Fruit from Thailand similar to garlic. Varieties of fruits from Thailand

Many tourists and travelers visit Thailand not only for the beautiful beaches and summer all year round, but also to taste exotic Thai fruits that are charged with the sun and vitamins!

Thai fruits - like a medicine for immunity for the whole winter 🙂

So, what is worth trying in Thailand in my opinion, and not buying in our Russian supermarkets and not saying later that these exotic fruits are not for us!

durian(in Thai thu-ryan) - the most favorite fruit!

Durian season in Thailand is from May to September. Durian is considered to be the king of fruits in Thailand. The large, spiky green fruits are difficult to peel because the needles cut into the skin of the fingers, and there is not much pulp inside the fruit. The color of the pulp is from yellowish white to bright bright yellow, the texture is like custard if it is ripe and like a tree if not ripe. In general, the color and size of the fruit depends on the durian variety, in Asia there are a large number of durian varieties, the most famous durian varieties in Thailand are Monthong, Kadum Thong, Puang-manee, Chanee, Aroncillo, Puyat, Konyao, Native, Cobe, Senorita, Duyaya, Salika.
The taste and smell of durian cannot be described in words, it is not for everyone, but you should definitely try it, 100%! It is very sweet, like vanilla ice cream when ripe, but there are also notes of fried onions, and something rancid and at the same time something vanilla. I also liked it not the first time, the main thing is not to run into the MISSING durian, it deteriorates very quickly, literally within a few minutes, especially in the open sun. For the first time, try durian with your hands over your nose so that its smell does not irritate you! Due to the smell of durian, it is forbidden to enter many hotels, planes and other places with it. After a couple of tastings, durian might blow your mind and you'll be addicted to it, just like me. It is quite high-calorie, although it contains a lot of fiber, therefore it improves digestion and will not damage the figure.

A pineapple(sa-pa-mouth).

Pineapple season all year round. This is one of the most common and cheap fruits in Thailand, they are grown in huge plantations in any region of Thailand. You can buy a large pineapple from 10 to 50 baht apiece, there are also mini-pineapples, very sweet but expensive, from 60 baht a piece. Generally, all pineapples are sweet when they are ripe, but be careful. If you eat a lot of it, then the acid can corrode the mucous membrane and tongue to the blood. I had this when I ate a whole pineapple alone. When preparing Thai dishes with meat, pineapple is often used, though unripe, thanks to its enzymes, it makes the meat soft, and also gives the dish a pleasant sweet and sour taste.

Watermelon yellow or red (Thai ten-moo).

Watermelon can hardly be called an exotic fruit, but in Thailand it costs about 20 baht per kilogram all year round! Here they are always fresh and juicy, they perfectly quench their thirst in the heat and are used as the basis for shakes. Thai watermelons come in red and YELLOW flesh, be sure to try this as the flavors are slightly different!

Bananas(clu-ay).

There are dozens of varieties of bananas in Thailand. There are giant brown ones (they are called black ones) and ordinary ones - like we have in Russia, Lite bananas, there are small plump ones with bones - Nam Wa, there are even fewer - Khai (Thai egg), very sweet. There are small "finger" bananas Leb Meu Nang, very tender. There are more astringent bananas, white inside, sweet and sour taste. In general, in Thailand, everyone will find bananas to their liking. Bananas contain a lot of potassium, and will not let you get fat, because in ripe bananas not much starch. Many desserts are made from bananas, boiled, dried, baked in banana leaves, grilled, fried in batter and made into chips. I wrote more about bananas on the page.

Guava(fa-rank).

The Thai guava fruit is different from the Balinese guava, perhaps some other varieties are brought to Russia, I have not tried it here. Thai Guava is like a big green apple with hard seeds inside. Take care of your teeth, and peel the skin to try sweet pulp and do not eat it with bones that are concentrated in the center.
Thais eat guava, and not only it, slightly underripe with sugar and chili pepper, they will give you such a bag if you take a cut of guava in the market! Know that guava contains more vitamin C than citrus fruits, as well as vitamins A and B, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus, Zhanna loves it, but I do not really like guava.

Jackfruit(kha-nun).

Jackfruit - variety breadfruit. Huge fruits are attached directly to the trunk, the peel is green with small spikes. Cutting the fruit in half, gently with gloves on so as not to get dirty, sticky like rubber, juice, light yellow fruits with seeds inside are extracted. The fruits are sweet, dense, starchy texture with a strong odor. Jackfruit is used to make chips, deep-fried and eaten raw, the bones are also used for something, we have seen them sold separately in the markets more than once.

dragon fruit - the fruit of a cactus 🙂

dragonfruit or pitahaya (according to taishi keu-man-gon).

Dragonfruit season all year round. Dragonfruit belongs to the cactus family - it is literally the fruit of a cactus. It looks very unusual and you are unlikely to miss it. Its thin pink skin peels easily, revealing white or purple flesh with black seeds. You can eat fruit with a spoon, cut in half. The taste is very delicate, not pronounced, sweetish. Dragonfruit is a good source of vitamin C, as well as phosphorus and calcium. It's low high-calorie fruit, it is rich in dietary fiber, it can be included in the "Thai diet" when you are there on vacation! Zhanna wrote more about this fruit on the page.

carambola or Starfruit(Ma Phuang in Thai).

Carambola season is from October to December. Carambola attracts with its unusual star shape and bright yellow. But her taste is not pronounced, sweet and sour, but very juicy. In my opinion, only the appearance is attractive, you can not try it. We saw on Koh Chang how the fruits fell off the trees and no one ate them, apparently it was almost a wild option, because. those fruits were very sour.

Coconut(ma-phrao).

Coconuts rightfully occupy the first place in Thai cuisine, both raw and cooked, and everything goes in, both young coconuts and old ones, and juice and pulp. Made from old pulp coconut milk and extract coconut oil. We made our own coconut milk on Koh Phangan, do not confuse it with coconut juice.
In Thailand, most soups are cooked with the addition of coconut milk, many desserts are sold with coconut milk, pulp, shavings, especially many home-made “candies” made from rice and coconut. Coconut juice perfectly quenches thirst and is compared with mother's milk. You need to drink coconut open with you, chilled and not sour. For the first time in our lives, we tried warm coconut juice and we didn’t like it, and only later did we taste it, so I advise everyone to try at least 2-3 times. I wrote more about coconuts on the page.

Longkong or langsat(in Thai lan-sat).

Longkong bunches can be found in the market or in TESCO Lotus and BIG C supermarkets. Fruits are in the form of balls with a sand-colored skin that is easily peeled off by hands and hides sweet and sour or sweet cloves of pulp similar to garlic. It is worth trying this fruit for a change. Longkong fruits are rich in calcium, phosphorus, carbohydrates and vitamin C.

Longan(lam-yay).

The longan season is from June to September. Longan is a type of lychee. Longan is usually sold in the form of twigs tied with a broom. The fruit has a thin, yellowish-brown rind that is easily peeled by hand. Inside you will find a transparent juicy and sweet ball with a bone in the center. Longan has a peculiar taste, similar to musk. Longan is definitely worth a try while in Thailand, especially since it has a lot of vitamin C, calcium, iron and phosphorus, as well as many bioacids that are good for the skin.

Lychee(lin-chi).

Lychee is called the "dragon's eye" because under the pink skin, the transparent flesh envelops a black bone resembling a pupil. Lychee has an exotic, strong flavor and juicy sweet and sour flesh. Lychee, like longan, contains a high percentage of vitamin C. 9 lychee fruits cover daily requirement in this vitamin in an adult. Among other things, lychee contains a lot of copper, phosphorus and potassium. I also recommend trying it.

Mango(ma-muang).

The mango season is from April to August, depending on the varieties, on average they begin to ripen in the spring. One of the hallmarks of Thailand is, of course, Thai mango. Although there are many varieties of mangoes, the most common classic yellow Thai mango is called Nam Doc Mai, which is considered the sweetest and juiciest. Mangoes here are from green to yellow-red. Under the green peel, juicy yellow flesh may be hidden, depending on the variety, or there may be wooden green flesh, Thais also eat green mangoes with spices, even pickle them and add them to other dishes. Ripe juicy fruits make wonderful necks and smoothies that are just as pleasant to drink, no juice in a pack, even if it says MANGO, will not replace this heavenly fruit, you must try it 100% in Thailand. Usually ready-to-eat sliced ​​mango is sold with sweet glutinous rice boiled in coconut milk + coconut milk is given separately in a bag or poured over mango and rice in a bowl, you must try it!

Mangosteen or Mangosteen (Thai mang-khuk).

The mangosteen season is from April to October, it is known as the "Queen of Fruits". Under the very thick purple skin of the mangosteen are slices of snow-white pulp with a sweet and sour refreshing taste. Mangosteen has a cooling effect. The fruits are rich in antioxidants that rejuvenate the body, as well as xanthones that strengthen the immune system. Be sure to try it when in Thailand.

passion fruit(sau-va-rot).

Passion fruit season is from September to December. The fruit is about the size of a large chicken egg. Under a thick and strong shell are, like larvae, small capsules that you need to eat, it is better to do this with a spoon. The taste of passion fruit is unlike any other fruit, it is sweet and sour, but at least once it is worth trying in Thailand. We were only able to see it twice, despite the fact that it was in season, so you will need to look for it if you want to taste this fruit.

young unripe noina on a tree

sugar apple(noina).

The sugar apple season is from June to September. The name sugar apple accurately reflects its essence. Noina is a green scaly fruit, slightly larger than an apple, with white flesh inside - very fragrant and sweet. The texture is soft and fleshy. Only one drawback - a lot of bones. It is better to choose the most ripe and soft fruits, but not overripe, so as not to start to ferment. You should definitely try noina in Thailand!

Papaya(ma-la-ko).

Papaya season all year round. These are long green, yellow or orange fruit depending on the variety with orange-red flesh inside, they are a bit like a melon. There are also varieties in Thailand imported from other countries, they are usually with yellow or orange skin, smaller and sweeter. There is a Hawaiian papaya - very tiny and very sweet. The papaya fruit must be peeled with a knife or a vegetable peeler, remove the seeds from the core, remove the entire white part and eat only the orange pulp! It is very juicy, sometimes melts in your mouth. Sometimes papaya is poured with lime juice to enhance the taste, although I can eat it like that without even cutting it. Green, unripe papaya fruits are used for the famous spicy Thai Som Tam salad. Papaya has antiviral, choleretic and diuretic effects. Papaya pulp is used to make face masks. I advise you to 100% try papaya on your first visit to Thailand!

pomelo(soom-o).

The pomelo season is from July to September. pomelo happens different varieties: some are yellow, others are pinkish, others are bright pink inside. This citrus fruit, larger than a grapefruit, with a very thick skin that is not easy to peel. But, it's worth it. The fruits are slightly sweet and very sweet, but still not like tangerines. You can’t eat a lot of it, one fruit is enough for several people, since it is quite large. Pomelo, like all citrus fruits, is rich in vitamin C, so for the sake of interest, it is worth including it in your diet at least once.

rambutan - red hairy fruit 🙂

Rambutan(n-go-o).

The rambutan season is from April to October. This is another type of lychee. From Malay rambut means hair. This is a reddish hairy fruit, of course it does not have hairs on the peel, but such processes in the likeness of hair. But it is even more interesting inside, sometimes it is not easy to separate its bone so that the pulp is completely gone, but the taste is tender, juicy, it is worth a try. Its juice is like nectar, especially if the fruits are fresh. Freshness can be easily determined by the “hairs”, if the hairs have darkened and dried up, then the rambutan is not fresh, the taste will not give you pleasure, the fruit may be spoiled. I advise you to definitely try it - this is one of our favorite Asian fruits!

rose apple(chom poo in Thai).

Rose apple season is all year round. This is a very juicy, slightly sweet, light, mostly air and water fruit! It can be eaten directly with the peel, perfectly quenches thirst, because. oozes straight out when you eat it. Personally, I like this fruit, I advise you to try it when you are in Thailand. There are also very small chompas, they are sour, try the ones in the photo.

