17 Weird and Amazing Fruits from Asia
1-Durian
The Durian,native to Southeast Asia has been known to Western world about 600 years.Southeast Asian refers as "King of Fruit".The Durian is distinctive to its large size,strong odor and formidable thorn-covered husk.The Durian fruit contains high amounts of sugar Potassium and Serotonergic amino acid tryptophan and is a good source of Carbohydrates.
2-Longan
Longan native to Southern China. Longan is also known as lamyai and resembles with Lychee. The shell is bark-like radish brown-thin and less rough than Lychee .The flesh is whitish somewhat musky and sweet.The seed is round jet black shining with circulars spot on the base.
3-Jack fruit
Jackfruit is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia.It is believed Jackfruit has been originated in the southwestern rain forest of India.
The fruit reaches 35 kg in weight 90 cm in length and 50 cm in Diameter.Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh .Ripe Jackfruit is naturally sweet and suitable flavoring.
It can be used to make varieties of dishes including Custard,Cakes or mixed with shaved ice as is "teller"in Indonesia and halo-halo in Philippine.
The Longsat originated in western Malaysia and is common both wild and cultivated throughout the Archipelago and on the island of Luzon in the Philippine.
The fruit can quite sour,when unripe,but are perfectly sweet when ripe with a taste similar to the bittersweet grape.
Langsat is often cultivated by shaking the tree.The langsat is traditionally used to treat a variety of diseases. The fruit is rich in vitamin C and Thiamine.
5-Snake fruit
Snake fruit,more technically known as "Salak"or Solace "Zalacca"is native to Indonesia but now grown and produced around southeast Asia.
The fruit grows on Salak palm tree sprouting from the base of the little clusters.The outside of the fruit is scaly like snakes and prickly like cactus,but inside is sweeter than Honey sour like a pineapple and indescribably juicy.
Its flesh is slightly acidic,giving your tongue a citrus like a tingle."Don't eat too many snake fruit,it will you not to use toilets.
6-Mangosteen
Unique for its appearance and flavor,Mangosteen is often revered as "The queen" of tropical fruit particularly in the South-East-Asian region.This amazing,round purple color fruit quite popular for its snow-white juicy arils all over the Asian countries.
8-Nipa Palm
Snake fruit,more technically known as "Salak"or Solace "Zalacca"is native to Indonesia but now grown and produced around southeast Asia.
The fruit grows on Salak palm tree sprouting from the base of the little clusters.The outside of the fruit is scaly like snakes and prickly like cactus,but inside is sweeter than Honey sour like a pineapple and indescribably juicy.
Its flesh is slightly acidic,giving your tongue a citrus like a tingle."Don't eat too many snake fruit,it will you not to use toilets.
Unique for its appearance and flavor,Mangosteen is often revered as "The queen" of tropical fruit particularly in the South-East-Asian region.This amazing,round purple color fruit quite popular for its snow-white juicy arils all over the Asian countries.
7-Noni
Noni is also known as morinda,mulberry,hag apple,pain killer,..it is a fruit native to Southeast Asia,Australia and the island of Polynesia.
The fruit is yellow-greenish white in color and large,with a pebbled surface.The fruit has a characteristic cheese like bad odor. Noni has traditionally been used for Cold,Flu, and Diabetes.
Nipah palm is native to India and Pacific ocean.Nipah seed comes from Nipah palm.In the Philippine
and Malaysia Nipah seed nectar are used to produce the local beverage called tuba,bahal,or tuak.
9-Dragon fruit
and Malaysia Nipah seed nectar are used to produce the local beverage called tuba,bahal,or tuak.
Dragon fruits are a beautiful fruit that cultivated in South East Asia,Mexico,central south America and Israel. The plant is actually cactus and fruit is in three colors.
Dragon fruit has low in calories,numerous nutrients including Calcium,Phosphorus ,Vitamin C and fiber.It is sweet and crunchy with a flavor like Kiwi and Pear.
10-Braedfruit
Breadfruit is native to Southeast Asia,the Pacific ocean,the Caribbean,central America,and Africa,Its named is derived from the texture of moderately ripe fruit when cooked similar to baked bread.
Before eating the fruit are roasted,baked,boiled very ripe fruit becomes sweet,as starch convert to sugar.
11-Santol
The Santol is native to Indo-China and peninsular Malaysia.There are two varieties of "Santol'' the "Yellow" varieties and "Red".The red are more common.
The pulp near the seed may be sweet or sour and contain indelible brown seed.The pulp is eaten raw
and plain or with spices added.
