Your attention - fruit novelties from the far edges, which are unlikely to meet in the usual supermarket.
There are exotic fruits that come to our markets from hot countries, such as pineapple, mango, kiwi, banana, but they have not surprised anyone for a long time. However, there are such fruits that you most likely did not even have to see, not what to try.
1. Rambutan
An interesting fruit grows in the tropical climate of Southeast Asia. The fruits of this tree are perfectly used for food in fresh or candied form. It has a rich set of nutrients for the human body. In rambutane there is phosphorus, nicotinic acid, calcium, iron, proteins and carbohydrates, as well as vitamin C.
The edible part of the fruit has a gelatinous consistency, very fragrant and can be white or pinkish in color. Has a sweet and sour taste, reminiscent of grapes.
But the bones in the raw form can not be used, since they are poisonous, they must be fried before consumption. The tree can be grown in your garden or in the backyard and even planted it as a houseplant. On average, rambutan can reach 4-7 meters in height, but there are specimens that stretch for all 25 m.
2. Pitahaya
This fruit is also called dragon fruit for its unusual appearance. Few can guess that this is the fruit of a lianous cactus. They are large enough and can weigh from 150 to 600 grams, and sometimes even there are instances of a kilogram.
This fruit has a pleasant sweet taste similar to kiwi, but with a less fragrant smell, but some it seems virgin. Its low calorie value is appreciated in dietary systems for weight loss. The flesh of the fruit is eaten raw and chilled, but it is undesirable to apply pita in dishes with saturated or even sharp tastes. From the food, excellent wine is produced, and also juice is squeezed out of it, or used in other beverages to saturate the taste. The fruit contains vitamins B, C, E, calcium, phosphorus, iron, as well as many other nutrients and 90% water.
3. Kivanoe
This exotic fruit can still be called an African cucumber or horned melon. The plant can grow only in a warm climate, since low temperatures are fatal for it. The taste of a kiwano is similar to a banana with a cucumber, so you can eat it in both sweet and salted form. In snack salads it is well seasoned with salt, pepper and lemon juice. This universal fruit is equally widely used for the preparation of fruit and milk cocktails and other beverages. And for his low calorie values in dieticians.
4. Mangosteen (or mangosteen)
Fine delicate fruit pulp is edible in raw form, it can be preserved, and also squeezed juice. Mangosteen is considered a polyploid, therefore it possesses a lot of useful substances and microelements, than "pure" fruit. The fruit contains not only proteins and carbohydrates, but also fats, and also it is rich in cellulose, glucose, fructose and sucrose, ascorbic acid and other vitamins. Also in mangosteen there are natural antioxidants, for which they appreciate it even more.
5. Liches
Pulp of lychee is jelly-like, but it is easy to separate from skin. The taste is interesting, with a wine tinge and moderately sweet, reminiscent of our grapes, but there remains in his mouth a slight astringent sensation. This fruit is suitable for food in raw form, as well as in the preparation of desserts, it is often added to ice cream, and canned for export.
Litchi even used to make traditional Chinese wine. The unrefined fruit is dried and in this form is called Litchi nut. This fruit contains potassium, magnesium, carbohydrates, pectin substances, and a large amount of nicotinic acid.
6. Tamarind
Tamarind is a long bean that grows up to 20 cm in length about 3 cm in width. It is also called the Indian date. The flesh is suitable for food in the form of spices, which is especially popular in the kitchens of Asia and Latin America, and without it the beloved Worcester sauce of the English will not do. Greenish flesh is great for sharp dishes, as it has an acidic taste, and a more sweet taste of ripe fruits is well suited even for desserts and drinks, and the pulp is preserved with sugar.
Interestingly, the flesh of tamarind in Asian temples is often used to clean brass attributes from oxidation and fat.
7. Guava
The fruit of guava reaches in length from 4 to 12 centimeters, it smells like lemon zest. Depending on the type of plant skin may be bitter or sweet, respectively thick and thin, but the pulp has a sweet or slightly sour taste. Fruit seeds are usually very hard. This fruit is most used for making sweet desserts and alcoholic drinks.
