.
Cupuacu is considered one of the "super fruits" because of its extremely high nutritional content. This fruit is known for stimulating the immune system and preventing the risk of cardiovascular disease due to its rich properties of vitamins B1, B2 and B3 ...
Cherimoya
Cherimoya fruits are native to the Andes mountain range between Argentina and Chile. It is one of the rare fruits grown in South America. The cherimoya berries are soft and sweet. Green fruits have an oval shape and weigh up to 500 grams.
Black Sapote
Black rose or chocolate rose is a tropical fruit tree native to Mexico. The fruit is delicious, sweet and tastes like chocolate. Unripe pink pods are green, shiny. When ripe, the skin of the chocolate is slightly "wrinkled", greenish-brown.
Mangosteen
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical fruit tree, very familiar in Southeast Asia. Trees from 7 to 25 m high. Ripe fruit with the thick outer skin, deep purple-red color. Ivory inside and divided into many citrus sweet and sour bar and has an attractive aroma.
Tropical mangosteen contains no cholesterol and other types of fat. It is also a fruit rich in vitamin C that helps prevent infection. Mangosteen juice is found as the main drink in South Asian countries in the summer. Besides, the fruit also has some healing properties. Water is used to treat diarrhea, prevent urinary problems and help stimulate the immune system.
Miracle Fruit
True to its name, this fruit of West African origin has the ability to turn sour fruits (such as lemons) into sweet, when the juice of two fruits mix together. That is, when you eat this fruit together with a certain sour fruit, it will "fool" your taste buds so that you do not feel sour but only feel sweet.
In the medical field, doctors use the sweet effect of fruit to bring about the appetite of cancer patients.
Salak
Because the outer shell resembles reddish-brown scales, Salak is sometimes called the snakeskin. Salak is a palm fruit, grown in clusters, mainly grown in volcanic sand so it is not unusual for salak to become a specialty of Indonesia. It smells and tastes like synthesized from pineapple, banana, and peanuts. The skin of this fruit is quite hard, so be careful not to cut your fingers when eating.
Durian
Durian fruit is considered by many people in Southeast Asia to be the "king of fruits". It is characterized by its large size, strong smell and many sharp spines surrounding its shell. Depending on the species, the fruit is oblong to round, the skin color is green to brown, the flesh color is light yellow to red.
The flesh of the fruit is edible and emits a characteristic odor, strong and concentrated, even when the skin is intact. Some people find durian has a pleasant sweet aroma, but others are unbearable and uncomfortable with the smell. Because the smell of durian is so long it is forbidden to bring into some hotels and public transport.
Fruit meat is used to flavor a variety of sweet and savory dishes in Southeast Asian cuisine. Durian seeds can also be eaten after cooking.
Kiwano
African horned cucumber is one of the oldest fruits in the world. According to records, this fruit was present 3000 years ago in Africa. Name it so because the outer shell is yellow with horns like horns. The horned cucumber fruit is green with lots of seeds. The skin of the fruit is rich in vitamin C.
Wood Apple
Native to India and Sri Lanka, this fruit has a hard skin like stone, gray, yellow or green. This fruit is considered medicinal and sacred to Hindus.
When ripening itself falls, due to its hard shell, it is difficult to break. The fruit is spherical and has a patchy gray color that looks like bran. The flesh inside has many hard fibers and particles stick on it. When the unripe fruit is white, the flesh becomes dark brown to black. If overcooked, it will be fermented like honey.
In addition to making refreshments, according to Folk Medicine, blueberries are thinly dried and dried, used to treat diarrhea, ripe fruits fight constipation, help regulate digestion. Ripe berries can be soaked in sugar ice as a refreshing drink or used to soak the wine.
Akebia
This fruit is very popular in Japan, it tastes almost like strawberry, often used in desserts. In addition, the skin of Akebia berries is also used to stuff meat.
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