When it comes to fruit, we don’t usually stray far from our bananas, apples, and oranges. Even if we feel a little exotic, a kiwi fruit might get the vote, but that’s all I guess. Enter these healthy fruits you have likely never heard of, and if you have, you probably haven’t tried them. These are not as readily available in the market, but if you happen to find some in a supermarket or a fancy online fruit store, do not forget to add them in your basket.
1. Rambutan healthy fruits
These little sea urchin looking things are an exotic fruit of southeast Asia. The word ‘rambut’ translates to ‘hairy’ in Malay, and you can see why. However, once you peel the soft rind, it looks exactly like a lychee, which is because they are in the same botanical family. The small plump fruit has a sweet and creamy flavor with a hint of floral.
2. Durian healthy fruits
Durian, aka the smelliest fruit in the world, actually smells like rotten eggs, sweaty socks, wet garbage, and underlying notes of sweetness (being honest here!). This southeast Asian fruit has a smell strong enough to stink out a whole apartment building, which is mainly the reason for its ban in various countries. Once you get past the putrid smell, the creamy flesh on the pods inside tastes sweet.
3. Fruit Salad Plant healthy fruits
It is commonly called Fruit Salad Plant or Swiss Cheese Plant because of the edible fruit it bears or the look of the leaves. This exotic indoor plant grows large leathery leaves and cream flowers. Young plants have leaves that are smaller with no lobes or holes, but as it matures, it develops lobed and fenestrate leaves. The fruit has a sweet-tart flavor, and the aroma is innately tropical, so basically, it is reminiscent of pineapple.
4. Longan
Longan is a tropical tree fruit, also known as the dragon’s eye. The taste of it is similar to that of rambutans and lychees. The tart and musky flesh is translucent, and the seed is large and black.
5. Mangosteen
If you have never tasted this fruit, you really must, the next time you find it. Once peeled, the inside pods are reminiscent of a garlic clove, but taste sweet and luxurious. The pods are creamy and moreish, just remember not to eat the bitter seed.
6. Snake Fruit
Snake fruit (Salak) is a species of palm tree native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. Its scaly appearance reminds us of snakeskin or even a dragon egg, but beneath its surface is the flesh, which is a delicious combo of sweet, sour, and juicy. It is like a dragon fruit tingle.
7. Dragon Fruit
A Pitaya or Dragon fruit is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the Americans. Pitaya usually refers to the fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to the fruit of the genus Hylocereus, both in the Cactaceae family. It tastes mildly like a kiwi and is great in fruit salads.
8. Banana Passionfruit
While passion fruit is popular in Australia during the warmer months, banana passion fruits are much less known. Native to the Andes of South America, these yellow, elongated passion fruits contain an orange, sweet pulp and are lovely in juices.
Strange appearances, funky smells, intriguing textures, and completely delicious. These exotic yet extremely healthy fruits are worth it, try them out and let us know in the comments section below!
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