Salak or snake fruit(Thai ra-kum or sa-la).

The herring is covered with prickly needles that can scare away the buyer, but inside it has a sweet and sour pulp, yellow-brown in color, if you guess with ripeness, you can try a very juicy and tasty salak, though the smell is slightly reminiscent of valerian. We liked the Balinese herring more than the Thai one, its fruits are 2-3 times larger, it is worth trying it on the island of Bali in Indonesia.

sapodilla(la-mut).

Sapodilla season is from September to December. Similar to small potatoes with pointed ends. The peel is thin, easily cut with a knife, inside the pulp with stones, divided into segments, as in persimmon. Very sweet when ripe. If it is not ripe and you feel that it is knitting, it is better to wait for ripeness in 1-2 days, otherwise it will be impossible to clean the tongue from the sapodilla juice, which is sticky like latex. However, I highly recommend giving it a try.

Tamarind(ma-kham).

The tamarind season is from December to February. Fruit in the shell in the form of a legume or peanut pod. The shell is easily broken by fingers, and inside the pulp with a stone, tastes like dried fruits, the consistency is viscous and sweet. Sweet tamarind is eaten, and sour tamarind is used to make sauces for various Thai dishes.

Tangerine(catfish).

Tangerine is a type of mandarin. There are several varieties of tangerines and tangerines in Thailand, they are all very juicy, sweet and not expensive, it is good to make freshly squeezed juices from them. Sometimes these are sold in Bangkok on every corner, they perfectly quench their thirst. The plow looks like a tangerine with the same slices, only sometimes there are a lot of seeds inside. Be sure to try it.

I also advise you to try everything that you like in the market, sometimes shakes and smoothies are prepared right in front of you, you can try freshly squeezed cane juice and other things…

We love fruits, vegetables, nuts in any form and with the whole family 🙂

I came across an interesting chart of the fruit season, which I decided to publish below.

Thailand is a country of exotic discoveries, and one of them is fruits. The tropical climate has enabled nature to create spectacular variations in shapes, colors, tastes and smells. The fruit harvest in Thailand is harvested twice, and sometimes thrice a year, so there is no point in stuffing them with chemical fertilizers. Thai fruits are cheap and you can buy them anywhere - in the markets, in street tents and mobile scooter kiosks. For some cuts of fruit, sellers can give a bag of ... salt mixed with sugar or chili pepper, Thais assure that it tastes better.

Asian fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals, and some have a healing effect. Their ripe and sometimes unripe flesh has become an important part of Thai cuisine. Freshly squeezed juices, fresh juices, smoothies and fruit cuts, desserts, salads and even soups are sold everywhere.

Such a rich choice makes the tourist want to pounce on everything that is on the counter in order to quickly try everything at once. However, it is better to accustom your body to the exotic gradually, it must adapt to the assimilation of new food. Yes, and the taste of fruit can be quite unexpected. Therefore, it would be good to make inquiries in advance about the names of the fruits of Thailand (they are given in brackets in Thai), learn to distinguish them from the photo and read the description of the taste. The most patient reader at the end of this story will learn about the rules for exporting fruits from Thailand.

Some exotic fruits are not so easy to get rid of and you need to know how to clean them properly. Most Asian fruits are sold all year round, but in the months when one or another type of fruit is harvested, the price of it becomes lower. You can find pickup trucks with fruits that sell them in three-kilogram bundles, due to which they become even cheaper.

Fruit prices per kilogram in Thailand (data updated automatically by )

no	Name	Price in baht	Price in dollars	Price in rubles
1	Mango	60	1.89 USD	122.40 RUB
2	durian	100	3.14 USD	204.00 RUB
3	Papaya	20	0.63 USD	40.80 RUB
4	Pineapple (1 pc)	30	0.94 USD	61.20 RUB
5	Coconut (1 pc)	30	0.94 USD	61.20 RUB
6	Bananas (bunch)	15	0.47 USD	30.60 RUB
7	dragon fruit (pitaya)	50	1.57 USD	102.00 RUB
8	jackfruit	90	2.83 USD	183.60 RUB
9	Pomelo(1 pc)	25	0.79 USD	51.00 RUB
10	Longan	40	1.26 USD	81.60 RUB
11	Longkong	30	0.94 USD	61.20 RUB
12	Mangosteen	25	0.79 USD	51.00 RUB
13	passion fruit	40	1.26 USD	81.60 RUB
14	Watermelon	30	0.94 USD	61.20 RUB
15	100	3.14 USD	204.00 RUB
16	Rambutan	40	1.26 USD	81.60 RUB
17	rose apple	15	0.47 USD	30.60 RUB
18	noina	50	1.57 USD	102.00 RUB
19	sapodilla	35	1.10 USD	71.40 RUB
20	70	2.20 USD	142.80 RUB
21	carambola	30	0.94 USD	61.20 RUB
22	70	2.20 USD	142.80 RUB
23	Guava	20	0.63 USD	40.80 RUB
* Prices are for Pattaya and Phuket regions during the fruit season

Mango (ma muang)- a symbol of the tropics, and for many it is he, and not the durian, the very “king of exotic fruits”! Probably, everyone has tried mangoes, but the Thai fruit has a unique “signature” taste and aroma, which cannot be found in Russia.

In Thailand, you can find several varieties of mangoes: yellow and green in color, round and oblong in shape. The taste of mango is different - a slightly unripe one feels a slight pleasant aftertaste of pine needles. Ripe becomes very sweet and odorous, combining something from apricot, melon and quite a bit of citrus. You can eat it without fear of calories, there is even a mango diet.

You need to choose a mango considering its skin, it is better if it is not shrunken and without dark spots, and the fruit itself is elastic, but not too hard. Ripe fruit - yellow color. You can also buy a greenish one, it will ripen after lying down for a week.


There are several ways to peel and eat mangoes. Thais in the markets cut the pulp from the stone along with the peel, and then cut it lengthwise and across, getting cubes that are removed from the skin on a plate.

Harvest from March to June. 60 calories per 100 g, sugar 14 g per 100 g. Vitamins and trace elements: C, B9, B6, A, beta-carotene.

The price of mango in the season is from 30 to 70 baht per kilogram, at other times in the resorts it can be sold for more than 100 baht.

Durian (tu-ri-aan)

Durian (tu-ri-aan)- the controversial "star" of Asian exoticism and the king of the tropics. This fruit has “royal” dimensions: durian can pull a kilo by five. It looks very impregnable and is covered with spikes, which, however, are safe. The fruit is peculiar, it combines a repulsive smell and incomparable taste which cannot be described in words.



From the first time, most tourists do not really like durian, but he has many loyal fans. There is a lot of organic sulfur in its pulp, and it gives such a pungent smell. One of the most beloved Thai varieties is called Mon Thong, which means "golden pillow", this is because the fruit slices look like pillows. Warlike in appearance, inside the durian hides a delicate yellow, orange or white flesh with a creamy flavor and a range of shades.

How to eat durian? It is not easy to cut a whole fruit, it can be bought at the market, packaged in trays. There are also contraindications - it is undesirable to combine it with alcohol, because durian slightly increases blood pressure.

Due to the pungent smell, durians should not be eaten in public places, and are not allowed to be brought into the rooms of some hotels. Leftovers should not be thrown into the garbage chute. And one more fun fact - durian is officially banned for export! Enjoy the moment while you are in Thailand!

Harvest is mainly from April to June. 175 calories per 100 g, sugar 25 g per 100 g.
Vitamins B1, B6, C, B2, contains manganese, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.
The price of an uncut durian is around 100 baht per kilogram. Pulp in trays costs about 80 baht.

Papaya (ma-la-ko)

Papaya (ma-la-ko)- popular and ancient tropical fruit, similar to an elongated melon. Its juicy, bright orange flesh is reminiscent of boiled carrots and pumpkin. Papaya can be disappointing when you first meet, because its taste is not very bright, and this is not at all what we expect from an exotic fruit. But if you eat it chilled, feeling thirsty, pleasure is guaranteed. The usefulness of the fruit (although some consider papaya a vegetable) is in special enzymes that help digestion.


Papaya is fried with meat and added to Som Tam, the most favorite salad among locals, here comes the green fruit. By the way, when pronouncing this word in Thailand, emphasize the last syllable - the letter "I", this is what the Thais always say.



Harvest from March to June. 43 calories per 100 g, sugar 8 g per 100 g. Rich in vitamins C, B9, B5 and potassium.
The price of papaya is from 20 baht per 1 kg, the whole can cost 30-40 baht.

A pineapple

A pineapple(sappa root). A fruit that is quite familiar to us, but it gets unripe into European supermarkets. It is better to enjoy the true taste of pineapple in Thailand, where they are the most delicious and fragrant! You can buy it all year round and everywhere - ripe, sweet and juicy. The fruit is rich in vitamins and useful substances, it contains an enzyme that speeds up metabolism. Thais recommend eating pineapple after meat dishes, which helps break down protein. Great pineapple jams, fresh juices and refreshing shakes.


The pineapple is harvested all year round as it matures. The main one is December and January and from April to June.


50 kcal per 100 g, sugar 13 g per 100 g.
Vitamins and trace elements: C, B6, B1, B12, B9, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, iron.
The price is about 20-30 baht per piece in a purified form. In Pattaya and Phuket, tourist places can ask for more.

Coconut - ma phrau

Coconut(ma phrau) for Thais is like bread or potatoes for us and it is always in use. Coconut milk and shavings go to soups and dressings, all kinds of sweets are prepared from them. pulp coconut fried, boiled, marinated and baked. Coconut is actively used by all cosmetologists on the planet. Beach with coconut trees on white sand - an idyllic picture of the sweet life on Bounty Island.


Some people don't like coconut milk, while others love it. But you should definitely try it, it perfectly quenches thirst and has almost no calories. Fruit sellers in Thailand keep coconuts in a refrigerator or ice water and, right in front of you, they will cut a hole with an ax by inserting a straw into it.


Harvest all year round.
Pulp calorie content: 355 cal per 100 g, milk - up to 19 cal., Sugar 7 g per 100 g, fat 33 g per 100 g. Contains B5, C, iron, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, magnesium, etc.

The price of a coconut is from 25 baht apiece.

Bananas

Bananas(clue ai). Bananas are also brought to our counters unripe, but in the tropics you can appreciate their real taste, because it is Southeast Asia that is the birthplace of this delicacy. They are all sold seasonally, harvesting as they ripen. There are at least 20 varieties of this fruit in Thailand, but basically it is a very tasty, small banana with a thin peel, growing in clusters in the form of a fan. Favorite varieties are long Kluay Hom, and "finger" Kluay Leb Mue Nang and Kluay Kai.

The benefits of bananas are not only in vitamins, they are rich in sucrose, glucose and fructose, which makes them an excellent source of vital energy. They lift your spirits and prevent stress. Thais advise eating them in the morning to recharge for the whole day. Banana aids digestion by helping the absorption of carbohydrates. This good remedy to relieve hangovers and combat bad breath. In Thai cuisine, banana is used as an ingredient in salad dressings, marinades and all kinds of sauces. On sale you can find fried bananas with a crispy crust.

Harvest - all year round. 95 cal per 100 g
The fruit is rich in vitamin C and B vitamins, contains manganese, potassium, magnesium, iron, fluorine, phosphorus, sodium, beta-carotene and pectin.
The price of a banana in Thailand is from 15 baht per bunch.

Dragonfruit or Pitahaya (kheu mangkon). He has many more names: dragon fruit, dragonfruit or pitaya. It grows not on a tree, but on a cactus! Outwardly handsome, like a flower bud, he deserves the title of an exotic fruit.


