Durian. The top 10 exotic fruits. Traveling to an exotic destination is not just about swimming in the turquoise waters or sunbathing. You also have to taste some of the cuisine and sample some of the exotic fruits of the place. For those hot summers when you need something refreshing, we have collected 10 tropical fruits you absolutely must try. 1.
RambutanNative to Malay Archipelago, Southeast Asia Coming from an evergreen tree, the Rambutan fruit resembles the Lychees, have a leathery red skin and are covered with spines. Rambutan is a popular garden fruit tree and one of the most famous in Southeast Asia. The fruit is sweet and juicy, being commonly found in jams or available canned. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12 Bizarre Fruits & Vegetables You’ve Never Heard of – And Their Health Benefits | Cuisine Vegan Blog.
1. Purple Haze Carrots Orange carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A and contain phytochemicals that have antioxidants, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other health enhancing qualities. Purple carrots also contain all of these elements, but also include anthocyanins – potent antioxidants. These anthocyanins play an important role in the reduction of risk to diabetes and coronary heart disease. 2. Okinawan Sweet Potato The Okinawan sweet potato is named for its origins in Okinawa Japan. 3.
Buddha’s hand is one of the weirdest looking fruits on our list. 4. Purple cauliflower is very similar to its more commonly seen green colored variation. 5. While nutritionally no different than a normal round watermelon, the square-shaped watermelon is just cool to look at. 6. Pitahaya is the fruit of several cactus species, and are commonly referred to as “Dragon Fruit”. 7. 8. 9. 10. The lychee is a tropical and subtropical fruit native to China. 11. 12. Durio testudinarum. Durio testudinarum. List of Durio species. Among the thirty known species of Durio, so far nine species have been identified to produce edible fruits.
However, there are many species for which the fruit has never been collected or properly described and it is likely that other species with edible fruit exist.[1] The currently known nine species of edible durians are: The other species, which haven't been identified to produce edible fruits are: Durio acutifolius (Mast.) Kosterm.: distributed in Kalimantan and Sabah.Durio affinis (Becc.): distributed in West Kalimantan and Sabah.Durio beccarianus (Kosterm. & Soegeng.): distributed in West Kalimantan.Durio bukitrayaensis (Kosterm.)Durio burmanicus (Soegeng.)Durio carinatus (Mast.): distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.Durio crassipes (Kosterm.): distributed in Tenom and Sipitang areas of Sabah.Durio excelsus (Korth.) Bakh.: distributed in Kalimantan.Durio griffithii (Mast.) Notes[edit] References[edit] Brown, Michael J. (1997). Durian. The edible flesh emits a distinctive odour that is strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact.
Some people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance; others find the aroma overpowering and revolting. The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as rotten onions, turpentine, and raw sewage. The persistence of its odour has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in Southeast Asia. There is a saying that, when a person smells durian for the first time, the smell is bad, but if they eat it the next time they smell the fruit, it smells very good to them. [clarification needed]<! Where is this saying from? --> The durian, native to Southeast Asia, has been known to the Western world for about 600 years. There are 30 recognised Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit.
Species[edit] Durian flowers are usually closed during the daytime. Cultivars[edit]