Fruits of Thailand - tasty exotic

For whatever purpose a person comes to Thailand, he will certainly try the fruits of this country. For local residents, they are commonplace, and for the Russian people - exotic. Of course, today in stores you can buy almost everything. But fruits and vegetables from the supermarket and fresh, ripe in their usual conditions, are two big differences.

When we hear the "fruits of Thailand", then most likely, we represent pineapples, bananas, coconuts, pamelos. But, besides well-known to us, many others are grown here.

Papaya is cultivated for a long time, it was grown still by the Aztecs and Mayans. The fruit is externally similar to a small melon, it is a berry. From above it is green, and inside - bright orange. Someone likes the taste, but someone reminds cooked carrots. However, these fruits of Thailand are very useful for those who want to lose weight. They should be consumed daily, about half of the fruit is watered with lime juice.

Mango is a very juicy, sweet, fragrant fruit of Thailand. They are yellow or red, oblong or round. Tasty and fresh, and in juices, and in desserts. But do not get carried away by them, you can easily recover. It is interesting that the green fruits are more useful, the Thais use them exactly. But for us it is hardly suitable, because they are very, very sour.

Jackfruit are sugary and sweet. The fruit is amazing: the flesh is fragrant, and the peel and seeds smell, to put it mildly, not very much. Therefore, they are sold already divided into slices. Fruits can grow to 35 kg. The mature fruit is brown, immature - green. Immature jackfruit Thais used to prepare various dishes similar to vegetables.

Durians are the most controversial fruit of Thailand. They ripen in tall trees and can weigh up to 5 kg. The fruit is covered with a hard shell with spines. Local people call it "king" among fruits, and Europeans - "smelly." About it a lot is told, so tourists, as a rule, have an interest in this fetus. Many people decide to try it by closing their noses. They say that the taste is delicious.

Rambunata - hairy fruits of Thailand. Fruits are roundish, with brown hairs, somewhat resembling hedgehogs. Unripe they are green, ripening, turn yellow, and then blush. The taste is pleasant, although the structure is jelly-like. The stone located inside the fetus is poisonous. But after heat treatment and it can be eaten.

Longan and Longkong are Thailand's favorite local fruits. Buy them bunches. Delicious, sweet, pulp whitish-transparent. Fruits are covered with a skin, easily retractable hands. It is difficult for a European to distinguish one from another.

Salakka has a peculiar taste. Externally - ellipsoidal with a narrowed end.

Pittahaya someone reminds the taste of strawberries, and someone - cotton wool. The second name of the fruit is the dragon's eye. It is bright pink, elongated, with white or pink flesh. Inside it is full of sunflower seeds, as in gooseberry.

Tamarind to taste like candy toffee. Outwardly - a long pod. It is interesting that it can be stored for a very long time without losing taste. Inside the fruit there are hard seeds. As a rule, tamarind is liked by both children and adults.

In addition to the above, they grow yellow small watermelons, guava, mangosteen, lychees, carambola, etc. You can take fruits from Thailand fresh and candied to treat your loved ones and eat them again at home.