Amazing, vibrant, mouth-watering and flavorful - these are the most famous exotic fruits (not counting pineapples and bananas) that can be eaten.
Instructions
Step 1
Carambola
This quirky fruit has a light plum aroma, and its fresh sweet and sour taste is reminiscent of apple, orange, gooseberry and cucumber at the same time. The carambola pieces are star-shaped, so this fruit is ideal for decorating desserts and drinks.
Step 2
Passion fruit
It is an oval-shaped fruit of yellow or dark purple color. Its taste is fresh, sweet and sour, and the smell is very pleasant. But unripe passion fruit is sour.
Step 3
Durian
An oblong fruit that can weigh up to 5 kg. Under the thick skin there is a yellow creamy pulp and 1-2 large seeds. Durian has a peculiar onion-garlic smell and an unusual sweet taste, at the same time reminiscent of fried onions.
Step 4
Pitaya
There are large growths on the smooth skin of the fruit. The pulp is tender, sweetish, sometimes fresh, with a pleasant smell. It is easy to scoop it out with a spoon. The peel is inedible. The seeds contain healthy vegetable fats, but are not digested in the body.
Step 5
Mangosteen
There is a white, oily flesh under the thick skin. The taste is juicy, sweet and sour, very pleasant. Mangosteen smells like strawberries and apples.
Step 6
Kiwano (horned melon)
The oval fruit, which looks like a chestnut, is about the size of an orange. The thorns on its surface are soft. The unripe fruit tastes like lemon, while the ripe fruit resembles the taste of melon, bananas and cucumbers.
Step 7
Mango
Its fruits sometimes reach a size of 25 cm. The color of the mango can be red, yellow or green, depending on the variety. The hard and dense fruit is usually unripe. Ripe mango is very juicy, sweet, aromatic. The smell is characteristic, coniferous. The peel is inedible.
Step 8
Feijoa
Dark green small fruits. The pulp is juicy, reminiscent of jelly, and tastes like strawberries, kiwi and pineapple at the same time. Ripe fruits should be soft and can ripen at room temperature.
Step 9
Papaya
Soft fruits from yellow to red-orange in color. The pulp is firm, reddish, sweet. Papaya cannot be frozen - it becomes tasteless.
Step 10
Grenadil
An unusual berry that can reach the size of a small melon. The skin color can be reddish, orange or green. It tastes like pomegranate and gooseberry. Grenadilla pulp can be grated, sprinkled with sugar and covered with milk.
