Popular fruit in Thailand. Fruits of Thailand - the first acquaintance

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 prices are good and there is everything in stock, no need to wait long months parcels from Thailand.

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

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

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

In general, when buying a mango, you need to pay attention to such things: The skin of the mango should be dense and clean. 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.
small piece durian packed in film is sold for 120 - 150 baht.
At the same time, fans and connoisseurs of Durian advise eating it immediately after cleaning, so it quickly starts to go out and stink.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Noina is sold everywhere in the markets of Thailand, the price in the harvest season is about 40 baht per kg. for sale 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 directions.

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

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

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

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

Papaya - like boiled carrots (mala-koo)

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

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

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

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

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

Same excellent 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, which will help you save you money, because the exchange rate of the ruble to the baht does not inspire optimism and I think no one has extra money.

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

Where to buy fruits in Pattaya profitable and cheap

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

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

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

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

The Ambassador Hotel has 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 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 the 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 delicious 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 number 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 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 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 a cosmetic. It whitens, gives freshness to the skin, is used as a raw material for scrubs, facial cleansers, creams, etc.

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

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

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

Did you know that coconut water was used during the civil war for blood transfusions? Because in its composition, coconut water is similar to blood plasma.
coconut water ( young coconut), it is necessary and possible to give even to infants, it is so useful and rich in vitamins.
I think almost everyone loves coconuts, and there are a lot of them in Thailand and everywhere, all over the world. 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 like the taste and smell of coconut, on occasion I always order a cocktail in coconut or a shrimp cocktail in coconut, and children love the coconut ice cream that they put in coconut and sell from their shopping 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.

Most delicious bananas in Thailand - small. 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 have taken completely green pineapple He will mature over time.

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

Watermelon - (Tang-moo)

Distinctive feature Thai watermelons is their size. If there are no options in Russia and you have to buy a 10-15 kg watermelon, just
because there are no others, then in Thailand, watermelons are very compact. Thai watermelon weighs about 4-5 kg, sometimes less.
That is, it is easy to eat in one or two meals and does not take up much space in the refrigerator.
Thai watermelon comes in red and yellow inside. This does not particularly affect the taste, in appearance it is also not clear what kind of watermelon you will end up with upon purchase.
Watermelons in Thailand are sold all year round. Often you can buy sliced ​​\u200b\u200b already peeled or half a watermelon.
Everyone knows that watermelons are very healthy, especially in the heat.
Price per whole watermelon in Thailand - 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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Thailand and exotic are complementary concepts. One of the exotic discoveries for our compatriots in this country was the fruits of Thailand. The tropical climate has allowed nature to create unique combinations shapes, colors, flavors and aromas. Harvest in Thailand is harvested before three times in a year. Fruits in Thailand reach the peak of ripeness without the addition of nitrates and other chemical fertilizers, so they are safe from an environmental point of view, for which they are loved and appreciated by tourists all over the world.

However, this fact does not affect the cost of fruits in Thailand itself. Fruits in Pattaya are cheap and you can buy them in the markets, from street vendors, in mobile motorcycle kiosks, etc. Do not be surprised if the Thais offer a bag of salt, pepper or local spices to the purchased fruit. Asians believe that combining sour, bitter or spicy with sweet is in the order of things.

No one doubts that the fruits of Thailand are a storehouse beneficial vitamins and micronutrients. Fruit pulp is traditionally used in national Thai cuisine. Freshly squeezed juice, popsicles, fruit cuts, salads and fruit-based soups are sold everywhere.

Thai fruits amaze with their variety. But there is one fruit in Thailand - endowed with royal status. A fruit with an amazing taste, but a completely disgusting smell. It was the smell of durian that became the stumbling block, because of which the fruit is forbidden to be transported in transport, consumed in hotels and other public places in Thailand.

The fruits grow on gigantic tropical trees reaching 50 meters in height. About 30 species of this plant are known, of which only 9 are suitable for human consumption. The Thais called Durian the king of fruits in Thailand for its large weight - up to 4 kg, majestic and formidable appearance, reminiscent of the weapons of orcs from the famous fantasy epic. In fact, it is a ball or oval up to 15 cm in diameter, upholstered with prickly spikes, attached to a rod up to 30 cm long. Under the strong peel with thorns, there is a saffron-colored flesh of a delicate creamy consistency.

Despite the repulsive smell, durian has fans, and not only among the people of Thailand, who eat the fruit with pleasure, claiming that it has an incomparable delicious taste. The rest take their word for it, not even trying to try Durian because of the repulsive smell.

If you decide to taste the royal fruit of Thailand, we recommend trying the Golden Pillow variety (literal translation from Thai). The smell is less intense, and the taste is the same "magical" as in other varieties of durians.

Harvest season: May-June.

Price: about 250 baht per 1 kg (500 rubles per 1 kg)

dragon fruit

Mango (English Mango, in Thai Ma-muang)

Price:
Season:

One of the most popular fruits in Thailand and many other countries is the mango. But the fruits that are sold in our stores can never be compared with tender and juicy Thai ones. On top of the mango is a hard, inedible peel. Its color can vary from green to bright yellow or red, depending on the variety and its degree of maturity.

Most delicious variety mango, as in the picture above: bright yellow, pot-bellied. And bright yellow elongated.

The peel must be carefully cut with a knife. After that, cut the mango in half and remove from the center of the fruit. big bone. Now you can enjoy its juicy, honey pulp with an amazing aroma.

Here it is eaten as pure form, and added to salads and other dishes and drinks.

Mangosteen (English Mangosteen, in Thai Mnog-khut)

Price:

Season:

Be sure to try this real Thai fruit. It is covered with a dark purple rind that is not edible. Beneath it lies a juicy, slightly oily pulp that looks like garlic cloves. But in fact, it is sweet and pleasant to the taste. Sometimes small but hard bones can be caught in the pulp.

The fruit itself is small, about the size of a tangerine. Thais advise to use it in fresh, right after durian, as mangosteen cools the body and quenches thirst. Such a fruit is sold more often for 35 baht / kilogram. Peak harvest from April to September. Mangosteen contains a large number of vitamin B and C, and is also a source of calcium and nicotinic acid.

Durian (eng.Durian, Too-ree-an)

Price: from 20 to 100 baht

Season: May to August

He was called the "King of Fruits" for a reason. Its large fruits can grow up to 8 kg in weight, and the hard, spiked fruit peel is very similar to a shell. The flesh of the durian itself is pale yellow in color and is divided into several parts. Thais consider durian an effective aphrozodiac. Everyone has heard of this fruit. It is famous for its specific, pungent and very unpleasant smell. Many compare it to the smell of rotting meat or rotten eggs. It is about durian that they say "the taste of heaven, the smell of hell." But unlike just a disgusting smell, the fruit has a surprisingly pleasant and delicate taste, which is often compared with the taste of nuts and strawberries.

