Fruits of Thailand. Full list

29.03.2015

Today we decided to show in the photo and tell you what fruits look like in Thailand. Thailand is famous for its abundance delicious fruits and if you are in this country, it will be useful for you to know about the most delicious. See the fruits of Thailand (photo with names in Thai).

Pineapple (Thai name - Sapa-rot).

Thai pineapples are highly valued, so they are actively exported. In total, there are more than 70 varieties of pineapple, differing in taste and appearance. Thai pineapples are much smaller in size than those sold in European stores, but they ripen "on the vine", so they are much tastier. The taste can be sweet or sour, the flesh is fibrous and juicy. Pineapple contains a large amount of minerals and vitamins, so it is also very useful. At the same time, it is very cheap.

When choosing a pineapple, you need to choose a fruit with an elastic peel. Too hard pineapple most likely has not ripened, but too soft - has already begun to deteriorate. The smell of a ripe pineapple is sweet, not grassy. The tops should be green, the leaves should be easy to pull out.

dragon fruit

Pitahaya, dragon fruit (Thai name - Geow mangon). It is an elongated fruit about the size of an apple. It has a bright pink color and scales with green or light green edges. Pitahaya flesh is white or pink (purple in some varieties) with small black pits, which are usually removed.

Guava

Guava (Thai name - Farang). Guava fruits resemble a pear or apple with a bumpy yellow or green surface. Unripe guava has a firm and sour pulp, which is how it is preferred to be consumed in Thailand, adding sugar, salt and spices.

Jackfruit

Jackfruit or Indian breadfruit (Thai name - Kha nun). Basically, this fruit can be found in southern Thailand. Jackfruit fruits are the largest of those growing on trees, they can reach a length of up to 90 cm, and have a mass of more than 30 kg. The peel is thick, with numerous cone-shaped protrusions. In immature fruits, it is green, in the process of ripening it becomes yellow or brownish. The pulp is juicy, yellow in color, divided into slices, each of which contains a large seed. The aroma of jackfruit is very specific, somewhat reminiscent of banana and pineapple at the same time, but with an admixture of "artificiality" similar to the smell of acetone. Jackfruit pulp is used to make desserts. Seeds have independent culinary significance and are often added to various dishes.

durian

Durian (Thai name - Durian). This is perhaps the most controversial Thai fruit. On the one hand, it has a surprisingly unpleasant aroma, due to which durian is forbidden to bring into public institutions under the threat of a fine. The smell is very persistent, and simple airing will not help get rid of it. On the doors of many hotels, shops, you can see signs with a crossed out image of durian - the owners take care of all their visitors.

On the other hand, durian tastes so good that it is called the "king of fruits". It tastes like buttercream. At the same time, the pulp is rich in trace elements and vitamins. If you want to bring durian from Thailand, it is better to buy it hermetically packed and in duty free.

Coconut

Coconuts (Thai name - Ma phrao). Without coconut, it is impossible to imagine Thai cuisine. Its pulp and juice (milk) are used to prepare a huge number of dishes from soups to desserts. On the streets and markets of Thailand, you can buy an opened coconut - a ready-made drink in a "mug".

Langsat

Langsat (Thai name - Lang sat). This fruit is very popular in Thailand, but little known outside of it. Langsat is covered with a thick brown skin, the flesh is grayish, has a lobed structure, resembling garlic, but with stones. The taste of langsat is sweet and sour, it is widely used in cooking due to its successful combination with many products. Lansat seeds are bitter, but when crushed, they can be used as an antipyretic and anthelmintic.

Lychee

Lychee (Thai name - Linchi). This is one of the most expensive fruits in Thailand, as it is grown on special farms. Lychee fruits are small (up to 3.5 cm in diameter), covered with a dense pimply skin of bright red color. Pulp - jelly-like consistency, milky color. In the center - 1 bone. The taste is sweet and sour, refreshing. Lychee is credited with many miraculous properties- from medicinal to aphrodisiac.

Longan

Longan (Thai name - Lamyai). Its name, translated from Chinese, means "dragon's eye", which the fruit received due to its round shape, white pulp and a large dark seed in the center of the fruit. The taste of longan is sweet, very peculiar. The fruit is used in pure form or for making desserts.

Longkong

Longkong (Thai name - Long-kong). Popular in southern Thailand. It grows in clusters, which are located directly on the trunk of trees. The fruits are small and round in shape. They are covered with a thin skin of brown color and have a translucent white flesh, sweetish-sour in taste. Langkong is eaten fresh.

Mango

Mango (Thai name - Mamuang). Thai mango varieties are significantly different from all others grown in the world. The number of varieties of the fruit, differing in skin and pulp color, size, taste, is close to 20. Mango is widely used by local residents and is actively exported to other countries.

Mangosteen

Mangosteen (Thai name - Mangkhud). This is a fruit covered with a thick dark skin, under which is a juicy white pulp, divided into cloves, like garlic. The taste of mangosteen is sweet, with tart notes. You need to choose soft fruits, if the peel is dense - the mangosteen has deteriorated.