She likes to change her “outfit”, from raspberry and pink to yellow and even purple! Impressive and varied colors pulp - from ivory to pink and burgundy, with small, like poppy seeds. But for the taste of dragons, the fruit is not so enchanting, its “filling” will not charm with aroma, it will not hook with taste. And, regardless of color. However, it is very juicy, and what else do you need in the heat of 30? The taste of dragon fruit is somewhat reminiscent of kiwi.


Peeling it is very simple, you need to cut the fruit in half and remove the skin or eat the tender pulp directly from it with a spoon. Great in salads or smoothies, paired with other exotic fruits and topped with sugar syrup and ice or ice cream. It is low-calorie, but it is not recommended to eat a lot - it will act as a laxative. Because this gift of the tropics is recommended to the sick diabetes, those who experience problems with the stomach and with endocrine diseases.

Harvest: May - June and January - February. 65 cal per 100 g, sugar: 11 g per 100 g.
Rich in vitamin C, contain phosphorus and calcium.
The price of dragon fruit in different seasons is from 40 to 80 baht per kilo.

Jackfruit

Jackfruit(kha-nun) for a novice tourist, outwardly almost indistinguishable from a durian fruit - just as large and covered in thorns. And yet they are different, and even more so in taste and smell. The fruit is full of hundreds of yellow fibrous segments, very juicy and odorous, tastes a bit like pineapple and ... candy.


Cleaning, or rather, cutting jackfruit is not an easy task, you need to watch a lot of videos from different ways, buy rubber gloves and be prepared to scrub your hands and knife from the sticky latex liquid. It is easier to buy the fruit packaged and eat chilled. Unripe jackfruit pulp is used as a vegetable, adding to meat dishes and soups.



The jackfruit fruit is known as the world record holder - it is the largest of all edible fruits growing on trees. The fruit is very satisfying, it is not for nothing that it is called the breadfruit. They love jackfruit for the abundance of vitamins and minerals, it is recommended as a source of vegetable fiber.

Harvest from January to March. 94 calories per 100 g, sugar 19 g per 100 g.
Rich in vitamins B6, C, B1, contains potassium and magnesium.
The price for a whole fruit is from 90 baht, and one substrate with slices costs 40-70 baht.

pomelo

pomelo(som-o) in Thailand is not like the one we are used to, its pink flesh is brighter in taste and juicier. Sweet slices, slightly sour, will not be bitter if you remove the film from them. Pomelo refreshes well and quenches thirst and helps after drinking alcohol, expelling it from the body. Pomelo is rich in vitamins, minerals and essential oils. It strengthens the immune system, normalizes blood pressure. Contains limonoids that inhibit the development of tumors, preventing breast cancer.



Harvest ripens by the end of summer, but on sale all year round. 35 calories per 100 g, sugar 9 g per 100 g.
A lot of vitamin C, contains B1, B6, potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron.
The price of a pomelo is about 25 baht apiece, a large fruit can cost up to 60 baht.

Longan la miai

Longan(la-miai) should not be confused with longkong. They are similar - they grow in clusters, they look like small potatoes or nuts. Inside is the same white and translucent flesh with a dark bone, which makes it look like an eye, which is why it was nicknamed the "dragon's eye".


Sweet and juicy aromatic pulp with a texture like that of grapes, tastes like melon, a little grapefruit and has notes of honey flavor. It is not recommended to eat a lot, more than 5-10 fruits will begin to noticeably make you sleepy. When choosing, you need to make sure that the fruits are the same color, without spots. Peel off simply by pressing on the peel.


Harvest in July - September. 60 cal per 100 g, sugar 15 g per 100 g
Useful high content of vitamin C and B2, it has potassium, magnesium, zinc.
The price of longan is from 40 to 80 baht per kilogram.

Longkong - lang-kat

Longkong(lang-kat) is also called langsat - large berries in brown skin, they grow in clusters on trees. Inside - juicy jelly-like milky-white flesh in slices with one or two long bones.


The bitter taste is reminiscent of sweet and sour grapes, there is something from lemon and tangerine. Thais add it to meat and salad dressings. When burned, dried langkong is said to give off an insect-repellent odor.



Longkong supports immunity by helping to resist infections. You need to choose the fruits by the skin, in ripe ones it is of an even yellow color, without cracks and almost without spots.

Harvest from May to October. 65 calories per 100 g, sugar 15 g per 100 g.
Contains vitamins C, A, B1, B2, phosphorus, calcium, etc.
The price of a longkong in the season is 30-50 baht per kg.

Mangosteen - (mang-khuuk)

Mangosteen(mang-khuuk) - a very popular exotic fruit, although it looks "so-so". Round, eggplant color, it will pleasantly surprise you with its exquisite taste.


Inside the mangosteen are several white cloves that look like garlic. Juicy sweet and sour pulp is full of flavors of a variety of fruits - you may remember peach, grapes, lemon, apricot and melon! The "correct" mangosteen should not be too soft, and not too hard.


You need to clean the mangosteen like this: cut in a circle and rotate the halves in different directions, so the peel will easily peel off. Mangosteen does a good job of getting rid of the durian smell. Well preserved during transportation.

Harvest from May to October. 72 calories per 100 g, sugar 17 g per 100 g.
Contains vitamins B9, B1 and B2, C, manganese, magnesium and iron.

The price of mangosteen is from 35 baht per kilogram per season, at other times it becomes much more expensive.

Passion fruit - (sau-va-rot)

passion fruit(sau-va-rot), known in Europe as Passion fruit, which means “fruit of passion. According to legend, the monks called it that, marveling at the beauty of the flowers of this tropical liana. The taste is familiar even to those who have not tried it, because it is the aroma of passion fruit that underlies the “multifruit” drinks, as a symbol of fruit exoticism. In Thailand, fruit is also actively added to all desserts. They eat with a spoon, cut in half, Thais add sugar. Yellow jelly-like pulp with a bright sweet and sour taste perfectly tones. Eat passion fruit frequently to improve digestion and boost immunity. A ripe passion fruit has a dark purple, shriveled skin and should not be overly soft or hard.

Harvest from January to April. 68 calories per 100 g, sugars 11 g per 100 g.
Contains vitamins B, A, C, protein, carbohydrates, rich in iron, sodium and serotonin.
The price of passion fruit in the season is about 40 baht, at other times it can go up to 100 baht per 1 kg.

Watermelons (teng-mo)

watermelons(teng-mo), in Asia they can be not only red, but also with yellow flesh. The taste is almost the same, but sometimes the yellow ones are a little sweeter and juicier than the red-pink ones. Thai watermelons are small in size and such a compact version can always be grabbed in the market to quench your thirst. Sliced ​​watermelon in bags is sold everywhere.


Harvest all year round. 25 cal per 100 g
There are watermelons in Thailand for about 30-40 baht apiece.

Lychee (lin-tee-ee)

(lin-ti-ii) - a red ball with tubercles and a jelly-like odorous translucent pulp with a large inedible bone.


The taste is sweet with a slight sourness, a little tart. Low calorie, good thirst quencher. Useful for the work of the stomach and liver, prevents the development of atherosclerosis. When buying lychee, you need to select larger fruits, elastic to the touch. A darkened peel indicates that the fruit was harvested a long time ago, which means it will not be as juicy as it should be.



Harvest from April to June. 64 calories per 100 g, sugars 17 g per 100 g
Rich in B and C vitamins, carbohydrates, magnesium, potassium.
Lychee price is about 100 baht per kilogram.

Rambutan (ngo)

Rambutan(ngo). The red shaggy exotic fruit will not go unnoticed on the market - its peel is long soft hairs.



The translucent pulp is pleasant to the taste, something from grapes with hints of spices is captured in it. Easy to peel, Thais easily cut rambutan with their fingers, finding a natural seam, but you can cut it in a circle and press on the peel to peel it off. Choose a fruit with a cheerful fluffiness that should not have darkened hairs.


Harvest: Main season from April to July. 80 cal per 100 g, sugar 19 g per 100 g.
A rich source of vitamins A and B, contains manganese, iron, calcium, sodium, nicotinic acid and phosphorus.
The price of rambutan is from 40 baht per kilogram.

Pink Thai apple (chom phu)

pink thai apple(chom-phu) pear-like in shape, the flesh is juicy and crispy, pitted. The taste is not as bright and sweet as regular apples, and the Thais love to sprinkle it with their favorite dressing from a mix of salt, sugar and spices.



Harvest all year round, main June-August. 24 calories per 100 g, sugar 5 g per 100 g.
Contains vitamins A and C, calcium, etc.
Price from 15 baht per kilogram.

Noina (noy-na)

noina(noy-na), sugar apple, anona or cream apple is a very popular exotic fruit. Ripe, with a greenish peel in scales, it looks like a cone.


Will delight with sweetish pulp with taste vanilla cream and light pine aroma. Remove the peel carefully so that the juice does not get into the eyes or even on the lips, causing a burn. Carefully cutting the noina in half, you can eat it with a spoon, separating it from the bones. The antibacterial effect of the fruit and the tonic effect are known. Prepared from it delicious dessert, mixed with coconut juice and put in the freezer. The famous Noni juice is also made from it.


Harvest from June to September - October. 90 cal per 100 g, sugar 24 g per 100 g.
Rich in amino acids, calcium, vitamin C, group B, contains manganese, magnesium, iron, etc.
The price of noina is about 50 baht.

Sapodilla (la-mut)

sapodilla(la-mut) - a light brown fruit that looks like a miniature rugby ball. It tastes like persimmon with the addition of caramel. It is better to choose soft fruits, then they will be ripe.

Harvest in September - October. 82 calories per 100 g, sugars 19 g per 100 g.
Rich in vitamins C and B, a lot of sucrose and fructose.
The price of sapodilla is up to 35 baht per kg.

Salak (lak ham)

Salak (lak ham)- a small fruit with a prickly "snake" peel of red-brown color.


Beige-yellowish sweet with sour flesh of Baltic herring is similar to a mix of strawberries with sea buckthorn, there is a hint of nuts, you can also feel a slight smell of valerian. What is called, "not for everyone."


The fruit contains tannin, which helps fight diarrhea. It is necessary to release from the peel carefully, it is possible with gloves, making an incision on the peel.

Harvest in June - August. 370 kcal per 100 g, fat 0.4 g per 100 g.
Contains vitamin C, rich in iron.

The price of herring is 70-90 baht per kg.

Carambola (ma-feung)

carambola(ma-feung) is called the "star fruit", Star Fruit, because in the context it looks like a five-pointed star. fruits green, yellow, orange color it tastes grassy with sourness, therefore carambola is used as a vegetable, cut into salads, added to marinades and sauces.
Contains vitamins C, B5 and B9, calcium, potassium, magnesium, choline.

Tamarind (ma-kham)

(ma-kham) - legume, although it is also called "Indian date". "Silicon fruit" hides several large seeds under the shell, with tart sweet and sour pulp.


There is tamarind in fresh not popular, it is widely used as a spice in the preparation of sauces, drinks and desserts are made from it, and the pulp of green fruits is used to prepare spicy dishes.

The crispy flesh inside is white, like a quince. No need to clean! Guava does not have a particularly pronounced taste, therefore, to make it brighter, Thais dip chopped fruit in their favorite sweet-salty powder. Guava has a positive effect on the work of the heart and intestines.

Harvest all year round. 68 calories per 100 g, sugars 19 g per 100 g.
Contains a lot of vitamins A, B and C, potassium, copper, folic acid.

The price of guava is from 20 per kilogram.

Is it possible to export fruit from Thailand and how to do it

There are no bans on the export of fruits from Thailand, only difficulties may arise with their import into your country, be it Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, etc. You can read more about export bans.

In Russia, for example, customs officers can seize exotic cargo from Southeast Asia due to quarantine. But such cases are extremely rare, and if this happens, you should think about your karma. It is important to properly prepare fruit for transportation:

• Ask the seller to package each fruit, especially the mango. They know how to do it and use a special grid and so on.
• Put them in a special plastic basket. This can be bought in hypermarkets, on wheels and without them.
• It would not be superfluous to wrap the basket in a film or put it inside a large bag, even if it does not attract the attention of the customs officers of the airport of arrival, because they immediately understand that fruits are carried in such baskets.