When buying this fruit in Thailand, it is worth considering that with it you may not be allowed into the hotel precisely because of the smell, since it is very difficult to take it out of the room. Yes, and it is better to eat the pulp with gloves so that the smell of the fruit does not remain on your hands.

Durian is most often sold already completely ready to eat, that is, peeled and divided into separate pieces. When choosing such a fruit, be sure to ensure that the durian is butchered in front of you. And the bought fruit should be eaten as soon as possible. The longer the pieces of pulp interact with air, the more unpleasant the smell becomes. If you don’t want to eat durian right away, it’s better to buy it in a peel, and cut it yourself at home.

Because durian has warming properties, don't risk pairing it with alcohol. Because of the terrible smell, not everyone dares to taste this amazing fruit.

Jackfruit (English Jackfruit; Kha-nun)

Price: 30 to 60 per kilo.

Season: January to August

Other its more famous name Breadfruit. Jackfruit fruits can weigh up to 40 kg. From above, it is covered with a dense crust with many small spikes, under which lies a yellow-colored and sweet-tasting flesh with a pleasant smell. It is divided into separate parts - slices similar to a pear. Jackfruit slices are not soft - they crunch a little in the mouth. It tastes like DUSHES.

Since it is very difficult to cope with such a huge fruit on your own, it is sold already peeled and divided into slices. By the way, inside each of the lobules of the pulp there is a bone that is used for separate cooking dishes.

Breadfruit is in season from January to August, but it can be refrigerated for up to two months. The pulp of the fruit is sold in bags of about 10 slices each. The cost of one package will be 20 baht.
I want to draw your attention to the fact that some people have an allergic reaction after eating the fruit. A lump appears in the throat, which makes it difficult to swallow and breathe. Spasms pass within a few hours.

Dragon fruit or Pitahaya (Eng. Pitahaya, in Thai Geow mangon)

Price: from 30 to 50 baht/kg.

Season:

To be precise, this is not a fruit at all, but the fruits of a cactus. In Russia, it is often called the "Eye of the Dragon". The fruit comes from Australia, but it also took root well on the Thai islands. The fruit is quite large, about the size of a palm. On average, a fruit weighs 200-500 grams, but you can find specimens weighing up to one kilogram.

From above, the pitahaya is covered with large scales of red or crimson color. Inside the fruit lies a white pulp, which is simply dotted with small black seeds. The taste of the fruit is very similar to kiwi, but not so rich. Some generally consider this fruit bland and tasteless.

Dragon fruit, before eating, is usually cut lengthwise, and the flesh itself is eaten with a spoon. But you can divide the pitahaya into slices and eat like a melon. The fruits are harvested all year round and cost an average of 35 baht per kg. From the pulp of the fruit, jams are made, jellies and juices are made, but most often it is used to make alcoholic beverages.

Noina (Noi-na) or Sugar apple (sugar apple English)

Price: from 30 to 80 baht/kg.

Season: June to September

A very unusual looking fruit. Its fruit is similar in size and color to a green apple, but only very bumpy in shape. Under the bumpy peel hides a very sweet, crisp milky flesh, in which there are many seeds.
Ripe fruits are eaten with a spoon, cutting the fruit in half.

Choose this fruit carefully, because many who came across an unripe fruit really disliked it. The main noina collection season runs from June to September.

I give you a little hint to choose ripe fruit: it should be soft to the touch, and the scales of the peel can be easily removed. If the fruit is hard, then it is not yet ripe. Thais love to add this fruit to ice cream.

Rambutan (English Rambutan; Ngoh)

Price: from 10 to 40 baht/kg.

Season: May to September

Such a fruit is simply impossible not to notice on the shelves. Its small fruits, about 5 cm in diameter, are red in color. They are covered with hairs that resemble thorns, but are soft to the touch.

When buying such a fruit, make sure that the peel is bright red and the villi are green at the tips. To peel the fruit, you need to cut the peel a little in the center, and then open it with your fingers by pressing on it.

Inside is a moderately sweet tender milky flesh. There is a small bone in the center of the fruit.

From the fruit you can make a very tasty jelly or cook compote. Rambutan is harvested between May and September and is sold at 35-40 baht per kg. But you can also meet 10 baht. For example, at a sale in Macro, Big C or Tesco Lotus.

Papaya (Papaya; Ma-Ia-ko)

Price: from 10 to 50 baht/kg.

Season: all year round

Very common southern fruit that grows on trees. In appearance, papaya resembles a zucchini. The unripe fruit is eaten as a vegetable.

But the ripe fruit has a very tender and sweet pulp, bright orange color. The seeds are located in the center of the pulp. The taste of the fruit is something between a melon and a pumpkin. Due to the similarity in taste and composition with melon, papaya is sometimes called the "melon tree".

Papaya is harvested all year round. It is not expensive at all, about 20 baht per kg. Unripe papaya is the main ingredient in a spicy Thai salad.

I want to draw your attention to the fact that the juice of an unripe fruit is white. It is very poisonous, but during the ripening period it loses its poisonousness and becomes transparent and watery.

Passionfruit (Passion fruit)

Price: from 35 to 50 baht/kg.

Passion fruits are similar in size and shape to a chicken egg. They are covered with an inedible peel of bright red, purple or burgundy colors. In order to enjoy the pulp, the fruit is cut in half.

The flesh of the passion fruit is like a bright yellow jelly and tastes sweet and sour. Very similar to sea buckthorn.

Of course, you can try the fruit in its pure form, but I recommend trying fruit juices and jellies. Be careful, the bones of the fetus cause drowsiness. Passion fruit bears fruit from May to August.

Salak (Salakh; Ra-kum)

Price: from 30 to 60 baht/kg.

Season: May to August

Another name for the fruit is "snake fruit", it got because of its peel resembling scales of snake skin. When cleaning the fruit, be very careful, its scales are sharp and dense, easily dig into the skin.

The flesh of the herring is dense, yellowish in color and is divided into several parts. It has a sweet and sour taste and an unobtrusive aroma. The harvest season is from May to August.

Guava (Guava; Farang)

Price: 30-50 baht/kg.

Season: all year round

Traditional tropical fruit outwardly similar to an apple with an uneven surface. The pulp of the fruit is firm, white or Pink colour with many small bones.

You should not expect too exotic taste from the fruit, but the aroma is simply magnificent. In addition, the fruit is very rich in vitamin C. They eat it along with the peel.

Lychee (Lichi; Lin-chi)

Price: 50-90 baht/kg.

Season: April to June only

It is a small round fruit with a red bumpy skin. It easily falls behind the sweet white pulp.

The taste of the fruit is slightly tart with the smell of perfume. In the center of the pulp there is an oblong bone. It’s a pity, but you can enjoy fresh lychee only from May to June, for this reason the price of the fruit is quite high.

Lychee perfectly quenches thirst, so it is very often used to make soft drinks. Well, if you suffer from anemia, then this fruit is simply necessary for you.