Papaya

Papaya (Thai name - Malakor). The shape of the fruit resembles a melon, but the taste of papaya is completely different. It depends on the variety, it can resemble a pumpkin, carrot, or maybe an apricot. You need to choose ripe papaya for softness, hard papaya is not yet ripe. However, Thais also actively use such papaya, for example, for making salads.

pomelo

Pomelo (Thai name - Som-oh). Outwardly, it resembles a grapefruit, but much larger. The consistency of the pulp and skin is also similar, but the fibers are larger and the taste is much sweeter. The flesh may be yellow, orange or red.

Rambutan

Rambutan (Thai name - Ngaw). The fruits look very peculiar, they are red and as if hairy. "Bristle" has a greenish color. The taste of rambutan pulp resembles jelly and, possibly, sweet grapes, and the consistency is dense jelly.

rose apple

Rose apple (Thai name - Chom-poo). The fruits are bell-shaped, less often oval or flattened. They can be red, pink or green. The pulp is juicy, the taste is sour, perfectly quenches thirst. In general, few people know, but cashews are the top part of this particular pink apple.

Salak

Salak (Thai name - La Kham). The fruit has an oval shape with elongated ends. The peel is thin, prickly, brownish-maroon in color. The pulp is juicy, white with a yellowish tint. Has a sour taste. When choosing a herring, you need to give preference to large fruits of a dark color.

sapodilla

Sapodilla, chiku (Thai name - La-moot). Outwardly, the fruits resemble mangoes, but have a dark, brown color and a more rounded shape. The flesh is also brown, rather dense, and tastes sweet. The larger the sapodilla, the tastier it is.

sugar apple

Sugar apple, Annona scaly (Thai name - Noi Naa). The fruit is covered with a bumpy marsh-green skin, under which is hidden a juicy white pulp with “grains”. The taste is sweet, with coniferous notes. You need to choose evenly soft fruits, hard - very sour. Sugar apple in Thailand is used to make ice cream and a wide variety of desserts.

carambola

Carambola (Thai name - Ma-feung). The fruit has a recognizable ribbed shape, on the cross section - the appearance of a star. For this reason, carambola is often used to decorate the table. The color of the peel and pulp is yellow or green. The taste of the fruit is sweet and sour, refreshing, the pulp is very juicy. Salads, sauces, as well as juices and soft drinks are made from carambola.

Tamarind

Tamarind, Indian date (Thai name - Makham Thad). Outwardly, it resembles a peanut, it is also covered with a dense shell, under which there is a sticky, fibrous brown pulp, sweet and sour in taste. Tamarind is rich in potassium and vitamins A, B1, so it is very useful. Unripe fruits are used to prepare spicy dishes, and ripe fruits are used for desserts.

Now you know almost all the fruits of Thailand, the photos with the names of which are presented above. Bon appetit!

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What can any (even the poorest) exotic country boast of? Of course, amazingly delicious tropical fruits! Believe me, you will not buy such fruits in Russia for any money! Because what we sell does not taste like real ripe Thai fruits at all.

Today I decided to write a very "delicious" post. Meet: the fruits of Thailand - photos with names, descriptions and approximate prices. Reading on an empty stomach is not recommended!

1.1. A pineapple

Pineapple is one of the most popular fruits in the world. And even in cold Moscow, it is far from being exotic. But these funny-looking fruits have a completely different, incomparable taste!

What is the benefit of pineapple? This fruit thins the blood, breaks down fats, removes excess fluid from the body and reduces pressure. And a glass of pineapple juice instantly relieves nausea after a heavy feast or on an airplane.

Thailand offers tourists several varieties of pineapples. The most popular classic Tard Sri Thong or Phuket Pineapple. Their elongated fruits are easy to distinguish by the peel - they are bright yellow and very prickly. And sweet-pre sweet pulp in density resembles our sauerkraut.

Pregnant women should not eat pineapples - they can provoke a miscarriage.

And pineapples grow in a very unusual way - in the grass. By the way, you can see how many exotic fruits grow in an article about.

Price: 20-30 baht per piece.

Very small pineapples can be bought for 10 baht, but we usually took already peeled and chopped pineapple for 20-30 baht per bag:

1.2. Banana

Bananas in Thailand grow like weeds and cost a penny.

Bunches of bananas in the yard:

By the way, not only bananas themselves are eaten, but also their flowers:

Do you think it's stupid to spend money on something that you can buy in Russia? Ha! I promise, after Thai bananas in your homeland, you won’t eat them for a very long time (at least it happened to me - I had to get used to those bananas that are sold in Russia for a long time).

There are dozens of varieties of bananas here, and all of them are CRAZY delicious! More than others, I liked short thick bananas with bright yellow juicy pulp and strong aroma. In terms of texture, they are completely different from regular bananas- more like a cream, at least eat with a spoon. But, unfortunately, I managed to try these only once in.

Think bananas are only eaten raw and in desserts? You are mistaken! They are also grilled like corn:

It is believed that due to the unique composition (a bunch of vitamins and trace elements), bananas stimulate brain activity and produce the hormone of happiness!

Price: 20-40 baht per bundle.

1.3. Pomegranate

pomegranate season in Thailand lasts from August to October. Here, pomegranate trees grow everywhere: along roads and near houses and parking lots (like apricots in southern Russia).

It seemed to me that Uzbek and Turkish pomegranates (which are sold here) are still tastier than in Thailand. But maybe we were just unlucky. And here pomegranate juice very tasty! Free of sugar, preservatives and colorants. In in it is sold practically all year round.

