Post by merlz on May 28, 2009 9:37:21 GMT
Fruits are very delicious and make us healthy. Some fruits grow in temperate regions, some in tropical regions. Here are other exotic fruits from the tropical regions of the world you might want to eat before you say goodbye to our Beloved Mother Earth.
Sugar Apple or Annona squamosa
Atis is an edible fruit called sugar-apple, species of the genus Annona more willing to grow at lower altitudes than its relatives making it the most widely cultivated of these species. It's adelicious fruit and the tree bear fruits almost all-year round.
Bulala or Nephelium mutabile
This fruit is called "bulala" in the Philippines in Malay: pulasan or kapulasan. The pulasan is closely allied to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. In the Philippines where it is mostly known as bulala it is usually eaten fresh, it is a delicious tropical fruit, sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside of Southeast Asia.
Eggfruit or Pouteria lucuma
Tyesa in our language is called lucuma or eggfruit, a fruit native to the dry subtropical Andean coastal valleys of Peru; introduced later in other South American countries. It grows at temperate elevations, between 1,000-2,400 meters. The largest concentration of this fruit is found in Peruvian Lucuma is a fruit that is very nutritious, having high levels of carotene and vitamin B3. The lucuma is exported all around the world. In some countries it is one of the most popular ice-cream flavors.
Chico or Manilkara zapota
Another fruit that I like best is Sapodilla or Chico in our language. It is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to the New World tropics. It is a native of Mexico and was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonization.
Jackfruit or Artocarpus heterophyllus
The jackfruit or "langka" in our language is a species of tree of the mulberry family native to parts of South and Southeast Asia. It is well suited to tropical lowlands. Its fruit is the largest tree borne fruit in the world, seldom less than about 25 cm (10 in) in diameter. The jackfruit is something of an acquired taste, but it is very popular in many parts of the world.
Rose Apple
Rose Apple or tambis in the philippines is one of the most exotic and interesting fruits because it tastes and smells a lot like rose water. It is native to Southeast Asia. The skin is waxy and thin while the pear-shaped fruits are crunchy, crispy with a very delicious fresh flavor.
Santol
Santol look like overgrown apples but don’t share their flavor. They are some of the most popular fruits in the Philippines, the kids especially love them, but the fruit is native to Malaysia and former Indochina. Santol is often referred to as the “lolly fruit” due to the fact that you have to suck the flesh of the seed because it’s very strongly attached to it. It has a very sweet flavor and it is used to make delicious marmalade, very popular in markets around Europe and the US.
Lanzones
These small round fruits are known as Lanzones (Lansium Domesticum), it is a prized fruit that grows from slender trees in bunches much like grapes, but with thicker stems. Sweet and tangy, the fruit itself is covered with a slightly thick but smooth skin that turns yellow when ripe. The Lanzones is opened by simply pressing the skin with your fingers until the translucent pulp sections are revealed, each containing a small seed or two. The seeds are not eaten (bitter to the taste), just the sweet fleshy parts around it. It is said the best and sweetest Lanzones come from Camiguin Island
Mango - sweetest mango in the world = Philippine mango
1995 the Guinness Book of World records listed the Philippine mango from Carabao as the sweetest fruit in the world. Besides being truly sweet - the Philippine mango is definitely also the most delicious and most tasty
Sineguelas / Spanish Plum
Green with a little red when really ripe - a taste almost like some apples, delicious and available all over the Philippines on many markets in tropical sea level zones
Durian Fruit: The King of Fruit
Delicious but stinky Durian fruit is Asia's King of Fruit
Durian Fruit can best be described as having a succulent, creamy filling but smelling like stinky socks - don't let that dissuade you from trying it.
Philippines: Cashew Fruit (Anacardium occidentale)
This fruit is called “kasoy” in the Philippines and they are particularly abundant in the province. The edible nuts of kasoy can be roasted and eaten. The cashew is a tree native to northeastern Brazil. Its English name derives from the Portugues name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acaju. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew “nuts” and cashew apples.