Longan (Longan; Lam-yai)

Price: 20-50 baht/kg.

Season: June to September

The fruit looks like nuts, but grows in clusters like grapes. Some people compare it to small potatoes. Its light brown peel is not edible, but it is very easy to peel off the pulp.

The translucent pulp of the fruit is juicy and sweet, with a bone in the center. Longan is one of the most beloved Thai fruits. They mostly eat it fresh, and in cafes, this fruit is often combined with ice cream. The pulp is similar in texture to grapes, it tastes sweet and juicy.

Longan is harvested from June to September.

Longkong (Longkong; Langsat)

Price: 30-90 baht/kg.

Season: June to October

In general, both in appearance and growth, this fruit is very similar to longang. Its main difference is in the pulp. It is also divided into lobules and is translucent, but has a yellowish tint.

It tastes sweet, but with a slight hint of sourness and a taste of tree leaf buds.

You can enjoy this fruit from June to October. The average price for one kilogram is 40 baht.

Carambola (Start fruit; in Thai Ma-fuang)

Price: 40-50 baht/kg.

Season: October to December

It is a four-sided fruit, yellow or yellow-green in color. In cross section, it is very much like a star. For this, the fruit got its second name "Star Fruit".

The fruit is completely edible. It tastes slightly sweet with sourness and very juicy. Something between a vegetable and a fruit. You can try carambola throughout the year, but most delicious fruits will be from October to December.

This fruit is very often used for cooking meat dishes, we can say it is used as a vegetable. Thais also count carambola excellent tool hangover.

Sapodilla (Sapodilla; La-mut)

Price: 30-45 baht/kg.

Season: November to May

Externally, the fruit is small in size, with a light brown skin.

The pulp of the fruit is caramel in both color and taste, but to my great regret, it is absolutely not juicy, astringent. In the center of the pulp are small black bones with hooks on the tips. You have to be careful while eating it. You can also get hurt. The texture of the pulp is similar to persimmon.

The ripening season runs from September to December. The price is about 40 baht.

Tamarind (Tamarind; in Thai Ma-kham-wan)

Price: 50-80 baht/kg.

Season: December to March

The fruits outwardly strongly resemble bean pods or peanut. Yes, they are referred to leguminous plants. Most often, it is not eaten fresh, but soaked to obtain juice. And already this juice is used in cooking. Candied fruits are also made from tamarind.

The hard shell of the fruit is very easy to peel off. And under it is a fibrous pulp with a tart, sweet and sour taste. She reminded me thick jam. There are bones inside the pulp, so be careful when eating fruit.

Tamarind is rich in calcium and vitamins A, B and C. When choosing a fruit, pay attention to its density, it should not be too soft. The harvest season for this fruit runs from December to the end of February. The fruit costs approximately 30 baht per kilogram. From the fruits of tamarind, excellent soft drinks are obtained. And Thais use this fruit as a seasoning for food.

Rose Apple (English Rose Apple, Thai Champoo)

Price: 40-100 baht/kg.

Season: June to September

These attractive fruits are like bluebells. They come in different shades: from green to red.

The taste is crumbly, crispy, light with a refreshing taste. It is eaten whole without peeling. Not even seeds inside. Because of this, this fruit is often bought for children.

Tangerine or Mandarin (Tangerine; in Thai Som)

Price: 30-40 baht/kg

Season: all year round

It is one of the most popular citrus fruits. I will not describe it too much, because the taste and smell of mandarin is familiar to everyone!

However, Thai mandarin, or as it is correct in Thai, tangerine is different from all known fruits of ordinary mandarin. It is smaller, and its peel is very thin and has a bright green color. Yes, tangerine tastes sweeter.

Like all citrus fruits, the fruit is very rich in vitamin C. Tangerines are brought to Thailand from Vietnam and their cost is 65 baht, but homemade fruit tangerine costs only 30-40 baht.

Pomelo (Pomelo; Som-o)

Price: 20-40 baht/kg.

Season: all year round

Of all existing citrus fruits, this is the largest fruit. In appearance, it looks like a very large grapefruit, only depending on the variety, it has a green or yellow thick peel. The pulp of a pomelo is the same as that of a grapefruit, only not as juicy.

The taste of the fruit is sweet, with a slight hint of bitterness. Choose a fruit bright aroma and soft skin. But the most important sign for choosing the most ripe fruit is the smell. The stronger and richer it is, the better the taste of the pomelo will be.

You can enjoy pomelo throughout the calendar year. But the price of fruit is different and depends on the region. On average, it ranges from 20 to 40 baht per kilogram.

Coconut (Kokonut; Ma phrao)

Price: 15-25 baht for a coconut in the store. And 30-40 baht on the beach or in the market.

Season: all year round

Coconuts are very widespread in the islands of Thailand. Coconut fruits grow up to three kilograms in weight. From above it is covered with a hard green shell and a dense shell.

The white flesh of the coconut is located right on the shell, in the center of the nut is a liquid that I call coconut milk. It has a sweetish aftertaste and perfectly quenches thirst.

Coconut is a source of sodium, phosphorus, potassium and calcium. You can enjoy coconut at any time of the year. But Thais love to eat coconut not only fresh. Roasted coconut is very popular in Thailand.

Banana (Banana; in Thai Kluai)

Price: from 20 to 40/kg.

Season: all year round

I can't tell you anything new about the banana. This is for everyone famous fruit, which has an oblong shape and a bright yellow peel, behind which lies a delicate white flesh. Depending on the variety, it can be sweet or slightly astringent in taste. Thailand has a large number of various kinds this fruit.

Bananas are harvested here all year round, but the main peak is in December.

Pineapple (Pineapple; in Thai Sa-pa-rot)

Price: from 20 to 30 baht/piece + 10 baht to clean.

Season: all year round

This fruit is well known to everyone. It has a rounded oblong shape. And the juicy, yellow pulp of pineapple is covered with a dense, angular peel. At the top of the fruit are long and hard leaves.

Thai pineapples are recognized as the most delicious in the world. They cannot be compared with pineapples that are sold in our country. Various varieties of fruit differ from each other mainly only in the size of the fruit. The taste of pineapple pulp is sweet, sometimes with a slight sourness.

Ripe pineapple flexes slightly under the fingers. But remember, only slightly, if strongly, then it means that the fruit is spoiled. The Thai pineapple season is in January and also April to June. The price per piece is approximately 25 baht.

Watermelon (Watermelon; taeng-mo)

Price: from 30 to 40 baht / piece.

Season: all year round

This fruit, and to be precise, a very large berry, has long been popular in all parts of the world. Watermelon fruits are not large, covered with a striped, green peel. However, in Thailand you will meet watermelons not only with the usual red flesh, but with bright yellow. Although, in my opinion, they taste exactly the same.

Watermelon pulp is soft, very juicy with lots of black seeds. You can enjoy watermelon directly without leaving the counter. The sellers will not only cut it into pieces and peel it off, but they will also give you a special stick so that you do not get your hands dirty while eating.