Pomegranate is perfect for unloading days and mandatory for vegetarians (capable of replacing meat in many components). And also small sweet and sour grains (by the way, fruits with large grains are the sweetest) - an excellent antiseptic and hematopoietic drug.

1.4. Watermelon

Thai watermelons are delicious, always very sweet! The most popular varieties are small 2-4 kg watermelons with dark skin and red flesh and watermelons with light green striped skin and…yellow flesh. Yellow watermelons look very unusual! But they taste just sweet, without a specific watermelon aftertaste.

Both red and yellow watermelons are rich in vitamins C and A. Fruit and berries are successfully treated for diseases of the liver and kidneys (although they must be of the highest quality), heart defects and even ... male infertility!

Price: from 20 baht per kg (or for a bag of cleaned).

2. Exotic fruits

2.1. dragonfruit

Dragonfruit is also called pitahaya or pitahaya. In Thailand, it is found in two variations: with a bright burgundy filling and with a white one.

And to be honest, the appearance of the "heart of the dragon" is much brighter than its taste. At least at first it seemed to me completely tasteless. But after a couple of months, having tried everything possible fruits, dragonfruit remained in the favorites, because. perfectly quenches thirst in the heat and is suitable as a light breakfast or snack - it is not as cloying as many other fruits, and does not become boring over time. You can take a dragonfruit with you to the beach, and eat it straight with a spoon! The pulp is very convenient to eat if you cut the fruit into halves:

Pitahaya goes well with any tropical fruit! The high concentration of vitamin C, phosphorus, iron and calcium helps our bones and teeth stay healthy and strong.

Price: 55-70 baht per kg.

2.2. Jackfruit

The largest fruit in the world (its weight can reach 30 kg) in Thailand, as a rule, is sold already peeled and cut. In addition, between the "sectors" of the jackfruit contains sticky latex, which is washed only with vegetable oil.

Here's how it grows:

In each segment of the jackfruit (and there are from 100 to 500 of them in each fruit), a large bone is hidden. Thais collect these bones and fry them like french fries.

Jackfruit is very odorous, and tastes like chewing gum, melon and marmalade combined. Interestingly, the consistency of the fruit can be very different: for example, crispy, rubbery or viscous. In general, the taste of jackfruit is not for everyone - for example, I don’t really like it, but Vova just loves it.

This is what peeled jackfruit slices look like (left):

Jackfruit pulp contains a lot of potassium and vitamin A. The fruit is low in calories, but quite satisfying. Therefore, in some Asian countries it is even called "bread for the poor."

Price: 50-120 baht per kg.

2.3. Lychee

To taste, juicy fruits in the form of berries resemble a currant cocktail with strawberries. They grow in Thailand, Vietnam, China and. But Thai lychees (their season falls on May-June) are considered the most delicious!

Small balls grow in clusters like our grapes. They have a thin red tender skin (easy to peel by hand), mega-juicy and sweet transparent flesh (like hard grapes) and a hard stone in the core of the fruit. Of all these "jelly-like" fruits (longan, rambutan), I liked lychee the most - so juicy and sweet with a little sourness. It is a pity that the lychee season does not last long, and in the off-season they are not sold even at inflated prices. Only canned lychees are sold (there are such in Russia), but their taste is completely different.

In Southeast Asia, lychees are famous for their tonic effect. They perfectly restore strength and even slightly “rejuvenate” (due to antioxidants and vitamins).

Price: 20-80 baht per kg.

2.4. Guava

A ripe and soft guava is said to taste like a mixture of raspberries and strawberries. But in Thailand, this fruit is eaten mainly in an unripe (hard) form with spices (yes, for some reason, Thais love fruits with red hot pepper!). But guava is sold here all year round. I came across two varieties: with pink and white flesh.

It tasted like a pear with a little strawberry flavor. Guava juice is still tastier than the fruit itself. Only juice is freshly squeezed - the taste of juices in boxes that are sold in Russia does not even remotely resemble fresh fruit.

By the way, in any variety of this fruit there are many small and very hard seeds. In principle, guava can be eaten like our apples and pears, but stone pits are forced to bite and chew with care.

Benefits of Guava- in its antispasmodic, bactericidal, astringent and antimicrobial properties. This fruit normalizes blood pressure, stimulates the heart, improves digestion and is very useful for nursing mothers and babies. It contains potassium, iodine, selenium, iron, and B vitamins.

Price: from 10 baht for one piece.

2.5. pomelo

In my opinion, pomelo is very reminiscent of grapefruit in taste, but in the "improved" version: less bitterness, more sweetness. It is easily recognizable by its thick yellow or green skin. And inside the slices can be anything: white, pink, yellow or green.

Antioxidants in pomelo successfully fight development cancer cells, potassium supports the heart, and vitamin C strengthens the immune system.

It is convenient that you can immediately buy a fruit peeled from the skin and films - from citrus pomelo became my favorite fruit.

Price: 50-80 baht per kg ( or 40 baht for peeled fruit ).

2.6. Longan

From Thai, longan is translated as "dragon's eye". Under the thin skin, a pinkish or white "eyeball" opens with a bone - the "pupil" inside. Longan grows in clusters and tastes like grapes with a hint of musk.

One longan berry is a light brown ball about the size of a walnut. The skin of this fruit is thin and hard, but it is quite easy to peel - it bursts when biting.