8. Passion fruit
Fruits are edible in raw form, and also it is possible to squeeze out of them juice, which is considered an excellent tonic. Basically, passion fruit juice is added to yoghurts or mixed with orange juice. It is also widely used in cosmetology and pharmaceutics. The fresh fruit contains about 36% of vitamin C, a lot of dietary fiber, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, iron and phosphorus. In order to get a daily rate of these substances, it is enough to drink 236 grams of juice.
9. Jackfruit
The fruit of the jackfruit is considered to be the largest, can grow in diameter of about 20 cm, and weighs up to 34 kg. The flesh of the fruit is sugary and sweet, consists of slippery and juicy fibers, to taste like a melon, but much sweeter. This fruit in greenish and ripe form is actively used for culinary purposes. Ripe fruits can be eaten raw, but unripe ones are usually treated like vegetables, they can be boiled, stewed and even fried. Jackfruit contains more carbohydrates than bread, so it is very nutritious. Seeds can also be eaten in fried form, they contain about 0.4% fat, more than 6% protein and 38% carbohydrates.
With the use of this fruit, spasms in the throat may appear, making it difficult to swallow, but they pass quickly enough, about an hour or two after eating fruit.
10. Acerola
Acerola or Barbados cherry, although in fact it is quite far from the usual cherry of its kind, only an external similarity. Acerol is consumed both in raw form and in dried. These fruits are great for making various desserts, such as jellies, syrups, jams and other sweet canned foods. The fruit is very rich in useful vitamins, their content is several times greater than in oranges.
11. Sapodilla
Sapodilla has a very pleasant and rich sweet taste, therefore it is good not only in raw form, but also as a filling for pies and various desserts, and also it is used for fermenting wine. The taste of this fruit reminds something of the middle between figs and dates. From the sapodillus tree, milky juice is produced - latex, from which a chicle is obtained, which is necessary for making chewing gum. Unripe fruits are used by the local population as an antidiarrhoeic remedy, since they contain a lot of tannin.
12. Purple Mombin
This fruit can still be called a Mexican plum. In color, its fruits are purple, yellow, orange or red, up to 5 cm long. The flesh of this fruit is fragrant, sweet and fibrous. Such Mexican plum is used for food in a raw and canned form.
13. Durian
This fruit has a disgusting smell, a thick and prickly skin, due to which it is difficult to cut, but it is very pleasant taste. Therefore, despite the shortcomings, it is highly appreciated by the inhabitants of Southeast Asia and in Brazil for its taste and useful properties. And also durian is a favorite treat of humanoid orangutan monkeys.
14. Guarana
Guarana is a beautiful evergreen shrub whose branches reach a length of 12 meters. On the branches there are oval leaves, which have denticles along the edges. The flowers of the plant are bright red, collected in the inflorescence. Two years after planting from the bushes you can collect fruits. Guarana grows, both wild and cultivated in the territory of Uruguay, Peru and other countries with a warm climate. The fruit has the form of a drop with divisions into parts. Small fruit with a dense skin is colored in a dark yellow color. Ripe fruits burst and open a black oval seed, which makes it look like an eye.
When guarana is used in small amounts, blood circulation improves and blood cholesterol level decreases.
15. Leaf Citron or Buddha Hand
This fruit is somewhat like a brush with fingers, and on giving the Buddha loved the fruit, the "fingers" of which are in a closed state, as in prayer, this is what the second name came from. In fact, there is very little flesh in the fruit of the finger citron, it tastes sweet and sour, but in its raw form it is not consumed, but only in candied or dried. The rind of fruit is used in the preparation of candied fruits.
Still these fragrant fruits are used, as a freshener of air in a premise or for aromatization of clothes and other things. And in East Asia it is believed that the fruits of this fruit bring wealth to the house and I am a symbol of longevity and happiness.
16. Atemoya
Atemoyia comes from South America, but, in fact, it is not an independent fruit, but a hybrid of a sugar apple and cheremoy. In appearance it resembles durian, however this fruit has a pleasant aroma, it is sweet, soft and smooth. The fruits of atemoyi are considered to be the most delicious tropical fruits, tastefully reminiscent of mango and pineapple, and in the mouth they melt like a tender cream. This fruit is eaten not only in raw form, it is actively used for making sweet drinks, desserts, salads and ice cream.
And also the atemoya fruits became famous for their ability to bring down the temperature and stop diarrhea. But here the seeds are categorically forbidden for consumption as they are poisonous.