12-Waterapple
Waterapple is native to Greater Sunda Island,Malay Peninsula,and Andamand islands.The fruit is belled shaped edible berry with color ranging from white pale green,green to red or even black.
The fruit is frequently used as salad as well as lightly sauteed dishes.
13-Kaffir lime
The Kaffir lime is a fruit,native to tropical Asia,including Nepal,Bangladesh,India,Malaysia,Thailand,
Indonesia,and Philippine.Kaffir lime is about the size of Western lime.Its surface is dark green bumpy.In Thailand kaffir lime leaves are used in curry or in soup.
14-Sugar apple
Sugar apple is also known as custard apple.It is native to tropical America and Westindies.The fruit is round to conical with a thick rind composed of knobby segments.
The flesh of fruits is very beautiful fragrant and sweet creamy white to light yellow and taste like custard.
15-Woodapple
Woodapple is a fruit.It is native to India,Bangladesh,Thailand,Indomalaya Ecozone,Sri Lanka and various others part of the Southern Asia.
The shell of fruit is tough and inside is brownish pulp with small white seed.The pulp can be eaten raw but is popularly scooped out frozen or made into Jam.
It can also be mixed with coconut milk for a delicious beverage or frozen into ice cream.
16-Yangmei
Yangmei is also called red bayberry.It is native t o Asia and has been cultivated for thousand of years in China.It is round,red and flavor like strawberry.
The fruit is rich in vitamin C and eaten raw,fermented into an alcoholic beverage and used to produce a deictic reddish dye that is extracted from the bark of the tree.
17-Pineapple
The Pineapple is native to Brazil and Paraguay where wild relatives occur.The pineapple is a tropical or near tropical plant.Pineapples are drought tolerant and produce fruit under yearly precipitation rate ranging 25-150in.
Fresh pineapple is low in calories.Nonthless,it is a storehouse for several unique health promoting compounds minerals and vitamins that are essential for optimum health.
Dragon fruit has low in calories,numerous nutrients including Calcium,Phosphorus ,Vitamin C and fiber.It is sweet and crunchy with a flavor like Kiwi and Pear.
Breadfruit is native to Southeast Asia,the Pacific ocean,the Caribbean,central America,and Africa,Its named is derived from the texture of moderately ripe fruit when cooked similar to baked bread.
Before eating the fruit are roasted,baked,boiled very ripe fruit becomes sweet,as starch convert to sugar.
The Santol is native to Indo-China and peninsular Malaysia.There are two varieties of "Santol'' the "Yellow" varieties and "Red".The red are more common.
The pulp near the seed may be sweet or sour and contain indelible brown seed.The pulp is eaten raw
and plain or with spices added.
Waterapple is native to Greater Sunda Island,Malay Peninsula,and Andamand islands.The fruit is belled shaped edible berry with color ranging from white pale green,green to red or even black.
The fruit is frequently used as salad as well as lightly sauteed dishes.
The Kaffir lime is a fruit,native to tropical Asia,including Nepal,Bangladesh,India,Malaysia,Thailand,
Indonesia,and Philippine.Kaffir lime is about the size of Western lime.Its surface is dark green bumpy.In Thailand kaffir lime leaves are used in curry or in soup.
Sugar apple is also known as custard apple.It is native to tropical America and Westindies.The fruit is round to conical with a thick rind composed of knobby segments.
The flesh of fruits is very beautiful fragrant and sweet creamy white to light yellow and taste like custard.
Woodapple is a fruit.It is native to India,Bangladesh,Thailand,Indomalaya Ecozone,Sri Lanka and various others part of the Southern Asia.
The shell of fruit is tough and inside is brownish pulp with small white seed.The pulp can be eaten raw but is popularly scooped out frozen or made into Jam.
It can also be mixed with coconut milk for a delicious beverage or frozen into ice cream.
Yangmei is also called red bayberry.It is native t o Asia and has been cultivated for thousand of years in China.It is round,red and flavor like strawberry.
The fruit is rich in vitamin C and eaten raw,fermented into an alcoholic beverage and used to produce a deictic reddish dye that is extracted from the bark of the tree.
The Pineapple is native to Brazil and Paraguay where wild relatives occur.The pineapple is a tropical or near tropical plant.Pineapples are drought tolerant and produce fruit under yearly precipitation rate ranging 25-150in.
Fresh pineapple is low in calories.Nonthless,it is a storehouse for several unique health promoting compounds minerals and vitamins that are essential for optimum health.
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