Thais often make juice from watermelon or generally eat it with salt. On average, a watermelon costs 50 baht apiece. Yellow will cost a little more.

Melon (Melon; cantaloup)

Price: from 20 to 40/kg.

Season: all year round

Thai melon Cantaloupe outwardly is very different from all the usual and known to us varieties and types of melons. On top of the melon is covered with a striped peel of green-yellow color. And the flesh of a ripe Thai melon itself is a rich orange color.

It is very juicy and honey-sweet in taste. By the way, about honey, Thais prepare honey from the pulp of this melon, which in these places is called bekmes. Cantapouls can be eaten both fresh and in various salads. And quite often, filling for baking is made from its pulp. Be sure to try! Believe me, it's very tasty!

Finally, I want to say: Do not try to try all exotic fruits at once! This can have a very negative impact on your health! And consequently, spoil the whole holiday! Try no more than two fruits a day. And then, take my word for it, you will only benefit from fruits, and you will have the most vivid and colorful impressions from a holiday in Thailand!

Exotic fruits of Thailand are sold on every corner. There are many fruit markets, stalls, macaques with fresh, neatly arranged fruits. Among the variety of fruits, you can find both familiar fruits (apple, tangerine, banana, orange, pineapple, persimmon), as well as unusual exotic fruits, the names and photos of which are described below!

Fruit prices in Thailand.

Fruit prices are about the same everywhere plus or minus 5-15 baht. The less touristy street, the correspondingly lower price. Mostly sold in the markets, as well as in. On the tourist streets (especially in the night market of Jomtien) the price is higher. And there are also not honest Thais who can easily deceive you by weighing a few grams.

Well, now information about the most popular exotic fruits. As well as our taste sensations, photos and names of fruits in Thailand.

Mango is our favorite fruit in Thailand.

Mango is the best in my opinion. sunny fruit Thailand. The taste of mango is very juicy, sweet, it cannot be compared with any other fruit, it is not for nothing that it is called the king of fruits.

In the tourist markets of Thailand, two types of mangoes are mainly sold - yellow and green. They differ in that green is denser in consistency, less juicy and sweet than yellow. Green mango is most commonly used in salads. Therefore, it is better to take yellow mango. It contains many vitamins useful for the body. Since ancient times, mango has been considered a female fruit, as it is low in calories, helps digestion, saves from anemia and promotes weight loss. Mango is very common in cosmetology and is very popular - masks for the face, hands, hair - all these are true beauty helpers.

Eating mango is healthy and easy. We take my mango and cut along the bone (it is flat, almost the size of the entire fruit). Then, before reaching the peel with a knife, we cut the flesh into squares. We turn the peel inside out and cut beautiful mango cubes from it into a plate. Or we clean the mango with an ordinary vegetable peeler, cutting off the peel. Then along the bone on both sides and cubes on a plate.

passion fruit

Passion Fruit Photos

Passion fruit exotic fruit of Thailand brown- purple. It grows like a vine up to 10 meters in height.

The fruits contain many useful substances. This fruit improves the functioning of the digestive system and the cardiovascular system.

Passion fruit is eaten by cutting it in half with a teaspoon. Inside is a fragrant texture with edible seeds. It tastes like a mixture of kiwi, sea buckthorn, gooseberries, strawberries.

Mangosteen

This exotic fruit has many pronunciations such as mangosteen, mangosteen, mangosteen. The Thai name is Mankud, but for us tourists the more common name is mangosteen. The fruit grows on evergreen trees up to 25 meters high. A ripe mangosteen should be dark purple in color, with sepals on top, soft when pressed. Inside, the fruit looks like garlic cloves, you can determine how many cloves are inside by the sepals of the fruit.

You can buy mangosteen at any fruit market in Thailand (for example,). The price varies from seasonality (season from July to September). In the off season, the price rises to 200 baht per kilogram.

Mangosteen tastes juicy, sweet, reminiscent of grapes, or lychees. Thais use it both in medicine and in cosmetology, because this fruit contains many vitamins and beneficial properties. The composition of the fruit helps to strengthen the immune system, has antibacterial properties and, most importantly, helps in the fight against oncology.

How to clean and eat mangosteen?

After breaking the mangosteen and eating the pulp, do not rush to throw away its peel (it also contains useful substances). It can be crushed into a powder and used as a facial scrub, or as a powder for cleansing the stomach (brew a teaspoon of the powder with boiling water, or dry it with water).

Longan

Longan is an unusual exotic fruit. Grows in clusters on tall trees. Outwardly, the fruits look like nuts. Longan berries have a thin peel, transparent pulp and a small stone inside.

The taste of longan is sweet with notes of melon and musk. It contains many vitamins and minerals. Longan also has tonic properties. Not high-calorie - 50kcal per 100g of berries.

Well, for amateur gardeners: when you bring longan berries home from Thailand and eat them, do not rush to throw away the bone! You can plant it in a pot and try to grow a tree longan at home. What many successfully succeed!

sugar apple

Sugar apple or as many people call it Noina (in Thai Noi Na) is a very interesting exotic fruit.

It looks like a large, green, scaly bump. Ripe noina should be soft when pressed. How many scales on top, so many soft, creamy slices with flat black seeds inside.

The sugar apple has an incomparable sweet pleasant taste. They eat the fruit simply by cutting it in half with a teaspoon (the peel is not edible).

Noina contains a large amount of vitamin C, potassium, phosphorus and iron. The fruit is very useful for kidney disease and hypertension.

durian

Durian is a very unusual exotic fruit. The fruit looks like a huge prickly cone, and reaches a mass of up to 10 kilograms. It grows on a spreading tree up to 40 meters high. There are a lot of rumors about him that his smell is like sweaty socks, rotten eggs or rotten onions.

You can buy durian in Thai fruit markets, both whole and peeled, cut into slices in a tray.

In Thailand, durian is forbidden to bring into the hotel, because of its specific smell, which is kept in the room for several days. Therefore, it is better, of course, to buy durian in a tray, and eat it on the street or on the beach. Choose a soft durian. Hard - unripe fruit, tastes bitter, pungent and unpleasant. A ripe durian is like soft gruel, but it tastes like cream ice cream with the aroma of rotten onions. They eat it with a teaspoon so that their hands do not smell. Good sweets are made from durian, which you can buy at any supermarket in Thailand, bring home and pamper your family. This fruit contains a large amount of sulfur, and a variety of vitamins and amino acids.

And most important property- This is an increase in potency in men. Durian is not recommended to combine with alcohol(may lead to poisoning), as well as pregnant and lactating mothers.

Rambutan

Rambutan is an exotic fruit. First of all, we were reminded of our Russian liana with green hedgehogs, which we threw around in childhood. Here, rambutan is a very tasty red-green fruit. Grows in clusters on tall trees.