Longan well tones and restores strength. By the way, if you buy a whole bunch of longan, then the seller will most likely allow you to try one berry. I didn’t like the longan at all - it’s too cloying. But they are sold all year round.

Price: from 20 baht per kg.

2.7. carambola

Carambola is called the star fruit because of its unusual shape. When cutting, several beautiful stars are obtained, which decorate the "sweet table".

Here it is, middle right:

Unfortunately, the taste of carambola is nowhere near as bright as its appearance. The pulp is juicy, with sourness, but absolutely none.

In carambola - a huge amount oxalic acid! They say it's a great hangover cure. In Thailand, the fruit is sold from October to December. By the way, the closest relative of carambola is common sorrel.

Price: 50-70 baht per kg.

2.8. Tangerine (Thai Mandarin)

To be honest, Thai mandarin is not much different from its Georgian or Spanish "relatives". Unless it is larger, and the color of the peel can be anything: brown, burgundy, orange, green or yellow. It is very unusual to peel a completely green tangerine and find bright orange flesh inside.

Price: 20-80 baht per kg.

2.9. Longkong

This white-beige fruit-berry is called differently: both duku (large variety), and langsat (wild and sour in taste), and longkong (the sweetest and most delicious variety). It grows in clusters like our grapes - only not on the branches of a tree, but on the trunk itself! And the fruits look like small white potatoes.

Inside each fruit are several cloves (as in garlic). Moreover, some lobules have bones, and some do not. You have to be careful with bones. When accidentally bitten, they instantly and for a long time interrupt the taste of the fruit itself with their sharp bitterness.

This is how the longkong looks in a cleaned form:

Longkong tastes sweet with a slight sourness, very delicate, with a slightly viscous texture - simply amazing. Every time we saw it for sale, we definitely bought it! The fruit contains a high concentration of vitamins C, B2, B1, phosphorus and calcium, so it is not only tasty, but also healthy.

The peel of the fruit contains a very sticky substance, so it is better to clean it with gloves, otherwise you will have to walk with sticky hands for a very long time - it is absolutely not washed off.

Price: from 30 baht per kg.

2.10. Papaya

Outwardly, papaya looks like a zucchini crossed with a pumpkin. And many tourists believe that this is a vegetable, not a fruit. And not in vain! Depending on the degree of maturity, papaya is also used as a vegetable (green papaya is used to make delicious salad), and as a fruit.

Yellow "zucchini" - this is papaya:

The taste and texture of papaya reminded me of boiled carrots. It doesn’t sound very appetizing, but in fact, ripe papaya is very tasty and does not bother.

They say that there are other varieties: with hints of coffee and chocolate, with a hint of apricot and even floral notes.

In Thailand, papaya is sold all year round. Here it is very juicy and satisfying (I immediately ate and got drunk). Gives a lot of energy, is quickly absorbed, but can cause bloating. True, as a rule, it does not reach an intestinal disorder.

When cut open, a ripe papaya looks amazing - bright orange with round black pits. But the bones must be removed, so that only the orange pulp remains. You can buy immediately cleaned, which we did:

Price: 20-40 baht per kg.

2.11. Rambutan

This hairy "hedgehog" is not only cool in appearance, but also very tasty: sweet with a hint of berry jelly and the consistency of marmalade. It is red and green, round and oval, fresh and canned. By the way, the thorns of rambutan are actually very soft and it is impossible to hurt them!

It is difficult to make a mistake in choosing the “right” rambutan - they are almost always ripe and quite tasty. Funny fruit gently cleanses the body, normalizes the digestion process and promotes skin regeneration.

Price: 10-70 baht per kg.

2.12. rose apple

Outwardly, a rose apple looks more like a bell pepper than an apple. By the way, this fruit can be not only pink, but also green or red.

The rose apple is one of the most "comfortable" tropical fruits: no need to peel the skin, there are no seeds inside. The fruit is juicy (it quenches thirst well), but some kind of tasteless.

You can sample this skewer with a peeled and chopped rose apple:

In Thailand, a pink apple is sold all year round: both in markets and in supermarkets. But the peak of the season is in the spring, when literally all the stalls and counters are littered with these watery fruits.

The fruit is low in calories. Therefore, it can be eaten by both those who are on a diet and diabetics (a pink apple slightly lowers blood sugar levels).

Price: from 10 baht per kg.

2.13. Salak (snake fruit)

This fruit also has many names: lard, salak, salakka, and, of course, snake fruit. But to my surprise, I recently learned that herring and snake fruit are different subspecies of the same plant. The first one grows in Thailand (very prickly skin and sour flesh):

The second - in Malaysia and Indonesia (smooth "snake" skin and very sweet pulp):

The taste of Thai herring cannot be compared to any other fruit! The fruit is very soft, juicy and tasty, what do you think it smells like? Valerian! How to choose the right herring? The fruits should be even, not beaten. An overripe herring is no longer tasty, but a ripe one is amazing, one of my favorite fruits.

It is not easy to clean it - the skin is too prickly, but the taste pays for all the effort! By the way, you can buy already cleaned, this is how it looks:

By the way, you will not find such herring as in Thailand anywhere else! So, if there is an opportunity, then this prickly fruit is a must try!

Price: 30-80 baht per kg.