You can check in a plastic basket in your luggage or take it in your hand luggage.

Do not try to carry durian, coconut or watermelon on the plane, it is prohibited, as indicated by the signs “No Durians!”. It is dangerous to take out a watermelon, because it can leak.

Traveling to Thailand, tourists always look forward to not only an excellent beach and sightseeing holiday, but also the opportunity to eat tropical fruits for the whole year ahead. And, indeed, in Thailand, the choice of fruits is very large, if a tourist gets to the fruit market or enters the fruit department of any supermarket, then it will be a very difficult task to decide what to eat.

So, what fruits should you try on vacation in Thailand?

Dragon fruit

Perhaps, the first place in terms of exoticism can be safely given to this particular fruit, not only does it ripen on one of the varieties of cactus, but it also takes the name from the Dragon, partly resembling its roofing felts flames, roofing felts of this fabulous animal. They eat only the pulp, removing the bright pink peel with a knife, the taste of the pulp resembles the taste of kiwi. The cost in the market is from 30 - 60 baht per kg (the cost depends on the region).

Mango

Harvest season: January to May.

When buying this fruit, pay attention to the peel. If the color is bright yellow and sunny, then the pulp will melt in your mouth. If the peel is green, then this is a different kind of mango, the flesh can be both yellow and green, but no longer soft and melting in the mouth, but more rigid and not sweet, it can resemble carrots in structure. They eat only the pulp, removing the peel with a knife, there is a flat bone inside the fruit. The cost per kg depends on the season and off season, but on average varies between 50 - 150 baht per kg.

Durian

It is impossible to pass by this fruit and not recognize it. Durian peel exudes a sharp and very unpleasant smell, reminiscent of the smell of rotten onions or rotten eggs, but the taste! The taste of the pulp seems unique to each person - there are hundreds of descriptions - walnut-honey, cognac-vanilla, etc. Be sure to try the king of Thai fruits and feel your unique taste. Please note that this fruit is not recommended to be consumed with alcohol, as it acts as a stimulant and can be harmful to people (especially those with a weak heart). Whole fruit is cut into pieces and sold in parts, the cost of a piece depends on the size and can vary from 60-120 baht.

Mangosteen

Ripening season: May to July.

Small but very juicy fruit. If the skin of a mangosteen is slightly cut, then it can be easily divided into 2 parts, and the core will resemble a head of garlic, with each clove having a small bone. Only the pulp is eaten in the mangosteen. It is better to choose a mangosteen by skin color than by more richer color, the more likely that the pulp will be juicier. The cost of mangosteen fruits is from 30 -50 baht per kilogram (the cost depends on the region and season).

Rambutan

Ripening season: May to June.

“Mokhnatiki” - it is this association that occurs in children who first saw rambutans. Indeed, hairy on the outside, rambutans can be considered one of the most interesting and exotic fruits. But the taste of rambutans is surprisingly delicious! The fruit itself can be peeled from the hairy peel with your hands, just by pressing a little on it. Inside you will find a white jelly-like pulp, inside the pulp there is a small bone. Eat, of course, only the pulp. It tastes juicy and sweet. The cost of a kilogram of rambutans varies by region and season, but averages 30-60 baht per kilo.

Longan

Ripening season: May to June.

The taste of longan may resemble the rambutan described above, except that the peel of the longan is not shaggy, but smooth, light brown. The pulp has a sweet and sour taste, slightly reminiscent of the taste of sweet grapefruit. Inside each fruit is a small bone. Only the pulp is eaten, it can be separated from the peel simply by slightly pressing on the fruit. Longan is sold in bunches, weighing the bunches together. The cost of a kilogram is approximately 40-50 baht.

Lychee

Harvest season: April to June.

The fruit is similar in ripening to the longan described above, but the peel of the fruit Pink colour. By its structure, the fetus is not large, with Walnut may look like a strawberry. And not for nothing - for some, the taste of lychee resembles the taste of strawberries, only slightly sour. They eat only the pulp, pressing on the peel to peel the fruit. Inside each fruit is a small bone. This fruit is not often seen on the shelves, so if you already found it, be sure to buy it and enjoy the taste. The cost of a kilogram depends on the region and varies between 40-60 baht.

Cream or sugar apple (English Custard Apple)

In appearance, this fruit resembles a huge green berry raspberries. It really doesn't taste like raspberries. The flesh of a ripe cream apple has a vanilla-apple flavor and a milky color. Inside each fruit are a dozen large black seeds. This fruit is best eaten chilled: wash, cut into halves and eat with a spoon. They sell a cream apple both by the piece and in kilograms. The cost per piece is approximately 20 baht.

Rose Apple

Harvest season: June to August.

In shape, this fruit resembles a bell, in structure it is quite crispy. The rose apple is eaten whole or cut into pieces. The taste of the fruit is neither sweet nor sour, rather neutral, slightly reminiscent of the smell of a rose. The price of rose apple fruit ranges from 40 to 100 baht per kg, depending on the season and region.

Jackfruit

Ripening season: all year round.

In my own way appearance this huge fruit may resemble a durian, but it is quite difficult to confuse it, since, firstly, the jackfruit has no smell, and secondly, when cut, it looks completely different. Jackfruit is not sold to tourists as a whole, the fruits can reach up to 5-6 kg, it is cut into slices that look like yellow bell peppers. The taste of the slices is very specific - cloyingly sweet. As a rule, slices are packed in 7 - 10 pieces and sold from 10 - 40 baht per package. Do not buy several packages at once, it is unlikely that you will be able to eat a lot of this overly sweet fruit at once.

Carambola (English Jack Fruit)

Harvest season: May to August.

Indeed, in its shape, carambola resembles a star, especially if it is cut into slices. This is how this fruit is eaten, washed and cut into pieces along. Often carambola is sold already cut in the package. In its taste, the star resembles a mix of flavors - pineapple, green apple and kiwi at the same time - very refined and the taste and aroma of fruit. Carambola is sold both individually and in kilograms, the cost depends on the region, but on average 40-60 baht per kilo.

Papaya

Ripening season: all year round.

Papaya pleases the people of Thailand all year round. It can be found as a whole, as already peeled and cut into several pieces. Papaya pulp is bright orange in color with a mild fruity taste reminiscent of an overripe melon from a distance. It is impossible to confuse papaya with another fruit! You can buy a whole papaya if you want to take it home, but in Thailand it is much more convenient to buy already peeled and packaged papaya. The cost of packaging usually does not exceed 20 baht.

Pineapples (eng. Pineapple) and Bananas (eng. Banana)

Ripening season: all year round.

Bananas and pineapples are standard fruits even for Russians, with a familiar and familiar taste. But we assure you in Thailand you will open these fruits from the other side, habitual taste will seem more saturated, and the aroma is stronger. These are the cheapest fruits in Thai markets. A whole pineapple or bunch of bananas can be bought for 20 baht.

If you buy fruits in a supermarket, then their prices are already fixed, of course, bargaining is out of the question. But bargain on the market, but within reason! The more you buy, the more discount you get! Thai tropical fruits are rich in vitamins and are always sold fresh, no matter how on vacation you can improve and restore your health with fruits.

Welcome to Thailand!

Fruit in Thailand is an amazing, colorful world of tropical colors, tastes, and unusual aromas. Ice cream tree, king of fruits durian, mangosteen and. There are dozens of varieties of pineapples here, and ripe mango It's like jelly and butter at the same time. Welcome to the world of flavors that this mysterious but so attractive country opens up!

Fruits of Thailand are the same obligatory part of getting to know the country as Thai massage or the famous Tom Yum coconut milk soup. You can live half your life, and in Bangkok, right in the market, you find that your horizons are offensively narrow. All why? Because you have tasted exotic Thai fruits. Delicate, creamy, reminiscent of cream and perfume at the same time, with an unusual mixture of aromas. Even the well-known pineapples and watermelons in Thailand are completely different. The sun spins differently in this country, the Asian spicy air with sea notes seems to penetrate into the depths of the fruit, giving them a unique taste.

If you find yourself in the Kingdom of Thailand, be sure to try all Thai fruits. And we will tell you how to choose ripe fruits and eat them with caution for a Russian organism that is not accustomed to the exotic.

The first thing you will discover in Thailand from a new perspective will be pineapple. There are at least 6 varieties in the country, one tastier than the other. The most sold is called Phuket. It is a very prickly pineapple with sweet, juicy, crunchy, cabbage-like flesh. The second most popular variety in Thailand is Sriracha. Small plump pineapples have a tender pulp that melts in your mouth, which seems to “flow” into your mouth by itself. There are tiny, weighing 300-400 g fruits of an unusual slightly square shape. The variety of fruit is the most expensive in the country, but they also love it unusually in Thailand, calling it “royal pineapple”.

Thailand has a real pineapple cult. The fruit is used everywhere: added to soups, desserts, sauces. It is difficult to run into a bad fruit in the market, and yet stop at elastic fruits that slightly sag under your hands. And then ask him to clean the merchants: the Thais skillfully and deftly cut the peel, it remains to inhale the sweet honey smell of the fruit and immediately bite off.

Watermelon

Thailand is also unusual. There are more than a dozen varieties, and each differs in size, shape, texture and color of the pulp, taste. The yellow and orange flesh of the fruit is rare, although it is the most delicious and juicy fruit. But also inexpensive oval and red watermelons, weighing about 600 g in Thailand, are juicy, melt in your mouth, and sweet to the very skin.

If you are in Thailand, be sure to try small and round watermelons. Inside they hide a filling of pulp, reminiscent of ice cream ice cream. They eat it with a spoon, savor it, getting great pleasure. Just ask to sell ripe seasonal fruits - the peak of harvest is in October, but the harvest here is harvested until May.

bail

Bail in Thailand is called stone apple and Bengal quince. The fruits do not look like quince from our shelves at all, so eat it only in tropical countries. The fruit looks just like it, it is very beautiful in section, resembling an asterisk with bones. The taste and texture of bail in Thailand is similar to fruit marmalade, especially when dried. Unripe fruits are knitted a little, but in Thailand they are considered incredibly useful for everyone who is often sick. Thais believe that bail is a powerful natural immunomodulator.

You are unlikely to be able to open the bail on your own - in Thailand they open the fruit with a hammer, it is not for nothing that the fruit is called stone. But you can take it with you to Russia and be sure of freshness - the peel reliably protects the fruit from damage to the delicate dense filling of the fruit.

Banana

There are so many bananas in Thailand that the country is often called a banana paradise. Sweetness, aroma, juiciness of fruits surpass the varieties that fall on our shelves. The LuayNamWa variety is especially worth highlighting. The skin of bananas is covered with a light fluff, so they are called hairy. The flesh inside is white, there are seeds that resemble black peppercorns. The taste of the fruit resembles an exquisite jelly with tropical aromas, in which, in addition to the specific banana, passion fruit, pineapple, honey and a little cream are clearly discernible.

In Thailand, choose ripe fruits that are bright yellow in color. Slightly overripe with brown spots are also safe for health (they even have their own charm), but they are clearly for lovers.

Guava

Guava or tropical apple in Thailand has an outlandish aroma, an unusual tropical taste. It is almost impossible to compare it with local fruits: the bouquet is so diverse that pineapple, strawberries and are read in it. There are unusual coniferous notes in the fruit - they are given by the dense skin of the fruit. Guava outwardly resembles pears or with a dense, bumpy, seemingly impregnable and rough peel. In fact, it is tender and they eat fruit along with the skin. There are a lot of bones inside that you can safely eat without spitting out.