The fruit is easy to clean by hand. Under the thin skin is a transparent white pulp and a small stone. The taste is juicy, refreshing, with a slight sourness. It also contains a lot of B and C vitamins. Rambutan also contains a large amount of manganese, which regulates metabolism and helps lower cholesterol levels.

sapodilla

Sapodilla is not a very beautiful, potato-like fruit, but it is very tasty and healthy. It grows on slow growing trees with a pyramidal crown.

The taste of a ripe sapodilla resembles a very sweet plum, and if overripe, it is cloyingly sweet. The consistency is soft, fibrous, in the core from 3-10 black flat bones.

Sapodilla contains many vitamins useful for the human body. Such as iron, calcium, vitamins A, B, C.

This fruit of Thailand in the country itself is used in cosmetics for hair, face and body skin care. It is also used in cooking, baking, desserts, salads.

carambola

Carambola or Star Fruit (Tropical Star) - grows on an evergreen tree 3-9 meters high. Ripe fruits are amber yellow. In the context, it looks like stars, hence its name.

It tastes like a crunchy, sweet and sour fruit that perfectly quenches thirst. Carambola can be eaten just like an apple, its peel is edible. Or you can cut into stars.

Fruit is not high-calorie per 100g - 35 kcal. It also helps with weak immunity, beriberi.

Jackfruit

Jackfruit or breadfruit is the most big fruit on the ground. Its weight reaches up to 30 kg. Outwardly, it looks like a durian, only less prickly. In Thailand, it is sold mainly cut up in trays.

The flesh of the jackfruit is firm, slightly sticky, and it tastes like a slightly sweet chewing gum from childhood. Therefore, it is used in the production of chewing gum.

Jackfruit is quite high-calorie 90 kcal per 100 grams. No wonder they call it in Asia breadfruit. It contains many vitamins for our body, such as potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, iron. The high fiber content will help cleanse the body. Therefore, while relaxing in Thailand, I advise you to eat a little of it every day.

Pitahaya or dragon fruit!

Pitahaya or dragon fruit from the cactus family. It is also called "dragon's eye" or " dragon eye". In the context, it can be white with small seeds or burgundy purple (see photo of Pitahaya on the left). White fruit is more insipid and less sweet than purple fruit. Therefore, we recommend taking already cut and packed fruit.

By pitahaya taste reminiscent of kiwi, only fresher and firmer, and less sweet. Everyone eats fruit differently. You can peel the scales like a banana and eat right away. And you can cut into slices like an orange or an apple.

Pitahaya low high-calorie fruit, it contains many vitamins (calcium, iron, B, C). Useful for those with stomach problems.

Salak

Salak or snake fruit is quite an exotic, slightly prickly fruit. Grows near the ground on a palm tree with feathery leaves above and a knotty thorn-covered trunk below. Therefore, the Thais have to work hard to collect the fruits and not be pierced.

The rind of the herring should be cleaned carefully so as not to accidentally drive small spines into the hand. Therefore, it is better to buy it already cleaned. The snake fruit tastes like a banana with a slight nutty tinge and sourness. Thais cook jams, compotes, make smoothies from it.

Salak is very useful for intestinal microflora, relieves irritation and inflammation, has antioxidant properties and perfectly satisfies appetite.

Papaya

papaya photo

The exotic papaya fruit is yellow to orange in color and has an oblong shape. Ripe papaya is slightly soft to the touch, orange inside.

It tastes like sweet boiled carrots to me, and pumpkin to some. In Thailand, papaya is used to prepare delicious, beloved and famous Som Tam salad.

You can eat papaya as you like with a spoon, cut into cubes, in the form of a salad or juice.

These fruits of Thailand are used both in cooking and in cosmetology. Papaya has many useful substances, has anti-infective properties. In cosmetology, papaya helps protect the skin from UV rays, acne and irritation. Papaya grows almost all year round and is sold in all fruit markets in Thailand.

Guava

In appearance, the guava fruit resembles either an apple or a green pomegranate. It grows on a small spreading tree, the fruits grow up to 12 cm in length.

Whole guava is eaten. It tastes almost tasteless, slightly sweet, inside there are a lot of small seeds. Therefore, it is better and more useful to make freshly squeezed juice from it.

Guava juice has antibacterial properties and promotes weight loss.

Avocado

Avocado is a species of the genus Perseus, laurel family. Mostly in food, the fruit is consumed in salads. In the production of avocados, oil has long been made, which is used both in cooking and for cosmetic purposes, since it contains many useful properties. Avocados are low in calories.

You can make a delicious avocado salad!

The taste of avocado is almost tasteless, inside there is a large soft bone. You should not eat it too much, as it is very high-calorie, the only way you can try for yourself, for show, so to speak.

Video review of the night market: fruits, food, seafood.

fruits of thailand

One of the main advantages of Southeast Asia is a special tropical climate. It is this climate that allows the flora of the Earth to offer us such unusual, refined and bright delicacies - exotic fruits. When visiting the countries of Southeast Asia for the first time, I want to try everything, enjoy fresh fruits ripened under the sun, desserts from them, sometimes with the addition of rice and exotic salads. In this article we will talk about the fruits of Thailand with a photo.

Many fruit sellers have English and even Russian-language flyers describing the tastes of local fruits. Internet portals in every way sing of these juicy, unusual tastes of attractive exotic fruits. However, friends, let's remember that every phenomenon of this life is ambiguous. As in Russia, here all plants have a specific biochemical composition, each of the plants can influence certain processes of the body. And, as they say, what is good for a Thai is that an organism that has grown up in a temperate climate of Russia is not necessarily as healthy. For example, Tamarind - sweet and tasty - has a laxative effect, sour fruits are dangerous for ulcers. I bring to your attention, in addition to brief background information about appearance and tastes exotic fruits Thailand, some more nuances of their impact. The description of the fruits of Thailand is compiled according to encyclopedias of botany, medicine, biochemistry, as well as my impressions and advice from local residents, all of them are located by the names of the fruit. I also give Russian, English and Thai names. I indicate the ripening season, because. this often affects prices. To choose from the whole variety, be guided by the external description, description of taste, method of use, content of useful and hazardous substances- for whom it is useful to use fruit, and for whom it is categorically contraindicated to get involved in exotic fruits.

A pineapple

Pineapple, Sappa-rote

Season: all year round.

Peak season: December-January and from April-June.

Appearance: oval in shape with a rough, segmented green-brown or green skin, on top of a green tuft of thick leaves. Regular sizes and small varieties.

Taste: sweet and sour. Thai pineapples are the most delicious in the whole world.

It is better to choose by touch - the pineapple should be slightly crushed under the fingers, but not too easily, too soft and rotten.

Consume raw in in kind, or sprinkle it with salt, as the Thais do. It is prepared from sweet and sour dishes and red curry, juice and jam.