2.14. Sapodila (chiku)

Outwardly, sapodila looks like a bald kiwi or a small potato. It tastes vaguely reminiscent of a pear with toffee - very sugary. Depending on the variety, chicu flesh will taste like caramel ice cream, toffee, chocolate, dates, or coffee.

Sapodila can be either round or oblong like this:

Sapodil contains a bunch of vitamins (especially C and A), as well as potassium, magnesium, iron and calcium. In Thailand, chiku is sold all year round.

Sapodila in a cleaned form looks like this:

Unfortunately, this fruit spoils very quickly. Even in the refrigerator, the fruits are stored for just a couple of days.

Price: 50-60 baht per kg.

2.15. Tamarind

Another very unusual-looking fruit is like a huge pod. We break the fragile shell-peel and find a fruit under it a la dried date or toffee. Officially, tamarind (or Indian date) refers to ... legumes. But, probably, because of its sweetness, all over the world they are accustomed to consider it a fruit.

On the left are green unripe tamarind pods, and the brown ones on the right in the grid are ripe and sweet:

It is sweet, but not juicy at all, more like a dried fruit. Fruitarians and raw foodists eat tamarind instead of candy. In Thailand, tamarind paste is added to almost every dish: meat, sauces, and desserts.

Price: 100-120 baht per kg.

2.16. young coconut

Everyone knows that in a young coconut, the cavity inside is filled with a transparent and slightly sweetish liquid, which perfectly quenches thirst and, in general, is mega-useful!

The composition of coconut water (not to be confused with coconut milk and oil!) is similar to mother's milk and lymph. It contains almost the entire group of B vitamins and half the periodic table (from iodine to fluorine). In the "old" coconuts, this invaluable water turns into an emulsion and pulp a little bit.

Hewn from all sides of the coconut, it remains to cut a hole - and you can drink:

Doctors recommend drinking water young coconut with lactation and pregnancy, with colds and reduced immunity, with thyroid diseases and atherosclerosis. Coconut juice is not for everyone, in Russia coconut was one of my favorite fruits (nuts), but in Thailand I couldn’t even stand the smell of coconut water - it’s very specific. But Vova drank coconut juice almost every day - he liked it so much.

And we met such giant coconuts on:

Price: 10-30 baht per piece.

2.17. marian plum

The Mariana plum is also called Gandaria or Maprang. The taste of orange or yellow fruits is similar to mango, and the pulp resembles a plum in consistency. You can eat mango-plum without peeling.

Thai plum is rich in potassium, chromium, copper, glucose and vitamins A, B, P and C. But more often, maprang is not eaten raw, but in compotes, sauces and jams.

2.18. Chrysophyllum (star apple)

Chrysophyllum does not look like a star at all. Unless in a horizontal section, and even then - with a stretch.

The fruit is cut in half and the flesh is eaten out with a spoon. And you can do it differently - slightly wrinkle the fruit, cut a hole in its upper part and drink delicious juice something like sweetened milk.

Fruit in section:

By the way, the star apple is an excellent remedy for colds and inflammation in the throat.

2.19. Santol

Santol in Thailand is called the Thai apple - and it is not sold everywhere. If you find it, try it! The fruit does not look very appetizing. But under the inconspicuous hard peel, white slices with a delicate sweet and sour taste are hidden ...

3. The most delicious fruits in Thailand - our top 6

3.1. durian

The durian fruit (the average durian is about the size of a soccer ball) is often referred to as the king of fruits. Its aroma is, to put it mildly, specific (reminiscent of rotten raw onions, dirty socks and sewers combined). Even the description seems unappetizing. Therefore, the fruit cannot be brought into hotels, public transport, office buildings and supermarkets.

If you close your eyes (or rather, your nose) to a strong amber, then the taste of durian is incredible! It resembles custard with pineapple, banana and strawberries. Although, of course, it all depends on whether you got a good durian or not. Everyone who tries durian is immediately divided into 2 opposing camps - some cannot stand it and do not understand how this can be eaten at all, while others, on the contrary, consider it the most delicious of fruits. We belong to the second category - durian seems to me like the most delicious cake imaginable.

Small durian is not so tasty:

We tried a variety of varieties of durian and really tasty ones came across far from always. It is best to buy a whole durian, because. as soon as he lies open for a while, he begins to stink terribly and the taste deteriorates very quickly. A stale durian just tastes like rotten onions, which all durian haters talk about. So if you didn’t like it the first time, it’s possible that you just got it already stale. When buying a durian, be sure to ask the seller to choose the most delicious fruit for you. And when he cuts it a little, touch the pulp - it should be soft, but not slimy, it will be the most delicious fruit. An unripe durian tastes hard and crunchy, there is still no sweetness in it, and an overripe one is slimy and smelly, like a rotten onion. The most delicious - medium ripeness.

By the way, it is quite difficult to clean it - the spikes are very hard and prickly. It is better to ask the same seller to clean the durian for you.

You can buy a cleaned one, but it’s better to wait until the seller starts cleaning and buy right away:

It is called the king of fruits for its unique composition. Durian pulp contains a whole complex of vitamins B. And the concentration of vitamin C in it is greater than in citrus fruits! And the fruit is very nutritious - you can eat one slice of it for half a day in advance.

However, durian should not be eaten by hypertensive patients, as well as by pregnant and lactating mothers (because it raises body temperature). And don't mix it with alcohol!