It's nice that the guava bears fruit several times a year, the fruit season in Thailand lasts all year round. What time of the year would you not be in Thailand - immediately go to the market and buy sweet exotic fruits. Fruits are chosen by eye, focusing on external attractiveness and the absence of visible damage.

dragon fruit

Dragon fruit in Thailand, aka pitahaya or pitahaya looks and smells amazingly exotic. These are small fruits weighing 150-600 g with a thick bright pink peel, growing on cacti. The more striking the fruit looks in the context, revealing the pulp of ice-cream color interspersed with seeds of the shade of bitter chocolate. Dragon fruit is the same Thai exotic, for which it makes sense to fly to distant lands. It is soft and fresh, reminiscent and at the same time. In this case, the fruit must not be subjected to heat treatment- they instantly lose their taste.

Very delicate, difficult to transport, so enjoy the fruits in Thailand. Chilled pitahaya is especially good, instead of ice cream. In Thailand, wine is made from dragon fruit, juices are squeezed out, and special tea is brewed.

After eating the fruit, a slight surprise is possible - in the toilet you will find that the urine has turned red sharply. But you should not be afraid of this - the phenomenon is absolutely harmless. When choosing a fruit, pay attention to the peel. It should be tight, without damage. You can not eat the peel of fruits, only the tender pulp of the fruit is suitable for food.

Jackfruit or breadfruit

In Thailand, it grows and bears fruit abundantly. Here, the fruit is harvested from January to May and is more often eaten raw (bread is not baked from it).

The fruits are large with rough skin into large prickly pimples - no one picks fruits with bare hands in Thailand, much less cuts them. Determining an unripe jackfruit is easy - just tap on it. An immature one makes a dull sound, while a mature one makes a dense and hollow one.

Inside the breadfruit, a sweet, juicy, slightly slimy pulp is found. It tastes like a sugary slightly overripe melon. They know how to soften the cloying fruit in Thailand. Thais add fruits to coconut milk, make mixes with sour fruits and eat desserts with pleasure. The bones of breadfruit in Thailand are valued as a cure for almost all diseases.

With all the pluses, jackfruit is a powerful allergen. In Thailand, tourists have had cases of severe attacks of an allergic reaction, up to Quincke's edema. When tasting the fruits, be very careful. Start your tasting with a tiny bite and always keep a first aid kit with antihistamines on hand.

durian

The king of fruits in Thailand looks like a big bump covered with big thorns. The fruit weighs up to 5 kg, it is hard to the touch, which is why when harvesting, workers wear special helmets and suits - if the fruit suddenly falls off the tree on its head, it will not seem small.

"Hell outside, paradise inside" - aptly defined fetus was given in Thailand itself. Believe me, the locals themselves are far from delighted with the smell of these fruits. An unpleasant odor that has been compared to rotten fish, dirty socks, garlic, onions and other foul-smelling things. But inside there is a pulp with a taste that everyone describes in their own way. reminiscent of ice cream with strawberries, papaya with pineapple in one mix, nuts, ice cream and even a slight aftertaste onion. Once having tasted durian in Thailand, everyone says one thing: this is the king of fruits, which has no equal in the whole world.

Due to the smell of durian in Thailand, it is allowed to eat fruit only in open spaces, in a hotel, and even more so, you will not be allowed to take it on a plane. In some tropical countries, there is a severe fine for eating fruit in public places. Do you want to introduce friends and relatives to the unusual taste of the fruit? Buy durian toffees or hard candies. It is difficult to convey the taste of durian, but friends will be happy with such exotic souvenirs.

You can take a bag of dried durian seeds with you - they are dried and peeled in Thailand, just like Russian people eat sunflower seeds.

carambola

Carambola or star fruit is shaped like a star. In Thailand, it is associated with serene relaxation and cocktails by the sea. Imagine a warm evening, a cocktail glass decorated with lush umbrellas, and a carambola star flaunts on the edge of the glass. Among tourists, the fruit is in the top of the most popular exotic, although it is possible to grow a carambola tree even in the warm regions of Russia - the trees are absolutely unpretentious in care.

Surprisingly, the smell (and taste) of Thai fruit stars is slightly reminiscent of cucumbers. No wonder another name for fruits common in Thailand is gherkins. They are juicy, crispy, excellent in marinated form, which is what bartenders use when stocking fruits for cocktails. In Thailand, carambola is harvested almost all year round - from May to December. Thais prefer ripe fruits that glow amber when the sun shines through. Carambola in Thailand is valued for its high sodium and calcium content. Local nutritionists prescribe it to people who have gained extra pounds to regulate appetite.

Coconut

Coconut in Thailand is not at all the brown hairy ball that we are used to seeing in Russian supermarkets. in Thailand, this nut is large, covered with greenish dense skin with a glossy sheen. It is worth opening it, as inside it is found fresh, surprisingly delicious juice with a characteristic coconut flavor. The pulp of the fruit is dense, juicy, slightly crunchy, not cloying.

So many coconuts grow in Thailand that residents add it everywhere - in salads, soups, seafood is fried in oil from the pulp, vegetables are stewed in juice, and they wash themselves with milk. There is not a single area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe life of an ordinary Thai, wherever this fruit is present. In any fruit shop, in a supermarket, in a market, in a cafe, restaurant, on the beach, you can buy a healthy, thirst-quenching young coconut.

Since coconuts are harvested all year round in Thailand, they are cheap. The average cost is 25-30 baht, but you can get a discount and take a copy for 10-15 baht, this is if the expiration date is coming to an end, but the fruit is still usable.

Choose green hard fruits for eating and drinking. Juicy pulp should be found inside, tender juice. in Thailand they adapted to quickly open nuts around the circumference with special tools, so it’s better not to do it yourself, trust the experience of local residents.

Placers of longkong (langsat) in Thailand will remind a novice tourist from afar the deposits of potatoes in Russia in local markets only in bunches. In fact, in front of you is a true tropical joy - a soft and juicy fruit with a delicate, indescribable aroma. The fruits are revered in Thailand for their healing properties, a special taste. The fruit has become a symbol of the Thai province, where it is depicted on the coat of arms.

Ripe fruits are distinguished by a smooth skin that is dense to the touch. There are no cracks, bulges on it, and the color is from earthy brown to sandy. It is not difficult to make sure of maturity - just ask a Thai to open the fruit, and he will do it with pleasure. Inside you will find pulp with cloves like garlic, spreading in the mouth with sweet juices.

In Thailand, it would be disrespectful to throw a large bone, for example, on the road. Local residents will not appreciate this, because healing extracts, oils are extracted from the bones of the longkong, which are used to treat anemia, infertility and even dementia. The fruit retains its properties when dried, and in Thailand it is harvested for future use, dried like raisins.

Longan

Or la-mai in Thailand is called the “dragon's eye”: as soon as you open the Thai fruit, you will see a large reddish bone resembling the eyeball of a fantastic reptile. The fruits grow in clusters on tall - up to 10 meters - trees, Thais collect them from May to December. In Thailand, fruits are very popular for their high content of fructose, calcium, iron and phosphorus. Also, fruit juice is often used to rejuvenate the skin, the effect is equivalent to a light fruit peeling.

The taste of the dragon's eye is quite difficult to describe. It has melon, grapefruit, honey notes. Longan in Thailand is often added to desserts and eaten with ice cream. When choosing a fruit, pay attention to the skin, it should be dense, without visible damage. If you didn’t get to the market during the season, feel free to take dried fruits. But be careful: in Thailand, dried dragon's eye is believed to have a powerful sedative effect.

mangosteen

In Thailand, round fruits are common, covered with a thick skin of burgundy-purple color. Before you is a fruit called mangosteen (or mangosteen). The fruits grow small, the maximum diameter is 7.5 cm and stand out with a dense inedible skin containing inedible latex. Inside, segments resembling garlic are found. They taste sweet and sour, very fresh, with a subtle pleasant taste of a mixture with peach.

Thai mangosteen contains a lot of organic fruit acids, they are valued for their high content of vitamins and microelements. Thanks to the thick skin, fruits are perfectly transported over long distances. You will be surprised, but Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol tried them and even described them in one of his poems. When buying in Thailand, opt for large-sized, firm, slightly springy mangosteens. Hard, like woody fruits, throw away immediately - they are spoiled. In Thailand, mangosteen is harvested in the summer, then they are ripe and are not expensive - from 20 baht per kg., In winter, the price soars to 150 baht / kg.

Lychee

Even in Thailand, a kind of exotic - plantations grow only in the northern regions of the country, and lychees are harvested exclusively at the beginning of summer, from where they are transported throughout the country. Lychees in Thailand look like small prickly round nuts with a thin red shell. Thai fruits grow on very tall trees - the height of individual specimens reaches more than 30 meters. Just imagine how much work it takes to collect it at the very top. But the work is worth it - lychees are surprisingly tender, refreshing, and taste like our grapes with a mixture of peach or kiwi. In Thailand, the fruit is treated with respect: it is believed that it eliminates excess weight, heals joints, fills with vivacity. From lychee in Thailand they like to cook fresh juices: in the hot climate of the country, they have a truly life-giving effect.

This Thai fruit spoils rather quickly. Keeping delicious fruits in Thailand is really only at a temperature of 2-7 degrees, and even under these conditions, lychees remain fresh for a maximum of 3-4 days. Inside the lychee is a large hard brown bone, they are not eaten. It has been proven that the seeds of the fruit are toxic, leading to poisoning. Also, do not give Thai fruits to small children - many babies Chinese plum causes allergies.

Mango

Which we have the opportunity to try, is not even close to Thai fruits! In Thailand, these fruits with fragrant, slightly oily pulp, bright tropical taste are simply incomparable. There are dozens of varieties in Thailand, all of them are a must-try. What is real Thai mango? This is an elongated fruit up to 20 cm long with a large fleshy and fibrous bone, as if stuffed with oils. Ripe fruits do not have fibers, but slightly unripe ones can get stuck in the teeth.

The mango season in Thailand lasts all year round, Thais eat fruits a lot and with pleasure. Mangoes are eaten fresh, boiled national dessert sticky rice (glutinous rice, where mango fruits are placed during cooking), fresh juices are crushed, added to puddings and even fried in coconut oil. In Thailand, some varieties are treated like royalty: they are already dressed in paper bags on the trees, protecting the fruits from pests and the scorching sun. Tourists call Kae Savoy variety one of the most delicious for its juiciness, unusual taste with a slight taste of pine needles. Mangoes are allowed to be exported from Thailand, only slightly unripe fruits are worth buying on the road. Like bananas, fruits ripen in warm, sun-sheltered places and become sweet.

passion fruit

Passion fruit in Thailand is a surprisingly tasty and very unusual fruit for a European. It grows exclusively in tropical countries, and it is almost impossible to take it out of there for testing. The fruit spoils almost instantly! If you find yourself in Thailand - eat it from the heart, there will be no other such opportunity.

It is a large rough ball of purple color. As soon as it is cut, a tender pulp is found inside - a thin, exciting jelly, rich taste. It is very difficult to describe what he is. This is a whole range of subtle flavors, where the aroma of strawberries and bananas, peach and gooseberries are intertwined. Eat Thai fruit with a spoon, like gourmet dessert, added to yoghurts, ice cream, creams.

Apart from unforgettable taste, in Thailand, the fruit is famous for its ability to rejuvenate, strengthen the heart, and treat insomnia. But people with allergies should be careful: passion fruit can cause an allergic reaction.

Mafai

Mafai (another well-known name for the Thai fruit is Burmese grapes) is an amateur fruit because of its peculiar sweet and sour taste. Although mafai is called grapes in Thailand (it also grows in clusters), the taste is not like grapes. Gourmets compare it with gooseberries. And some can't define it at all.

Since this Thai fruit has an unexpressed taste, the people of Thailand use it not as an independent dish, but as an additive to fruit salads, a base for sauces, and an additive for pickling vegetables. Cabbage marinated with mafai comes out interesting, and homemade wine is even tastier. Tart, sweet-sour, spicy and unusual. Wine is credited with the ability to treat cystitis and alcoholism, no matter how strange it may sound.