Beneficial features: rich in vit. A, C, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, high content fiber. Helps fight colds and hypotension. Stimulates the immune system. Useful for the digestion of protein foods, for the removal of cholesterol. Pineapple contains magnesium, which is very important for the health of the cardiovascular system. Contains bromelain - a mixture of enzymes similar to pepsin and papain, which have anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous effects, it is recommended for diseases of the liver, cardiovascular system, kidneys and anemia, for functional disorders of the nervous system. In India, pineapple leaf juice is used as an antihelminthic.

Dangerous properties: Contains enzymes that break down proteins rather than burn fats. A large amount of acids - with caution in gastritis and ulcers.

Watermelon

Watermelon - Watermelon, Teng-mo, Taeng Mo

Season: all year round.

Peak season: October-March.

Appearance:small watermelons, with red or yellow flesh. Yellow ones are more expensive, because in Thailand it is the color of wealth.

Taste: sugar-sweet common in watermelon, refreshing in both species. Significantly sweeter than Astrakhan.

To choose, as in Russia, by sound - ripe ones conduct sound better, along the tail - dried one speaks of ripeness, without cracks, so that microbes do not get in.

Usage: necks, smoothies and juice from fresh watermelon. Used for figured fruit carving.

Beneficial features: the pulp contains fructose, glucose and sucrose, vitamins B1, B2, C, PP. Watermelon is useful for the cardiovascular system, endocrine glands and gastrointestinal tract, has a diuretic effect on the body. Rich in iron, necessary for blood formation. Good for any kind of intoxication.

Dangerous properties: with caution in urolithiasis, diabetes, severe diseases of the pancreas. Large watermelons are dangerous, because. likely to contain nitrates, which leads to poor sleep and irritability.

Banana

Bananas Bananas, Kluai Kluai

Season: all year round.

Appearance: yellow or green. Varieties Kluai Kai, Kluai Khai - finger, Kluai Hom, Kluai Hom - long.

Taste: very sweet, the smaller the size and thinner the skin, the tastier, but these are not stored. Long ones are stored better, they are more expensive, here they are much tastier than those sold in Russia.

Use: nutritious, they are eaten unripe with spices, semi-ripe dried in the sun, ripened deep-fried, boiled in coconut milk or syrup, flowers are used in cooking various dishes.

Beneficial features: rich in vit. A, B, C, minerals: calcium, iron and potassium, as well as carbohydrates and fiber. They contain tryptophan, which is necessary for optimal brain function and maintaining a normal mental state, especially in old age. They cause a surge of strength and a feeling of pleasure, reduce the likelihood of emotional breakdowns. Bananas are very useful for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The daily requirement of potassium is contained in 3 large bananas.

Dangerous eat bananas growing near the roads - they have absorbed heavy metals. With diabetes, you can’t eat bananas - there is too much sucrose in them, too little fructose and glucose. Do not use at night, because. cause a surge of energy and interfere with sleep.

Guava

Guava. Guayave - Guayave, Farang, Farang.

Season: ripens all year round

Appearance: The guava fruit looks like a large light green apple with bumps.

Taste:cotton, similar to quince. Different varieties give taste from sourish to sweetish.

Use. Ripe fruits are consumed with peel (it is thin, slightly bitter), they are cut into slices, cutting out soft bones in the middle, and eaten like a green mango, sprinkled with a mixture of spices with sugar, or in its natural form.

Beneficial features: Guava is considered the healthiest fruit on the planet. Used to improve digestion and stimulate the heart. All the most valuable in this fruit is in the peel. Tea, from guava leaves, for diarrhea, dysentery, stomach disorders, dizziness, to regulate cycles. The crushed leaves are applied to wounds. Dried fruits do not lose their beneficial properties.

durian

"king of fruits", "the taste of heaven and the smell of hell", Durian, Too-ree-an

durian season: April May.

Appearance: the fruit reaches a mass of 5 kilograms. The peel is hard, covered with thorns. Inside the fruit is divided into five or six sections.

Taste: rich tart-sweet, cheesy-nutty and repulsive smell, reminiscent of a mixture of onion and turpentine, rotten meat. A variety was bred, generally devoid of bad smell, but this species has not gained distribution. The specific smell of durian appears in a mature fruit, during the fermentation of the pulp. It is at this time that the taste becomes most intense.
When choosing, smell from the side of the stem. Ripe ones have a stronger smell.

Use:best eaten raw fresh air, buy cut and packed. If you have already fallen in love with this controversial fruit, it is twice cheaper to take uncut. Cut with a culinary hatchet, a small knife cannot be handled, because. the peel is very thick and hard. However, if you choose one that is ripe enough, press down and it will break on its own.

Beneficial features: contains iron, phosphorus, potassium, nicotinic acid, vit. B, C, carotene, indole (gives bactericidal properties). Increases pressure, slightly intoxicates. The only one in nature edible fruit with a high content of organic sulfur, which is easily digestible, is part of proteins in the body, some hormones, such as insulin, thereby ensuring the balance of blood sugar. Sulfur is important in the fight against aging of the body, is involved in slag removal.

Dangerous properties: not recommended for hypertensive patients, as well as pregnant, lactating! It is impossible to use a large amount at a time, in no case with alcohol, (alcohol not earlier than 3 hours after durian). It is a soft drug. Due to the smell, it is forbidden to bring into premises in public places, as well as into the aircraft, as indicated by special prohibition signs pasted on the entrance.

Jackfruit

Indian breadfruit, Jackfruit, Eve, Kanoon.

Season: January-May.

Appearance: jackfruit fruitthe shape is very similar to durian, but the thorns are not so intimidating and the size of the fruit is larger. Jackfruit is one of the largest fruits, the weight of the fruit can reach 40 kg. Breadfruit relative.

Taste: the pulp of the fruit is dense, juicy and very sweet, even cloying, with seeds inside. The peel slightly smells of rotten onions, and the flesh smells pleasantly like bananas or pineapples.
It is better to choose already cut. Without special skills, it is terribly difficult to get edible pulp from the fruit, and why do you need so many kilograms? Therefore, jackfruit is sold peeled and even with the bones taken out.

Use: raw ripe, unripe fruits as a vegetable for salads and soups. Outwardly, peeled slices resemble giant flattened corn grains. The bones are edible, they are sold boiled or baked (chestnut flavor).

Beneficial features. Nutritious, rich in vitamin A, sulfur, calcium, potassium and phosphorus. Up to 40% of carbohydrates is more than in our bread, therefore it is called bread for the poor.

carambola

Starfruit Star fruit, Ma-feung

Season: ripens from October to December.

Appearance: carambola fruits are yellow or green, similar in size and shape to bell pepper, the cross section has the shape of a star.

Taste: mature fruits are juicy, have a pleasant floral taste, not too sweet. Unripe fruits are very acidic.

Use: carambola is used in salads, for making juices, canned food, sauces, soft drinks. No need to peel, just cut across to get a nice star shape.