Durian grows like this:

Price: 80-120 baht per kg. But in season, we bought durian from cars at a price of 40 baht per kg.

3.2. Mangosteen

Outwardly, the mangosteen looks like a round one. small eggplant. And inside it has sweet white slices with a taste of peach and citrus fruits. Ummmm….

I really like its taste - light, delicate, airy. Moreover, you can eat mangosteen at least a kilogram at a time, at least two. It will not become bad and the tongue is guaranteed not to corrode from fruit acid. In my opinion, this is the most delicious Thai fruit. It is a pity that it is not sold all year round, the season lasts somewhere from May to July.

By the way, mangosteen (another name for mangosteen) has a lot of useful substances. Including rare xanthones - merciless killers of cancer cells. When choosing a mangosteen, take soft fruits, they are the most delicious.

When peeling a mangosteen, be vigilant - black ants live in some fruits! Once I opened a mangosteen like that, and whole hordes of ants ran out of it - that was a cry!

Price: 40-80 baht per kg. But at the height of the season we took over 100 baht straightaway 7 kg, i.e. in general according to 15 baht per kg!

3.3. Mango

In Thailand, this sweet and juicy fruit is sold all year round, although the price varies greatly at different times. Peak season is April-June.

Peeled and chopped mango: on top in the middle - unripe with spices, and below - mega-ripe and sweet:

One of the favorite Thai delicacies is mango sticky rice (mango and sticky rice in coconut syrup):

Mango contains a large amount of vitamin A, which helps to solve vision problems. And mango perfectly cleanses the liver, accelerates the process of losing weight, increases the elasticity of blood vessels and relieves diarrhea and constipation.

Most delicious fruits(whether green or yellow) are always soft to the touch. We cut the pulp into cubes in a plate or cut into cubes and turned inside out:

And you can also cut it like in the picture above and in one motion cut off all the pulp with the wall of the glass so that the skin remains outside, and all the pulp is inside.

My favorite mangoes are oblong light yellow in color:

Price: from 20 to 120 baht per kg.

3.4. Sugar apple (noina, cherimoya)

The pulp of a sugar apple with grains is sweet and with light coniferous notes. The peak season is in the summer, but in Thailand, noina is sold all year round, the most delicious fruits are sold in the summer. Under a dense peel (almost like a tangerine) hides gentle cream with bones, which can be eaten directly with a spoon.

When you buy ripe noina, it is very important not to put it with other fruits, but to carry it separately, as it chokes very easily.

The fruits look like huge cones:

Ripe noina inside looks like this:

Cherimoya has a high concentration of fiber, vitamins A and C, as well as magnesium, copper and potassium. Local residents use the fruits of the sugar apple to treat such serious ailments as dysentery, diarrhea and stomach ulcers.

The fruit is very nutritious and satisfying (94 kcal per 100g). And the taste is just extraordinary!

Price: 30-90 baht per kg.

3.5. passion fruit

Passion fruit is a very interesting and tasty fruit. The brightest is considered to be purple passion fruit with a rich sweet and sour taste. You will immediately recognize the smell of passion fruit - this is exactly what Multifrukt juices, which are sold in Russia, smell like.

Under a thick shell (green or purple) hides a tender juicy fragrant jelly with small grains, which must be raked out with a spoon. Overeating!

In the photo, it is sold with spices, but this is more for locals. We recommend that you eat it without spices at least for the first time.

Passion fruit helps to cope with insomnia and is good for the skin.

Price: 80-120 baht per kg.

3.6. soursop

The taste of soursop (guiabano or guanabana) is unlike any other fruit. It feels like eating real yogurt! Snow-white fibers, like in cotton candy, are generously saturated with sweet and sour juice. By the way, there are fibers so coarse that they cannot be chewed (but this is the exception rather than the rule).

Whole fruit:

And in the context - real yogurt:

smells soursop amazing! It is very difficult to find it in Thailand, but if you see it, be sure to buy it, it's just an incredible fruit.

And what tropical fruits do you love? Maybe you have tried other fruits that I don't know about? What do you like the most? Share in the comments! ( 8 votes, rating: 5,00 out of 5)

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 as Thai mango, you will not 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 a mango 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. Without dark spots and withering.
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 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 great amount sulfur, which interacts with oxygen to give such a stinky smell.

Durian tastes fatty milk cream kind of like 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.
Noyna can be made 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 in the top 5 fruits of 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 sides.

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 with a green tint.
All green papaya goes to famous salad Som Tam.
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 useful option eating - eat raw, with a spoon, about 3-4 fruits per day. Since passion fruit has a lot of vitamin C and is a sweet and sour fruit, you need to be careful people with high acidity. 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, 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 that will help you save money, because the ruble to baht exchange rate is not encouraging 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 fruit rows, 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 kind of 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 of 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 can be given 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. So sweet, juicy delicious pineapples you won't find anywhere. 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 for hypertensive patients and people who have high acidity.
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)

A distinctive feature of 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 tasty 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 delicious, 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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From this article you will learn about the most popular exotic fruits that are sold in Thailand. And also: how much fruits cost, what they taste like, how to eat them and how to take them out.

Of course, you have already tried some exotic fruits. But "herring" and "sapodilla" for us, for example, have become a discovery)

Definitely worth trying them all and finding your favourites.