In Thailand, try mafai and you will know for sure what it tastes like, a real exotic.

noina

Noina (or Annona) is a delicacy adored in Thailand, which is otherwise called Thai apple, cream or sour cream. Outwardly, noina is more like a pear, overgrown with convex dense growths. From above, the fruit is covered with a dense green peel, and inside there is a creamy creamy pulp with seeds, reminiscent of curd dessert with vanilla.

Surprisingly, everyone likes Anonna without exception at the first meeting. Even flowering plantations in Thailand attract thousands of fans from June to September, when the fruits begin to ripen and fill with juices. Noina is worth its weight in gold among Thai healers. She is credited with anti-cancer properties and the ability to rejuvenate the body at the cellular level. It's all about the special substance acetoginin: it can selectively act on cells, killing strangers no worse than a powerful medicine. Apple skin stops diarrhea, kills helminths. It is real even in Russia to undergo "noino-therapy". From Thailand - a sugar apple is perfectly transported in a special mesh package, in which friendly Thais will gladly pack the fruit for you on the road.

Noni

Noni (the official name of the Thai fruit citrus morinda) is a very curious fruit-berry, specific not only for Europeans, but also for the Thais themselves. Outwardly, it looks like a huge mulberry, only a light green color. Noni grows in Thailand on tall shrubs up to 8 meters in height, and it is harvested all year round.

Berries-fruits have a strange taste with bitterness, a pungent smell reminiscent of moldy cheese. Adherents of a healthy diet elevated the berry to a cult, discovering amazing properties in it. Fruit juice is not worse than any protein shake restores the strength of the athlete and promotes muscle building. Fruits prevent any neoplasms, including cancerous tumors, treat bone tissue and strengthen the immune system.

To smooth out the peculiar cheese taste, fresh morinda in Thailand is mixed with grape juice. It turns out pretty delicious drink, sour and spicy. And lovers unusual cheeses they can take a chance and try it raw - they will definitely like noni.

Papaya

In Russia, children are given carrots as the first food, and in Thailand - papaya (mala-koo, you see, the name is similar to the Russian word for “milk”). The fruit looks like a zucchini, and to taste - the usual boiled carrot. in Thailand it grows quite large: weighing up to 8 kg, and long (up to 50 cm), it is very loved in the country. Thais affectionately call the melon trees, they are happy to feast on the season, adding Sam Tom to the legendary salad, and eat it raw just like that.

Papaya in Thailand is peeled and eaten in the manner of a potato, taking out a large bone, and then cutting the fruit into slices. The most valuable is the winter variety, which is harvested in January. There is no stone inside such a papaya, and its taste resembles a carrot with a hint of peach or. To whom it will seem. Ripe fruits have a greenish-brown color, dense glossy skin, which is not suitable for food.

pomelo

We are used to seeing in the form of green-yellow large balls on supermarket shelves in mesh packaging. This is where all the similarities with the Thai "brothers" end. If only because in Thailand the pomelo grows simply huge up to 10 kg in weight, with a diameter of more than 20 cm. It is hard to imagine that such fruits grow in Thailand on trees, but this is a fact.

Thai pomelo fruit is sweet and sour, very juicy with a signature citrus bitterness that is more pleasant than repulsive. In Thailand, they like to add it to fresh juices in pure or diluted form, free slices from films and cut them into salads with seafood, put pieces in ice cream.

The great advantage of the fruits is that they are allowed to be eaten by children and pregnant women: they rarely cause allergies, and they bring great benefits.

Rambutan

In Thailand, you can’t confuse it with anything - small round hairy balls with the smell of roses. The fruits also taste floral with an admixture of grapes and spices. Thais are extremely fond of hairy fruits, considering them a national treasure. In August, Thailand solemnly honors the "hairies" at a special holiday, where fresh rambutan flows like water. Fruits tend to improve digestion, cleanse the body of toxins and toxins. The rambutan diet helps keep the Thais petite. Especially in the period from May to September, when they are harvested in whole bunches and constantly eaten.

Fruits are stored very little. The pulp spoils in a matter of days even in the refrigerator, so they eat fruits freshly picked. Keep discriminating taste Rose petals and spices were learned in Thailand by making jams, sauces and jams from rambutan. Fruits with spoiled withered "hairs" are not used for food. But it is quite difficult to find spoiled fruit in the markets in Thailand, usually Thais offer tourists only fresh fruits, they are not stale here.

(or lekham) in Thailand looks like a large nut, covered with a dense peel under the skin of reptiles. People call it "snake fruit", and if you cut it, you will find a fruit surprisingly similar to garlic. With a strawberry-nutty taste, the aroma of expensive perfumes, pulp with a cotton candy texture. The combination is unusually attractive, especially if you add fruit to vanilla ice cream or eat it with your morning coffee.

In Thailand, fruits - herring are prescribed as a folk remedy for internal bleeding, blindness. It is prescribed to all people aged to prolong youth. Tourists can try herring in Thailand without fear - it rarely causes allergies. Just learn how to clean the fruit first. For Thais, this is a whole art that requires skills.

Tamarillo

In Thailand, a direct relative of the well-known eggplants and tomatoes with chili peppers grows and bears fruit almost all year round. Although in Thailand tamarillo is not a vegetable, but the most real fruit. The name tamarillo comes from the word tomato, and the fruit does not grow on bushes, but on a large tomato tree up to 10 meters high. And there, like Russian tomatoes, it ripens in large clusters.

- small round "tomatoes" with a diameter of 10 cm. The taste is an exotic mix, where passion fruit and tomatoes with peach notes are guessed. Eat yellow varieties tamarillo, orange, bright red (they are the sweetest), in the section inside all the fruits, a scattering of black round seeds is visible, the fruit looks extremely attractive.

In Thailand, they cook jam from tamarillo, cut it into salads, they like to make it thick tart juices with pronounced acidity. Tamarillos contain few simple carbohydrates, they can be safely enjoyed even by people with diabetes and anyone who follows a low-carbohydrate diet. The calorie content is 31 kcal per 100 g. In this regard, you can eat Thai tomatoes without limiting yourself. But before consumption, it is important to eat a small piece to make sure that there is no allergy.

Tamarind

(Indian dates) in Thailand looks just like our green beans dried after harvest. But you don't know how far the taste of tamarind is from our beans! Its texture resembles apple jam, and it tastes like dried apricots with hints of prunes, where sweetness and slight sourness are successfully combined. At the same time, overripe fruits in Thailand taste like classic toffee, isn't it a miracle?

In Thailand, Indian dates grow and ripen in dense rainforests, emitting an intoxicating spicy and dense fragrant aroma for several kilometers around the entire circumference when ripe. Bees flock to the smell, and then they give surprisingly unusual tamarind honey. The trees where the pods ripen are tall, thick in diameter with giant fleshy leaves. It remains to be wondered how tamarind pickers climb tall trees to collect tons of fruit in a season. in Thailand it lasts from early December to February.

Tamarind in Thailand like to add to desserts, eaten raw. From the seeds (and she hides inside each bean) they make teas, drinks, they are dried and used as a food additive and natural sweetener. Indian treats rheumatism, stomach diseases, but is strictly contraindicated in children under 8 years old, fruits can cause severe allergies up to Quincke's edema.

Santol

Santol fruits in Thailand grow and sing on trees that grow huge, up to 50 m in height. During the flowering period, the tree looks unusually picturesque, dotted with tiny yellow-green flowers. By May, round fruits of a brown-yellow color, shaped like apples, are born from the flowers. Thai children are happy to eat santol fruits on a stick - with a velvety filling with slices that look like garlic. The taste of the fruit is similar to mangosteen (there is even a name for the fruit - false or wild mangosteen), it is sweet and sour, fresh and not cloying. You can eat a lot of fruits in Thailand, and they will not bother you.

The skin of santol is also edible, it is sweet and slightly crunchy. But fruit seeds in Thailand are not used for food - they lead to intestinal disorders and sometimes cause poisoning. Doctors in Thailand consider santol to be a cure for joint diseases and obesity. It is given to children to strengthen immunity and to women during pregnancy to carry a healthy fetus.

sapodilla

Sapodilla, akhra or butter tree in Thailand, is very similar to potatoes - the fruits are uneven, rough and do not look too pretty. These fruits are harvested in Thailand in November, but tourists are in no hurry to buy sapodilla, but those who have tried the fruit at least once note its unique, incomparable taste - sweetish, delicate, reminiscent of the texture of either marmalade or exquisite jelly .

In Thailand, chefs value fruit unusually, add it to meat, cut into salads, bake, cook sauces from it and whip with creams. True, before cooking, they must remove the seeds, which are considered inedible. Sapodilla trees in Thailand bear fruit from spring to February, almost all year round. Achra is also valued in Thailand for its medicinal properties - it treats anemia, heals hair, legs and teeth. Sapodilla children in Thailand are recommended to eat in adolescence, when the body is growing and it needs a lot of vitamins. However, diabetics cannot eat the fruits of the oil tree due to the large amount of fructose. Also, fruits are not recommended for overweight people due to high calorie- 81 kcal per 100 g of product.

Cherimoya

Cherimoya in Thailand is called the ice cream tree - the pulp is so similar to everyone's favorite milk dessert. Large green-yellow fruits sing in Thailand all summer. The hassle is worth it - the Thai fruit is so tasty that both children and adults adore it. Imagine a mixture of peach and strawberry, pineapple and papaya at the same time with notes of mango, cream and banana. Is it difficult to fit it into one taste? But cherimoya is just like that - creamy, sweet, not cloying at all. A healthy standalone dessert. In Thailand fruit cream fill waffle cones(by the way, this dish is National treasure Chileans), they cut it into salads, cook compotes from it and eat it with a cool fresh juice. Just before eating, be sure to remove the bones from the fruit - they are not suitable for food.

This fruit is very popular in Pattaya, they are valued as a source of fructose, it contains a lot of folic acid, iron and vitamin C. It strengthens the immune system and rarely causes allergies. In Thailand, choose ripe large fruits, cut them in half and eat with a dessert spoon.

Chompoo rose apple

Chompu, pink, paradise apple or Malabar plum are different names for the same fruit in Thailand. All of them belong to the myrtle family. Imagine a plant up to 15 meters high with dense, massive rose-colored leaves, strewn with bright pink fruits. In Thailand, Malabar plum trees look very beautiful during the flowering period: the creamy flowers smell incredible and look amazing.

But the main value of chompoo is in taste and useful properties. The fruit looks like a large bright pink pear with dense, as if whipped pulp. It perfectly quenches thirst, but it is recommended to eat it chilled so that the taste is fully revealed - thin, delicate, not cloying with soft apple shades, in which the taste of rose petals is clearly felt. As a rule, in Thailand, the pink apple is eaten on its own, but it goes well with other fruits, forming incredible tropical mixes. Therefore, chompa in Thailand is often added to fruit desserts, salads and ice cream. It is important to choose large glossy fruits, where the skin seems to glow in the sun.

Conclusion

When choosing any fruit in Thailand, it is recommended to take seasonal ripe fruits that look appetizing. There should be no damage, dents, rot on the fruit, although it is quite difficult to find spoiled fruits. Thailand is a country rich in fragrant and tasty fruits, it would never occur to anyone to sell spoiled goods.

The Thais themselves are friendly, smiling people, they will be happy to teach you how to eat exotic, if desired, cut the fruits, squeeze them out of them Fresh Juice. Help yourself to Thai fruits, but keep to the measure, because the most healthy food in large quantities can be harmful to health.

Visit the kingdom of Thailand, discover new world flavors, be happy.

Everyone who travels to Thailand is interested in what fruits grow in Thailand? What are they called correctly?
How to recognize them and what time of the year is the season of the most popular and favorite fruits such as mango, papaya or mangosteen.
The article contains absolutely all the fruits of Thailand, with descriptions, photos and names, prices for fruits in Thailand and the seasons of their ripening and eating. After reading, you will memorize what the fruits of Thailand look like and how they are called in Thai, which will make it easier to select them in the market and buy them.
At the bottom of the article is a plate of Thai fruit ripening by months, it is easy to determine the lowest prices for Thai fruits during the year.

