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A man is spoilt for choices when it comes to food and fruit. A casual look-in at the fruit section in the mall will give you the impression that you have a wide variety of fruit choices. But in reality, the abundance of mother nature's bounty far exceeds the sampling you see in the mall or in the fruit market. The world is full of fruits that will stagger you in its size, shape and colors. Here are 16 exotic fruits that will challenge your imagination and make you salivate.
Ackee or Ackee apple belongs to the soapberry family. The fruit is informally called as "vegetable brain". As the name suggests, the only the fruit's inner, brain shaped, yellowish arils are edible. Though originally from west Africa, the fruit migrated to jamaica in 1778. …show more content…
There is no doubt about the luxury of its taste. It has won unstinted praise down the ages from all who have encountered it.''
Langsat is part of Mahogany family and bears an edible fruit. The fruit can be elliptical, oval or round. they resemble potatoes and are borne in clusters. Langsat is found in Southeast Asia, Bhutan and India. The small, translucent edible flesh are sour when unripe but turn sweetly delicious when ripe. The fruit is eaten raw or can be bottled as syrup.Since they are found in clusters, they are often cultivated by shaking the tree.
Cherimoya is most popularly known as 'Custard Apple.' cherimoya is grown throughout South Asia,Central America, South America, California, Hawaii, southern Europe, East Africa, and northern Africa. Mark Twain once referred to the Cherimoya as "the most delicious fruit known to men." Some suggest the fruit tastes like a blend of banana, pineapple, peach, Papaya and strawberry. The fruit is soft and gives when pressed. Cherimoya is normally chilled and eaten with spoon earning another nickname of 'The ice cream …show more content…
The tree yields a red-scaled, yellow bodied flesh. The red scales must be peeled away to get to the flesh. The fruit is eaten by scraping the flesh which separates it from the large embedded seed. Aguaje is used in the making of jam, juice, ice cream and wine. The fruit is a rich source of vitamin A and Vitamin C. It finds its use in the treatment of burns as well. Aguaje is grown in Amazon rain forests. It has been found in Trinidad, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guinea, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The popularity of the fruit has led to faster chopping down of the trees than they can
Ackee or Ackee apple belongs to the soapberry family. The fruit is informally called as "vegetable brain". As the name suggests, the only the fruit's inner, brain shaped, yellowish arils are edible. Though originally from west Africa, the fruit migrated to jamaica in 1778. …show more content…
There is no doubt about the luxury of its taste. It has won unstinted praise down the ages from all who have encountered it.''
Langsat is part of Mahogany family and bears an edible fruit. The fruit can be elliptical, oval or round. they resemble potatoes and are borne in clusters. Langsat is found in Southeast Asia, Bhutan and India. The small, translucent edible flesh are sour when unripe but turn sweetly delicious when ripe. The fruit is eaten raw or can be bottled as syrup.Since they are found in clusters, they are often cultivated by shaking the tree.
Cherimoya is most popularly known as 'Custard Apple.' cherimoya is grown throughout South Asia,Central America, South America, California, Hawaii, southern Europe, East Africa, and northern Africa. Mark Twain once referred to the Cherimoya as "the most delicious fruit known to men." Some suggest the fruit tastes like a blend of banana, pineapple, peach, Papaya and strawberry. The fruit is soft and gives when pressed. Cherimoya is normally chilled and eaten with spoon earning another nickname of 'The ice cream …show more content…
The tree yields a red-scaled, yellow bodied flesh. The red scales must be peeled away to get to the flesh. The fruit is eaten by scraping the flesh which separates it from the large embedded seed. Aguaje is used in the making of jam, juice, ice cream and wine. The fruit is a rich source of vitamin A and Vitamin C. It finds its use in the treatment of burns as well. Aguaje is grown in Amazon rain forests. It has been found in Trinidad, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guinea, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The popularity of the fruit has led to faster chopping down of the trees than they can