1. Salak (Snake Fruit, Snake Fruit)

Form: Oval, elongated. Often sold by branches (~ 8-10 fruits each). Thorns on the skin.

Color: Purple-brown-red-brown, reminiscent of snakeskin

pulp: Light, yellowish, juicy, slightly fibrous, with large brown pits. Inside it is divided into 2-3 slices.

Taste: Honey-sweet, sour

How they eat: Remove the skin with a knife and eat. Cleaning is not easy, because. there are thorns on the peel and the peel itself is quite dense.

Season: May-August

Price: 40-60 baht per kg (~80 RUB or $1.33)

Our impression: We liked the fruit! But it is difficult to clean and the bones are very large. After a couple of days of storage in the refrigerator, the herring skin becomes dry and less cleanable. So it is better to eat fruit fresh.

2. Longan (Longan, Dragon Eye, dragon eye)

Form: Small round fruits. Sold on twigs in a bunch or without twigs, in a box. Longan looks like a small potato.

Color: Light brown (potato)

pulp: Transparent white, juicy, watery. The texture resembles ripe plum. Inside is a large, black, round bone. Therefore, the name is “dragon's eye”.

Taste: Not very pronounced, delicate, sweet and sour, can be remotely compared with strawberry.

How they eat: Clean and eat. Outside, the longan has a rather thin, but dense peel. It will have to be cut to clean the fruit. Separates easily.

Season: May-August, but also in March they were :)

Price: 90 baht for a bundle or 50 baht (~100 rubles or $ 1.66) for a box

Our impressions: We liked the fruit. It's weird, juicy, and easy to clean.

3. Sapodilla (Lamut, Sapodilla)

Form: small oval fruit the size of a small chicken egg.

Color: Brown. Looks like a bald kiwi :)

pulp: Brownish, in consistency - comparable to persimmon or ripe pear. Inside 2-3 small black elongated bones.

Taste: Honey caramel, incredible! Very sweet.

How they eat: Remove the skin, eat, spit out the pits

Season: September-December, in March it is very rare - but you can also find

Price: 65 baht per kg (~ 130 rubles or $ 2.1)

Our impressions: This fruit is awarded the second place! (First place is occupied by mango). Sapodilla - incredible delicious thing. The only negative is that it spoils quickly.

4. Mangosteen (Garlic, Mangosteen)

By the way, that’s right - “Mangosteen”, and not “Mangosteen” :)

Mangosteen looks like this:

Form: Round shape, about the size of a tangerine. Above is a small twig and a couple of small leaves.

Color: The skin is dense, dark brown on the outside, purple on the inside.

pulp: White, watery, sweetish. It is divided into segments, which makes the mangosteen look like garlic. Bones are found inside large lobules.

Taste: Sweetish, sour, not bright.

How they eat: Peel the skin (with a knife) and eat the inside

Season: April-September

Price: from 50 baht per kg (~ 100 rubles or $ 1.7)

Our impressions: In Thailand, this thing is called the “queen of fruits”, but we did not understand its charms. It's worth trying once.

5. Mango

Form: Oval, tapered on one side

Color: Light, yellow-orange

pulp: Soft, tender, not fibrous. The pulp of ripe fruit melts in the mouth. The bone is rather flat.

Taste: Mango in Thailand, unlike mango from Moscow stores, has a less intense (not so sharp) taste. Sweet, honey. mango flavor :)

How to eat: Peel thin skin and enjoy.

Season: April-July. Out of season also sell, but more expensive

Price: Mango is not cheap in Thailand (in March), 80 baht per kilogram (~ 160 rubles or $ 2.5). You can bargain for 70 baht. Can be found for 60, but small and broken.

Our impressions: incredibly delicious! Eat there. In our stores, this delicacy is expensive and it is not often possible to find good options.

Still sometimes fruit stalls sell green mangoes. These are the same mangoes, only not ripe, and therefore cheaper. They are edible but hard. Ripe mango, of course, tastier.

Probably the one who came up with the design of the Nokia 7610 ate a lot of Thai mangoes :) Here is my first association:

Mangoes from Thailand should be stored in the refrigerator. Our fruits lasted well for a week. Maybe they would have lain longer, but they ended :)

6. Pitahaya (Pitahaya, Dragon fruit, Dragon fruit, Pitahaya, Dragon Friut)

Form: Oval fruit, slightly larger than a large apple.

Color: Bright raspberry skin with green scales

pulp: White, with black seeds. Seeds the size of poppy seeds.

Taste: Without a pronounced taste, a little sweetish, the seeds crunch on the teeth. The consistency is comparable to kiwi, only more grainy.

How they eat: Cut into two halves and eat with a spoon. Or peel and cut into slices.

Season: all year round

Price: 90 baht per kg (~180 rubles or $ 2.8)

Our impressions: Beautiful, bright, interesting, but .. tasteless. Buy once, at least your eyesight will be happy - the combination of colors is simply incredible!

7. Carambola (Star fruit, Start Fruit, Carambola)

Form: Small, fairly light, oval shape. It has the shape of a five-pointed star in cross section. The size of this star fruit can be compared to a large pear.

Color: yellow-green, yellow-orange.

pulp: Pulp can be compared with thick-walled pepper: crispy, juicy.

Taste: Tastes like a pea pod. Herbal, watery, sweetish. Something like a pepper.