Fruits of Thailand photo with names and descriptions

Mango - the most delicate fruit in Thailand (Mamuang in Thai)

Let's start with the most delicious, popular and favorite fruit among Russians - Mango.
Thai Mango - (Ma-muang in Thai) has many varieties. We won't go into details
they are all tasty and edible.
Some people prefer oblong Thai yellow mangoes,

the most popular mangoes in Thailand - these are

someone likes round, small and plump (I think they are sweeter)

For me, the king of fruits in Thailand is not durian, but mango. Because such delicious mangoes like thai mango you won't try anywhere else.
Mango is good for health. Despite the fact that it is sweet, eating mango will not hurt your figure, so you can safely make necks, salads, add to desserts and make jam from it.

In Thailand, many cosmetic products, creams, masks, toothpastes are produced on the basis of mango. Round Thai toothpastes with mango are generally a delight.
In Russia, you can order them in the online store Siamgarden.ru, there the prices are good and everything is in stock, you don’t have to wait for long months for a parcel from Tai.

Thai Mango season falls on March - June. In general, mangoes bear fruit in Thailand several times a year.
Unfortunately, during the tourist season (October to March), prices for mangoes are mostly not humane, and all because it is not available in such quantities.
But whoever seeks will find. This winter, in the Jomitien market there was also such a price for mangoes:

Although the average price for a mango now is 60 baht. In summer it is even cheaper - 30 baht per kilogram.

Life hack for tourists: buy the hardest and toughest mangoes home. Take mangoes of different varieties. Do not hesitate to green mango, it will ripen within a week.

In general, when buying a mango, you need to pay attention to such things: The skin of the mango should be dense and clean. No dark spots or fading.
Do not wrinkle mangoes when buying, they become unusable very quickly. By the way, mangoes are as tender as bananas. A little pressure on them - that's it.

Sellers in the markets will ask in Russian “With you?” "Home?" and depending on the answer, throw a mango into the bag for you. So, smile and pick your own mangoes, since the market is a market everywhere, you won’t have time to blink an eye, as you are thrown sluggish and spoiled.

Don't buy huge mangoes. It is much more convenient to eat and peel those mangoes that are the size of a girl's palm. Such mangoes by weight - 3 - 3.5 pieces per kilogram.
Thais peel mango like this: they take a knife, cut the mango along with the peel on one side and the other. The pulp is cut with a knife to the skin and then horizontal stripes are made. The resulting cubes are easily cut into a plate:

I personally do not like the dessert “mango sticky rice” (glutinous rice with mango - khau niyaw mamaung), popular in Thailand. It is much nicer to eat mangoes without rice. But my children are just delighted and even take ice cream along with glutinous rice and mango.

Thailand's king of fruits - Durian (Thu-ryan)

Everyone who travels to Thailand knows about Durian. Everyone who has been to Thailand should try it, as this is exactly the same exotic that cannot be ignored.
A huge prickly fruit costs crazy money, especially in the off season.
A small piece of durian packed in film is sold for 120 - 150 baht.
At the same time, fans and connoisseurs of Durian advise eating it immediately after cleaning, so it quickly starts to go out and stink.

Almost all hotels in Thailand have a sign saying that entry with durians is prohibited. It is clear why. Nobody likes a mixture of rotten onions, garlic and garbage, but this is exactly what peeled durian smells like, as it contains a huge amount of sulfur, which, interacting with oxygen, gives such a smelly smell.

Durian tastes like a thick milk cream, somewhat similar to creamy ice cream. I can not say that you can eat durians every day. Also, durians are very high in calories.
Refrain from eating durian if drunk. Since durian can greatly increase blood pressure, which, along with drinking, can harm your health.
The price of Durian in the harvest season starts from 100 baht per kg. Durian season in Thailand is summer. June to August. During the year, durian is also sold, but it costs more and there is less choice.

Dragon fruit - the most tasteless fruit of Thailand - Pittahaya (Kheeu - mang: con)

Oh, I remember how I wandered around night Bangkok with my husband at night in search of this very dragon, which relatives ordered us to bring. The dragon was eventually found at a Bangkok night fruit market, but was it worth the effort?

In my opinion, Dragon Fruit is a tasteless something. This beautiful relative of the cactus has neither taste nor smell. But nevertheless, many people love the dragon fruit and buy it in Thailand.

Some people eat it with lime juice, they say it tastes better.
Delicious to add Dragon to smoothies and milk shakes, ice cream, decorate desserts.
The dragon is very low in calories, its bones improve eyesight, and it is also useful for diseases of the stomach and intestines.

The dragon looks very exotic. It comes with white and raspberry flesh inside, a color that does not affect the taste.
To eat a dragon, cut it in half and eat it with a spoon. or after peeling the skin, cut into slices.
It is added to salads, tinctures and syrups are made.
The price of dragon fruit fluctuates depending on the season. From 40 to 80 baht per kg.

Dragons grow in the form of creepers, but in general the dragon fruit is a cactus.

Noina - Paradise apple of Thailand - (Noi-na)

It looks like a green scaly ball. Firm to the touch. In Thailand, the noina fruit is called the sugar apple.
The inside of the noina is filled with cream-like pulp. Lots of bones. It is customary to eat, cutting in half, throwing out the bones, which are quite poisonous if they are specially eaten a lot.

Noina, or sugar apple, is definitely worth a try in Thailand, the sweet, soft pulp inside is somewhat reminiscent of a pear in taste.

Noina is sold everywhere in the markets of Thailand, the price in the harvest season is about 40 baht per kg. Sold all year round, I bought somewhere for 60-70 baht per kg.
Noina can be made into a delicious children's dessert if you mix the pulp of noina with coconut juice and freeze.

Rambutan - the hairiest fruit in Thailand (Ngo)

Rambutan is one of my favorites. Its pros: easy to clean, easy to eat, delicious.
Rambutan belongs to the lychee family, and the Malay word rambutan means hair.

Be careful when buying. Fresh and tasty rambutan should have "healthy hair".
That is, no blackness, the appearance is peppy, with red-green hairs.

To eat it, you need to cut it in a circle with a knife, press on the skin, which will peel off and eat, spitting out the bone that is inside it (one), but it is separated extremely poorly.

The taste of rambutan is hard to describe. It is elastic like grapes, with the aroma of roses and spices.
The price of rambutan starts from 40 baht per kg.
Very poorly stored. It may not reach Russia.

Mangosteen - unusual garlic (Mang - khuuk)

the most delicious and tender Thai fruit - mangosteen!

Another one of my favourites. Exactly at 5 best fruits Thailand in my ranking.
Inside the mangosteen are many garlic-like cloves. That's what we call him among ourselves.
The pulp is juicy, sweet and sour, reminiscent of a mixture of peach and grapes, cannot be described, you need to try.
The fewer slices inside the mangosteen, the fewer seeds.

It is easy to clean: just like rambutan in a circle, you just need to twist the halves in different directions.

Thais clean mangosteen simply by scrolling the top flower in different directions. When the flower has fallen, cut the mangosteen in half with your fingers.

How to choose a fresh mangosteen?
Take the fruit in your hand. It should not be too soft, but not wooden. If wooden is all, it is gone, the same with soft, rotten fruit. Should be easy to push through with your finger.

Mangosteen becomes wooden after spending a lot of time in the refrigerator or in the air.
Freshly picked mangosteen is good for girls on a diet. Its calorie content is only 40 kcal per 100 grams of pulp. Mangosteen peel is used in Thai medicine for a variety of ailments as an antiseptic, astringent, remedy for diarrhea, and to improve bowel function.

Prices for mangosteen in Pattaya - from 50 to 120 baht. Mangosteen season is summer.

Papaya - like boiled carrots (mala-koo)

An ancient Indochinese fruit. Super useful. It is possible and necessary even for small children to give as the first complementary foods.
Thai papaya tastes, they say, not as wonderful as Indian. But I have not tried Indian, there is nothing to compare with.
No pronounced taste. Probably, most of all, papaya reminds me of boiled carrots.
Papaya weighs from 1 to 8 kg.
To choose a fresh and good papaya, pay attention to the peel. It should be yellowish in color. green tint.
The all-green papaya goes into the famous Som Tam salad.
Oh, it's really delicious there! Salivating at the memory. Sometimes, in Som there, instead of green papaya, they put green mango.

Papaya should be eaten by cutting off the skin like a potato and dividing the fruit in half to remove the seeds inside.
low-calorie papaya helps with many ailments.

In winter, another variety is sold in Pattaya, which looks like a large peach. The difference is that it has no seeds at all, and it tastes like strawberries.

Papaya costs in Thailand from 20 baht per kg. On average, one papaya costs 20-40 baht.

Passion fruit - the most fragrant and healthy fruit of Thailand (Passion fruit) (Sau-wa-root)

Also a great fruit. Exotic for Russia due to its poor transportation.
Passion fruit is a fruit with a very rich smell and taste. The jelly-like pulp under the thick skin smells really cool!

Passion fruit is usually cut in half and eaten with a spoon. One of the most delicious and low-calorie fruits, and in terms of usefulness it will give 100 points ahead to everyone!

Being a fan of passion fruit, I found out in foreign sources that it contains a huge amount of vitamin C and iron, and this is very unusual, since usually only vitamin C is found in fruits, which, as you know, is absorbed in extremely small quantities without iron.
Passion flower, passion fruit or passion fruit - on the contrary, allows the body to absorb the entire supply of vitamin C, as well as iron, which makes it very, very useful during colds, to raise hemoglobin, for a weakened, tired body.

Passion fruit is especially useful for girls and women, as it has antioxidant properties and eating it has a beneficial effect on the skin, which becomes younger, rashes and pimples go away, the body rejuvenates and vitality appears.

The best and healthiest eating option is to eat raw, with a spoon, about 3-4 fruits per day. Since passion fruit contains a lot of vitamin C and is a sweet and sour fruit, people with high acidity need to be careful. Passion fruit for them can be dangerous and bring heartburn.

Passion fruit is also indicated for those who have problems with the intestines and digestion. Literally in 2-3 days of eating, the stool is adjusted and all pains, bloating, flatulence, initial types of hemorrhoids and cracks disappear.

The price in the markets of Pattaya for passion fruit varies from season to season. The lower bar is 60 baht. The season is summer-autumn, in winter passion fruit is sold at 100-120 baht per kg.

YOU CAN BUY SUCH A PASSION

When choosing passion fruit, take fruits with a wrinkled skin, this is a ripe fruit. It is desirable that the passion fruit be of medium hardness, a good color of ripe eggplant. A smooth skin indicates that the fruit has recently been plucked, it may be sour, but you can also take it.

Useful information for tourists in Thailand

We have been living in Pattaya for many years and over the years we have accumulated a lot of useful information, which will help you save you money, because the exchange rate of the ruble to the baht does not inspire optimism and I think no one has extra money.

Here are the articles that are most helpful for you before your trip:

Where to buy fruits in Pattaya profitable and cheap

You will find the best fruit prices in Pattaya in the markets:

Ratanakaorn market. The address is Tepprazit Street, in the middle, next to the Colosseum show. Works from 5 am to 15-16 pm.

Wat Bun Market - located on the street. Wat Boon, next to Paradise Condo, Park Lane, Amazon, Atlantis. Works from morning until 18 pm.

Jomtien night market. Located in the middle of the Jomtien waterfront, within walking distance of Aqua Condo. Open from 5 pm to 11 pm. Prices may be higher than at Wat Bun and Ratanacorn.

The Ambassador Hotel has a fruit row, the prices there are quite reasonable, it makes no sense to go to the city specifically for fruit.

There are no good cheap markets in the center of Pattaya. Prices are inflated, overpriced.