Beneficial features: carambola contains a lot of vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, beta-carotene, vit. B1, B2, B5. It is used as a hemostatic agent, against fever, to reduce the level of bile, against diarrhea, and also to relieve hangovers, as a sedative, to reduce pressure.

Dangerous properties: high content oxalic acid Therefore, it is categorically contraindicated in patients with peptic ulcer! It is recommended to refrain from the use of patients with gastritis.

Coconut

Coconut, young coconuts in Thai Maprao-on, Mapraow Onn

Season: year-round.

The peak season is September-December.

Appearance: coconuts grow on tall, slender palms. The fruits usually weigh between one and three kilograms. Outside, it is covered with a green peel, under it is the upper white flesh, hiding a large "bone", the nut itself. Inside the nut is a watery liquid.

Taste: the liquid inside a young coconut has no bright taste, almost colorless. White pulp has a specific slightly sweet, refreshing taste.

Use: young juice coconut excellent thirst quencher. The pulp is used in desserts and for the production of coconut milk. Also, the pulp is dried and used as a dried fruit and in confectionery.

Beneficial features: contains vit. Groups B, C, iron, magnesium, calcium. Coconut juice helps control blood sugar levels, fights viruses such as herpes, aids digestion, lowers blood pressure and increases appetite, and is used in weight loss diets.

Lam-yai (longan)

lamai, longkok

Season: June August.

Appearance: longan resembles nuts. Sold on the branch in small bunches.

Taste: under the yellow-brown hard thin shell is a white sweet pulp. It contains a bone - not edible.

Use: longan is used for food fresh fruits lam-ya, as well as dried, similar to raisins. Drinks from lam-yay refresh and quench thirst.

Useful properties of longan:contains calcium, phosphorus, carbohydrates, vitamin C, and amino acids. is the best choice for skin diseases! circulatory stimulant. Helps people with hypotension and thyroid disease. Also, it contains riboflavin and is a natural source of polysaccharides, has antioxidant properties, reduces Negative influence chemotherapy drugs and protect the liver.

Dangerous properties: inside contains bitter seeds. It is not recommended to bite them.

Lychee

Chinese plum, Litchi, lin-chi

Season: April June.

Appearance: small fruits, rounded with bumpy red skin.

Use: peeled, pitted and consumed raw, added to cocktails, incl. alcoholic, prepare mashed potatoes for sauces for meat and fish, syrups for ice cream. The rind is added to flavor the tea.

Beneficial features: lychee is very rich in vit. group B, as well as iron and phosphorus, selenium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, sodium. It is used as a tonic, as well as anemia (anemia), atherosclerosis, to normalize sugar levels in diabetes, liver, lungs and kidneys. Together with medicinal herbs and lemongrass, used to treat cancer and restore strength in the fight against the disease. Used for cardiovascular diseases, with high levels of cholesterol in the blood.

Dangerous properties: children no more than 100g per day to avoid allergic reactions.

Loncon

Longkong, Langsat Lfngsat

Season: July-September.

Appearance: sold in bunches, small round fruits with soft, pale yellow skin. The peel releases a milky, sticky juice when removed. The peeled fruit looks like small heads of pickled garlic.

Taste: translucent white pulp is sweet, slightly sour, vaguely reminiscent of blackcurrant. Lonkon is considered more fragrant and sweeter than langsat. Therefore, it usually costs more.

Use: Carefully bite into the peel and remove it. The pulp is consumed raw, sometimes canned. The rind is dried and burned outdoors as a repellant.

Beneficial features: rich in calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron and vitamins B1 and B2, C. Can be stored in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.

Caveats: try not to bite the bitter seeds. The milky juice of the peel is poorly washed.

Mangosteen

mangosteen, mangosteen, Mungkoot

Season: May-September.

Thailand is the world leader in the cultivation of this extraordinarily delicious tropical fruit.

Appearance: mangosteen is similar to small round eggplants, 5-10 cm in diameter.

Mangosteen flavor: sweet, but not cloying, sometimes a little tart. Some compare the taste of mangosteen to peach, grapes, and even creme brulee. The peel makes up to 50% of the volume of the fruit. Inside contains usually from three to five slices of white color. Some lobules contain large and very strong bones. Amazingly delicious.

Use: cut the mangosteen across in the middle or slightly squeeze and break the peel in the middle of the fruit, remove one part of the peel, and immediately bite the pulp from the second - do not reach it with your hands - crush it.

Beneficial features: very rich in calcium, phosphorus and vitamins B and C, sugars (sucrose, glucose and fructose), fiber, potassium, iron, thiamine. It also contains rare natural phytonutrients that flush out toxic chemicals from our body, prevent free radical damage, and keep certain hormones, such as estrogen, at optimal levels. Rich source of xanthones most powerful antioxidants. The peel also contains this type of xanthones - catechin (up to 14% of the structure of the peel) and proanthocyanidin - the most powerful known antioxidant - 50 times more powerful than selenium and vitamin E and 20 times more effective than vit. C. Therefore, mangosteen skin has P-vitamin activity, and is used for violations of capillary function, edema of vascular origin, and dysentery. It is also believed that catechins are useful for strengthening the immune system and for the treatment of tumors, for the prevention of arthritic inflammation, stronger resistance to stress, improved memory function, slowing down the aging process of the skin, preventing and preventing caries, strengthening the immune system. Also used for allergies, hypertension, to lower cholesterol, heartburn, ulcers, colitis, arthritis, migraine, depression, stress.

Warning: the juice of the peel is purple, practically does not wash off, leaving brown-iodine stains after washing.

Mandarin

tangerine, catfish, som

Season: all year round

Peak season September-February.

Appearance. Smaller than European varieties, with a thinner, greenish-yellow skin.

Taste: sweet with slight sourness, very juicy. Compared to European varieties, not so bright taste.

Use: in Thailand, they are mainly juiced and sold everywhere on stalls on the streets.

Beneficial features: many vitamins (C, A, B1, B2, P, PP), essential oils. They have an antimicrobial effect, as they contain strong phytoncides.

Cautions : in large quantities in children can cause allergic reactions.

Mango

Ma-muang, Ma-muang

For its popularity, mango is often called the apple of the tropics. all year round, peak harvest season: April to June.

Appearance:fruits have oval shape, with a smooth surface of green, yellow or red color, with a thin peel.

Taste: mango juicy and fragrant different taste: from sour to sweet. In nature, there are more than a thousand varieties of mangoes.

Use: ripe fruit used as sweet dessert, unripe - more sour with spices and salt as an independent delicacy or in salads. Mango juice is also served.

Beneficial features:rich in vitamins A, B, C, iron, phosphorus. The fruit is very useful for the activity of the cardiovascular system / Moreover, green (the so-called unripe fruit) will be more useful! Good for digestion, as well as inflammation of the gums and mouth, with stomatitis.

Caveats: V large quantities has a laxative effect. In no case should the fruits bought in flight be put in the refrigerator - after being removed from the refrigerator, they immediately deteriorate. Otherwise, they are well preserved.

noina

sugar apple, soursop, Noi Naa, Custard Apple, Guanabana, "Annona" - from the scientific Latin name Annona squamosa.