How they eat: cut into slices, do not peel.

Season: May-August

Price: 90 baht per kg (~180 rubles or $ 2.7)

Our impressions: Try it once, just for fun. I'm pretty sure you won't want it again :)

8. Passionfruit (Passion Fruit)

Form: This is an oval-shaped fruit, about the size of a chicken egg. A ripe passion fruit does not look appetizing - like a dried plum.

Color: Burgundy brown

pulp: Yellow, with small flat black pits

Taste: Rich, sour, passion fruit taste) You probably also tried peach-passion fruit yogurt? So, a fruit with such a taste really exists.

How they eat: Cut into halves, eat out the contents with a spoon

Season: January-April

Price: 120 baht per kg (~ 240 rubles or $ 3.7)

Our impressions me: A very sour fruit, you can't eat a lot of it. Interesting to try.

9. Pineapple

Delicious in Thailand pineapples. They are sweeter and smaller.

It is not convenient to peel them, but in almost every fruit shop you can ask to peel a pineapple or even cut it into small pieces.

Price: 40 baht per piece (~ 80 rubles or $ 1.2)

We also tried watermelon, not impressed. Astrakhan watermelons are tastier :)

Bananas in Thailand they sell, basically, only small ones, because. large bananas are considered fodder here.

Tastes like delicious bananas

The forbidden fruit in Thailand is durian. But it is forbidden except for storage in a hotel. Sell ​​durians in ordinary fruit shops. They say that you need to eat it 5 minutes after opening, otherwise it will start to stink terribly and this smell cannot be washed off with anything. We did not get this miracle fruit. Probably not the season. To be honest, we didn't search very well.

Worth a try coconut. Or rather, coconut milk.

Coconuts in Thailand are sold unripe. Those. inside you will find not a dense nut, with an edible wall thickness of about 1 cm, but only a slimy layer of 3 millimeters. But it is also tasty and you can eat it with a spoon.

Price: 40 baht for a coconut (~ 80 rubles or $ 1.3). For this cost, they will open it for you, give you a straw, a bag.

I will also answer a popular question:

Is it possible to export fruits from Thailand and how to carry them?

It is possible and necessary :) hand luggage. You can buy a special plastic carrier for fruits, you can just put it in your bag.

You can not take out only durian, coconut, watermelon and melon. Why - said in

There are a lot of fruit stalls in Phuket, they are almost at every turn and do not differ much from each other. So you can safely buy in the first available.

As you can see, there are quite a few fruits in Thailand. acceptable prices. When I think that before the crisis it all cost half as much, I begin to regret that I didn’t go earlier :)

Do you have any questions? Ask, I will try to answer) I will be glad to any comments and remarks.

Happy travels to you!

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	1.88 USD	123.60 RUB
2	durian	100	3.14 USD	206.00 RUB
3	Papaya	20	0.63 USD	41.20 RUB
4	Pineapple (1 pc)	30	0.94 USD	61.80 RUB
5	Coconut (1 pc)	30	0.94 USD	61.80 RUB
6	Bananas (bunch)	15	0.47 USD	30.90 RUB
7	dragon fruit (pitaya)	50	1.57 USD	103.00 RUB
8	jackfruit	90	2.83 USD	185.40 RUB
9	Pomelo(1 pc)	25	0.78 USD	51.50 RUB
10	Longan	40	1.26 USD	82.40 RUB
11	Longkong	30	0.94 USD	61.80 RUB
12	Mangosteen	25	0.78 USD	51.50 RUB
13	passion fruit	40	1.26 USD	82.40 RUB
14	Watermelon	30	0.94 USD	61.80 RUB
15	100	3.14 USD	206.00 RUB
16	Rambutan	40	1.26 USD	82.40 RUB
17	rose apple	15	0.47 USD	30.90 RUB
18	noina	50	1.57 USD	103.00 RUB
19	sapodilla	35	1.10 USD	72.10 RUB
20	70	2.20 USD	144.20 RUB
21	carambola	30	0.94 USD	61.80 RUB
22	70	2.20 USD	144.20 RUB
23	Guava	20	0.63 USD	41.20 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 fragrant, 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 an 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)- a popular and ancient tropical fruit, similar to an elongated melon. Its juicy, bright orange flesh is reminiscent of boiled carrots and pumpkins. 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. True taste It is better to enjoy pineapple in Thailand, here they are the most delicious and fragrant! You can buy it all year round and everywhere - ripe, sweet and juicy. The fruit is replete with vitamins and nutrients, it contains an enzyme that speeds up metabolism. Thais recommend eating pineapple after meat dishes, which helps break down protein. Gorgeous pineapple jams, fresh juices and refreshing necks.


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 them 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. 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! The variety of colors of the pulp is also impressive - from ivory to pink and burgundy, with small, like poppy seeds, grains. 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. Therefore, this gift of the tropics is recommended for patients with diabetes, those who experience stomach problems and 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, carving a jackfruit is not an easy task, you need to watch a lot of videos with different methods, buy rubber gloves and be ready to wipe 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 a fruit. 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 the same white and translucent flesh with dark bone than it looks like an eye, which is why it was called 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 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. A delicious dessert is prepared from it, 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. The fruits are green, yellow, orange, grassy and sour in taste, so 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) - a 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 green fruits goes to cooking 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.