In the area of ​​st. Pattaya Park, next to the hotel there is a good market, which is open from lunch until late in the evening, and also, farmers often sell fruits from cars in the same street

Sapodilla - like a tasteless persimmon (La-mut)

While in Thailand, of course, I tried almost all the fruits, but there are some that are puzzling. Here is one of the sapodilla.
Tastes like an unripe persimmon. Some strange astringent taste, in general, some kind of nonsense. If you are going to taste, then sapodilla is inexpensive (of course)), the price of sapodilla in Pattaya is about 30-40 baht per kg.
Choose a fruit that has a soft skin. The harder, the more it knits.

Salak - sour strawberry (Sa-La (Ra-kum in Thai) Snake fruit

That's definitely a snake. Even when you take it in your hand, it feels like you are touching a snake by the skin. Similarly, rough and prickly.

The sour pulp that grows on the snake palm. It helps to cope with diarrhea, as the herring fruits contain tannin.
I do not see any other purpose of taking herring inside, except as an antidiarrheal property. Since the taste is rather strange for us. Sour, astringent.
It cleans well, the skin peels off by itself, one has only to press.

The price of Salak (snake fruit) in Pattaya is 70 - 90 baht per kg.

LYCHI IS A WHOLE PERFUMERY PLANT OF CHEAP PERFUME

That's what the Thais love, so it's lychee. Lychee in marinade, lychee in compote, lychee everywhere.
Lychee fruits look very beautiful - such a soft pink ball that also smells nice.
In appearance, lychee is similar to both rambutan and longan. Lychee also has one bone inside transparent pulp. The bone is not eaten.

For my taste, lychee is painfully reminiscent of perfume. So to me its aroma is somehow stuffy and intoxicating.

The price of litchi in Pattaya is 100-120 baht per kg. Season is June.

Lychee is very useful, uplifting, contains a lot of B vitamins, phosphorus, protein, iron, pectin, while being low in calories.

Star fruit - (Carambola) Ma-feung) Star fruit

CARAMBOLA - STAR FRUIT!

Of course, a beautiful and exotic carambola fruit is an old fruit.
It is not cleaned, just cut across so that 5 terminal stars are obtained.

Serves as a table decoration, cocktails, etc. It tastes more like a vegetable than a fruit.
Very watery and sour. Useful, contains many vitamins.

Ripe carambola is bright yellow. In Pattaya, it is easy to find carambola just growing like a weed on trees. The tree brings a huge amount of fruits that fall and which no one even collects. Thais almost never eat carambola, and if they eat it, they add greenish to salads.

The price in Pattaya for carambola (star fruit) is around 40 baht per kg.

Longan - Dragon Eye - (la-miai)

In Chinese, "long yang" is "dragon's eye". Free translation from Chinese, and here it is - longan.
The bone really looks like someone's eye.

Longan is one of my favorites. tastes like a tasty and ripe melon, but be careful,
longan is very easy to overeat. Then there will be a feeling of dizziness and nausea.
You should not eat more than 5-10 berries at a time, I know for myself.

When buying, inspect the bunch of longan. The fruits should be the same color, slightly rough, not wrinkled and without spots.
The peel quickly bursts when pressed and can be eaten like nuts.
The bone itself is bitter, do not eat. The price of longan in Pattaya is 60-80 baht per kg per season. for sale all year round, the main season is summer.

Breadfruit Jackfruit (Kha-nu-n)

Jackfruit is very similar to durian, look make no mistake when buying!
Jackfruit fruits are simply huge! They reach 40 kg of weight, so you should not walk around under a tree on which Jackfruit grows, and in Thailand you will often come across it.

Jackfruit is Portuguese for big and round. Thais love jackfruit, probably also because from one piece you can get a lot of pulp similar to an apple.

Jackfruit has an unusual taste. It's hard to describe. Most often eaten in a pickled form, in sweet syrup.
From a huge jackfruit, many many "berries" are obtained:

It is unlikely that you will buy a whole Jackfruit, since the price of an average fruit is 900 - 1000 baht. Therefore, it is not sold in the form of a green carcass, but packaged and sold on substrates.

Jackfruit is very satisfying and healthy. A large amount of folic acid in it is a recommendation for eating pregnant and lactating women. Jackfruit is sweet, soft, very fragrant and somewhat reminiscent of turbo banana chewing gum.
It has a lot of vegetable fiber, which is so difficult to find in other products, as well as magnesium.

The price of a substrate with jackfruit is about 40-70 baht.

Guava (fara-ng)

In Thailand, there is a delicious and fresh guava. The one that is pink inside is tastier, very fragrant, and the one that is light green is more watery and does not have a rich taste.
In Thailand, guava can often be found at fruit hawkers and will be bright green in color. Don't let that bother you, it's just soaked in sugar syrup. So it acquires sweetness and taste. Firm, crunchy in taste.
Even unripe guava has a strong smell. It can be used at home as a fragrance and absorber of other odors, such as in the refrigerator or next to the ashtray.
Thais love unripe guava, eat it with spices and marinate, make sauces.
Guava makes a very tasty and fragrant smoothie or juice. But provided that sugar is added there.
The price of guava in Pattaya is from 40 baht per kg.

Tamarind - the most high-calorie fruit in Thailand (ma-kham-wang)

TAMARIND - THAILAND'S CALORIOUS FRUIT

Tamarind is a fruit of the date family. The taste is very controversial. Usually it is not eaten just like that, but soaked to get juice-syrup, or dried, rolled in sugar to eat as candied fruits.

And without sugaring, tamarind is very high in calories. For 100 grams, there are more calories in tamarind than in a cheeseburger - as much as 240 calories! So do not eat it for those who are trying to monitor their weight.

Tamarind is popular as cosmetic product. It whitens, gives freshness to the skin, is used as a raw material for scrubs, facial cleansers, creams, etc.

Coconut - the most popular fruit of Thailand (Ma Phrau)

Coconut in Thailand is pickled, eaten raw, baked, made into syrups and ice cream, added to soups and sauces, meat and fish, everywhere in general.
About the benefits coconut oil coconut is a very useful and cool product.

THE MOST DELICIOUS VARIETY OF COCONUT, IN MY OPINION, IS SUCH. WHITE

Did you know that coconut water was used during the civil war for blood transfusions? Because in its composition, coconut water is similar to blood plasma.
coconut water ( young coconut), it is necessary and possible to give even to infants, it is so useful and rich in vitamins.
I think almost everyone loves coconuts, and in Thailand there are a lot of them and everywhere, at the most affordable price.
The harvest of coconuts in Thailand is all year round, so their price does not change.
The price of coconuts in Thailand is 15 - 20 baht for a coconut in a store and 30 - 40 baht in the city or on the beach.
In Pattaya, most often they sell either white young coconuts or their counterparts, a different variety, in a green peel.

I love the taste and smell of coconut, on occasion I always order a cocktail in coconut or a shrimp cocktail in coconut, and the kids love the coconut ice cream that they put in the coconut and sold by the Thais from their carts. This ice cream costs 20 baht, if you see an ice cream man with an iron tank under an umbrella, be sure to try it!
The season is all year round.

Banana - (klu-ai)

It is better not to use the Thai name for a banana when communicating with Thais, as you risk being misunderstood due to the peculiarities of pronunciation.
The fact is that klu-ay, said in a different key, means a male organ, and its name is in a rough form.

Bananas in Thailand, like coconuts, are everywhere. They are cheap, every spirit house has them as an offering.
They are completely different in taste here than in Russia. It is generally accepted that “forage varieties” are sold in Russia. I don't know, but I think it is.
In the Motherland, you can feed the whole family with one banana, they are that big. Here I love to buy a bunch of small bananas because they are very sweet and filling.
Bananas are rich in potassium, and despite the fact that they are not too dietary (too much starch), they are still useful in that they monitor health. Just eat them not in a bunch a day.

I buy green bananas in Thailand, as they ripen very quickly (a day or two), and when buying yellow ones, I didn’t have time to blink an eye - they are already black.
The price for a bunch of bananas, and they are sold that way, and not by kg, in Pattaya is 25-30 baht.

The most delicious bananas in Thailand are small ones. They are very sweet and convenient to give to children as a snack.

Pineapple (Sappa-root)

They say that the most delicious and fragrant pineapples grow in Thailand. And this is true. You will not find such sweet, juicy, tasty pineapples anywhere else. That pitiful semblance of what they feed us in Russia is just for chickens to laugh at.

Pineapple is sold all year round in Thailand and is cheap. It, like bananas, is sold by the piece, not by kg.
One big pineapple costs in Pattaya -20 -30 baht. You can buy already peeled for 20 baht in a bag on ice from a fruit vendor in the city.

Thais masterfully peel pineapples without leaving a single sharp thorn and without cutting off anything superfluous, so I advise you to take the peeled one.
In the Jomitien market, peeled pineapples are sold for 20 baht (half). In the evening, they give you 3 peeled pineapples for 50, so swoop in!

All sorts of charlatans like to sell fat-burning vitamins with pineapple, I don’t know how they work, but pineapple really contains a substance that speeds up metabolism, improves concentration and stamina, helps to diet and lose weight.
It’s clear that you can’t polish a Big Mac with pineapple and think that “Hurrah! I eat and lose weight!!”

Pineapples should be eaten with caution by hypertensive patients and people who have hyperacidity.
When choosing a pineapple, press on the skin, it should be slightly soft. By color, even if you took a completely green pineapple, it will ripen over time.

Although not peeled pineapples in Thailand, in my opinion, they only buy home. There is no difference in price, but it will still not be possible to clean it just like the Thais.

Watermelon - (Tang-moo)

Distinctive feature Thai watermelons is their size. If there are no options in Russia and you have to buy a 10-15 kg watermelon, just
because there are no others, then in Thailand, watermelons are very compact. Thai watermelon weighs about 4-5 kg, sometimes less.
That is, it is easy to eat in one or two meals and does not take up much space in the refrigerator.
Thai watermelon comes in red and yellow inside. This does not particularly affect the taste, in appearance it is also not clear what kind of watermelon you will end up with upon purchase.
Watermelons in Thailand are sold all year round. Often you can buy sliced ​​\u200b\u200b already peeled or half a watermelon.
Everyone knows that watermelons are very healthy, especially in the heat.
The price for a whole watermelon in Thailand is about 30-40 baht,. Cutting - 10 -20 baht.

Do not buy too small watermelons in Thailand, which are pulled by 1-2 kg. They will be watery and tasteless. The ideal size is 2-4 kg. Entrust the choice of watermelon to the seller, they pick well.

Tangerine (catfish)

Tangerine is a Thai manadrine. Basically, it has a green, very thin skin.
Tangerine is famous for being squeezed juice everywhere and sold in 330 ml bottles for 20 baht.
Juice by the way is very tasty, sweet and healthy.
His trouble is that there are always sooo many bones.
Having peeped what kind of juicers the sellers of tangerine juice use, I bought myself the same one for 400 baht in Makro. Now I enjoy juices without leaving home.

Tangerines, like tangerines, oranges and citrus fruits, are not cheap in Thailand.
Rather, tangerine is just the cheapest of them. It is sold all year round and costs about 50 baht per kg.
wholesale cheaper. 10 kg of tangerines in macro cost 330 baht.

As well as mangoes, papaya, watermelons and tangerines, in Pattaya you can often find a pickup truck with farmers selling their goods.
Tangerines from the car will cost 3kg per 100 baht.

Kumquat

4664 kumquat - mini orange

Last on my list, but not least. Very cute and delicious fruit, citrus family. Like a mini orange. Kumquat can be eaten raw, marinated, made into candied fruit or marmalade.
Kumquat is very useful to brew for colds, as an antibacterial drink that helps with colds and colds. That is, kumquat + ginger + honey, and a tasty, healthy drink will quickly put you on your feet.

The price of kumquat in Thailand is different, from 50 to 90 baht per kg.
For some reason, in Pattaya comes across quite rarely.

Fruit season in Thailand - table

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