Fruits of Thailand - tasty exotic

For whatever purpose, a person does not come to Thailand, hesurely 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 "fruit of Thailand", then most likely, we represent pineapples, bananas, coconuts, pamelos. But, besides well-known to us, many others are grown here.

Papaya has been cultivated for a long time, it was grownAztecs and Maya. 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 - very juicy, sweet, fragrant fruitThailand. 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.

Jackfruits 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. 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 him a lot is told, so tourists, as a rule, are interested in this fetus. Many people dare to try it by closing their noses. They say that the taste is delicious.

Rambunata - hairy fruits of Thailand. The fruits are rounded, with brown hairs, somewhat resembling hedgehogs. Unripe, they are green, ripening, turning 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 - loved by the local populationfruit of Thailand. Buy them bunches. Delicious, sweet, flesh is whitish-transparent. The 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 for the fruit is the dragon's eye. It is bright pink, elongated, with white or pink flesh. Inside it is full of seeds, as in a gooseberry.

Tamarind to taste like candy toffee. Externally - 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, yellowsmall watermelons, guava, mangosteen, lychees, carambola, etc. You can take fruits from Thailand fresh and candied to treat your loved ones and regale them at home again.