Season: June-September.

Appearance: the fruits are round, similar to apples, only bumpy. The skin is pale green. Smells a little pine.

Choose. Larger, well-ripened slightly soft fruit.

Taste: unripe, reminiscent of an apple, only very sweet (hence the name "sugar"): dense green peel, white crispy pulp with stones. The ripe fruit has a creamy pulp creamy taste like ice cream.

Use: raw, often with spices (like pomelo and mango), noina ice cream is also very common.

Caveats: Latin American scientists believe that excessive, regular use may contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease.

Papaya

Malaco, Malakaw

Season: all year round.

Appearance: oblong shape with a diameter of up to 30–35 centimeters and a length of up to half a meter in color from green to orange. Looks like zucchini, only brighter.

Taste: unripe has a tart-sour taste. When ripe, it becomes sweet and is already used as a dessert.

Use:unripe is added to various meat dishes and salads. Contains a lot of papain - an enzyme that breaks down the tough fibers of meat, making it softer. One of the most famous dishes Thai cuisine- som tam, green papaya salad.

Beneficial features: papaya contains a large amount of vitamins B, A, C, D and iron. Normalizes liver function, blood sugar levels, stomach acidity. Promotes normalization of the digestive process, healing of ulcers.

Pitaya

pitahaya dragon fruit, "dragon fruit", Pitaya (geow mangon)

Season: all year round.

Appearance: the fruits of this variety of cactus are found in red, pink or yellow, the curved “petals” of the peel resemble dragon scales. The flesh is white and burgundy, with many small black seeds.

Taste: slightly reminiscent of kiwi, but less pronounced taste. Especially with purple flesh - exotic and strange.

Beneficial features: Pitaya stimulates blood circulation and is useful in diseases of the cardiovascular system and thyroid gland.

Pomello

Som-o, som-o

Season: all year round. But most of all these fruits ripen by February, on the eve of the Chinese New Year. At this time in Asia, it is customary to give each other pomelo fruits: it is believed that the golden color of their peel symbolizes wealth.

The peak season is from August to November.

Appearance: It is the largest fruit in the citrus family. Looks like a big grapefruit.

Taste: more like an orange than a grapefruit.

Use: Thais love to eat it, dipping it in a mixture of salt, sugar and red pepper. Sold whole or cut on the shelf.

Beneficial features: contains vit.A, C, B1, B2, B5, potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium. Accelerates metabolism, promotes weight loss, increases resistance to diseases, reduces pressure. It is used for blood clots and tumors.

Dangerous properties: contains furanocoumarins, which increase the effect of drugs several times, they are not excreted from the body for a long time. For example, a glass of juice taken 3 days before taking simvastatin will increase the effect of the drug by 330%. This can cause a life-threatening condition called rhabdomyolysis (destruction of muscle tissue cells). Do not use during medication treatment. Not worth it for heartburn, nephritis, hepatitis.

Rambutan

from the Indonesian word rambut, which means "hair", Ngo, Ngoh.

Season: May-September.

Appearance: small winged fruits of rambutan, the size of a walnut with an elastic peel of red or yellow. The peel of rambutan is covered with hard brown-green hairs, up to 5 cm long. The pulp is white gelatinous.

Taste: pleasant, sweet. Inside the pulp is a bone, it is edible, tastes like an acorn.

Use: peel filmed , the pulp is consumed raw, and also as a filling for pies. They make jams, syrups, sauces, ice cream. Seed oil smells good when heated and is used in the manufacture of cosmetic soaps and holiday candles.
Beneficial features. Rambutan contains a lot of carbohydrates, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin C. It has a good effect on the skin, improves digestion, and has cleansing properties. The bone contains 40% fats and oils, including very useful oleic and arachidic acids.

Taste: resembles slightly sweetened water, the color does not affect the taste in any way.

Use:this is one of the favorite delicacies of children, because. this fruit does not need to be peeled. Chilled is excellent remedy to quench your thirst. Jams or jellies are made from fruits with the addition of lemon juice, consumed raw or baked with meat. Often preserved in combination with other fruits.

Beneficial features: has an antimicrobial effect; they are also used to regulate blood pressure and in the treatment of colds.

Sapodilla

sapodila, in Thai Lamut, La-moot

Season: September-December.

Appearance: similar to kiwi, only it is darker and smoother on the outside, without hairs. Orange-brown inside.

Taste: cloyingly sweet, milky caramel, similar to dates, or a mixture of dates and persimmons.

Use:used for serving dishes because of its beautiful shade of pulp. Eaten raw, cooked various drinks, desserts, sauces, halva, jam, marmalade. Chewing gum is produced from the sap of the tree bark (latex).

Beneficial features: contains vit. A, C, proteins, iron, potassium, calcium. It is mycoseptic, anti-inflammatory, regenerating, nourishing, moisturizing agent.

Dangerous properties: increases blood pressure, do not recommend for hypertensive patients.

Sala

Salak "Snake fruit", La Kham

Season: June August.

Appearance: the peel is red-brown in color with many small spines, similar to the skin of a snake.

Taste: very intense sweet and sour taste, not like anything else. One of the descriptions of the taste is reminiscent of strawberries and pineapple and valerian at the same time.

Use:before use, lard must be peeled, but because of the small needles on the peel, only true connoisseurs of the taste of this fruit can do this procedure in large quantities, therefore it is often sold already peeled. I couldn't stop until the whole thread was over. Then my fingers hurt a little because of the pricks of the thorns.

Beneficial features: the pulp of the fruit contains tannin, which removes all harmful substances from the body, has astringent properties, hemostatic, antidiarrheal and antihemorrhoidal.

Tamarind

Makham Thad

Season: December-March.

Appearance: belongs to the legume family, the pods are brown, dry, curved 10-15 cm each.

Taste: sour-sweet, tart.

Use:in Thailand, it is boiled, resulting in a refreshing drink, eaten fresh.

Beneficial features: Tamarind is used as an effective but mild laxative.

Warning: has a laxative effect. The fruits contain very hard bones - take care of your teeth)).

Of course, friends have other fruits, including familiar apples, grapes, strawberries, melons. I wanted to talk about exotic ones - after all, when you come here, you want to learn new things. unusual tastes. In most cases, you can buy any fruit in a peeled and sliced ​​form, in which case they will also offer a mixture of spices (sugar, salt, pepper).

I was surprised when, on a mobile tray, the persimmon I chose, the merchant offered me to clean, remove the seeds - a service (!), However, I refused for reasons of hygiene, although there is insurance)).

Tell your friends what other fruits should you try while in Southeast Asia? What associations have caused you described here? After all, all these tastes are very ambiguous.

Also, at the request of readers, I prepared a material with the results of my monthly stay in Thailand.

Good luck friends!