Exotic fruits...

[Lemon Zing]

I tried a lulo, longans, feijoas, a sapodilla, and several other rare fruits, from this site. Tamarillos are very nice.

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The sapodilla tasted horrible, but it does have a bit of a malt like flavour. So maybe you'll enjoy it.

Kumquats are amazing.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I saw they have Durian (fresh peeled). I have tried it once. It smells like rotting flesh and the best I can describe it is like eating peaches and cream in an outhouse.

 

[Suzette]

I saw they have Durian (fresh peeled). I have tried it once. It smells like rotting flesh and the best I can describe it is like eating peaches and cream in an outhouse.

Oh, how...delightful?

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Oh, how...delightful?

That is why In Singapore or Kuala Lumpur there are No Durian signs in some public places (except the night markets).

 

[Lemon Zing]

Oh, how...delightful?

Jackfruit is similar, but I think it tastes like mango. Durians have spikes. And I have heard they smell awful.

 

[Streetwise]

I tried a lulo, longans, feijoas, a sapodilla, and several other rare fruits, from this site. Tamarillos are very nice.

Exotic Fruits | Buy Rare Exotic Fruit Online - UK Delivery

The sapodilla tasted horrible, but it does have a bit of a malt like flavour. So maybe you'll enjoy it.

Kumquats are amazing.

If you can get one ,buy a custard apple, it looks like a very green pear, the flesh is the texture of very soft mango, but tastes of custard yum

 

[Suzette]

Jackfruit is similar, but I think it tastes like mango. Durians have spikes. And I have heard they smell awful.

I like Jackfruit and it does not smell funky at all.

 

[Suzette]

We have a dragonfruit farm a few kilometers away. "Rancho Pitahaya". Dragonfruit has a very delicate flavor in my opinion. It is delicious but best eaten plain or the flavor gets overwhelmed.

 

[Aneka]

I tried a lulo, longans, feijoas, a sapodilla, and several other rare fruits, from this site. Tamarillos are very nice.

Exotic Fruits | Buy Rare Exotic Fruit Online - UK Delivery

The sapodilla tasted horrible, but it does have a bit of a malt like flavour. So maybe you'll enjoy it.

Kumquats are amazing.

Exotic Fruits.

An (almost) complete list of all edible exotic fruits and some lesser known local fruits (Europe) I started to compile a while ago. I left out citrus fruits and the more commonly available fruits from the Curcurbitaceae family (cucumber/ pumpkin):

Malvacae:
Durian
Cocoa fruit
Okra (abelmoschus esculentus)
Baobab

Annonaceae:
Cherimoya
Wild sweetsop
Brazilian pawpaw
Sweetsop
Atemoya (Cherimoya x Sweetsop)
Common pawpaw/ Asimina triloba

Oxalidaceae:
Carambola
Bilimbi

Moraceae:
breadfruit
Jackfruit/ Nangka
Cempedak
Fig
Mulberry

Myrtaceae:
Guava
Pomarrosa and Java apple
Malay apple
Surinam cherry
Jaboticaba

Sapindaceae:
Aki
Litchi
Longan
Rambutan
Quenepa
Miracle berry

Anacardiaceae
Mango/ Mangifera Indica
Rhus coriari

Clusiaceae:
Mangosteen/ Garcinia mangostana

Cactaceae:
Pitaya/ Selenicereus undata
Prickly pear/ Opuntus ficus-indica

Fabaceae
Carob
Guar
Cassia fistula

Ericaceae:
Arbutus
Cranberry
(-America: Vaccinium macrocarpon
-Europe: Vaccinium oxycoccos
-America/ Europe: Vaccinium
microcarpus)
Leptecophylla juniperina
kinnikinnick

Sapotaceae:
Abiu/ Pouteria caimito
Lucuma/ Pouteria lucuma
Lawalu/ Canistel/ Pouteria campechiana
Pouteria sapota
Sapodilla/ Manilkara zapota
Star apple

Calophyllacea:
Mamey apple/ Mammea americana

Burseraceae:
Dacryodes edulis

Ebenaceae:
Kaki
date-plum
Black sapote/ Chocolate pudding fruit

Rosaceae
Medlar
Loquat
Quince
Sorb tree
Prunus mume/ Ume
Japanese wineberry
Cloudberry
dewberry
raspberry
blackberry
hawthorn
sloe

Malpyghiaceae:
Acerola

Phylanthaceae:
Antidesma bunius

Apocynaceae:
Karanda/ carissa caranda

Rhamnaceae:
Indian jujube
Chinese jujube

Solaceae:
Tomato
Tomatillo
Physalis
Tamarillo
Naranjilla/ Lulo
Cocona
Goji berry

Arecaceae:
Coco nut
Coco de Mer
Asian palmyra palm fruit
Date
Salak
Acai fruit
Oil palm fruit
Peach palm

Lardizabalaceae:
Akebi Quinata
Akebia
Blue Sausage Fruit

Passifloraceae:
Passionsfrucht/passiflora edulis forma edulis
Maracuja/ Gelbe Granadilla/ passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa
Grenadilla/ passiflora ligularis
Badea/ passiflora quadrangularis/ Giant passionfruit
passiflora laurifolia/ Water lemon
passiflora maliformis/ Sweet calabash
passiflora tarminiana/ Curuba

Curcurbitaceae:
Kiwano/ cucumis metuliferus/
Chayote/ sechium edule


Caricaceae:
Papaya
Bergpapaya
Babaco

Araceae:
Monstera deliciosa

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I was introduced to Tuna in Oaxaca, that is the name for the prickly pear fruit. I like both Mangosteen and Rambutan. Here in NW Michigan it is Orchard country and summer and fall is a festival of fruits with a lot of heirloom varieties. I always make Cherry Bounce using an old colonial era recipe. And, I grow Tomatillos for salsas.

 

[Tom]

I am a culinary coward so rarely try new things. But I like finding and eating the wild berries that grow on my property and woods around it. Just common things like rasberries, blueberries and blackberries, but it feels exotic finding natural food like that and I am much more aware of the taste.

We are also trying to grow some small fruit trees called Paw Paw. Almost unheard of now, they apparently were once a common food source and natural to the area.

 

[Aneka]

I am a culinary coward so rarely try new things. But I like finding and eating the wild berries that grow on my property and woods around it. Just common things like rasberries, blueberries and blackberries, but it feels exotic finding natural food like that and I am much more aware of the taste.

We are also trying to grow some small fruit trees called Paw Paw. Almost unheard of now, they apparently were once a common food source and natural to the area.

I have a pawpaw tree in my garden. Depending on the degree of ripeness (is that correct in English?) they can taste like a heaven or hell. Last year, we've had more than ever but I waited too long. When they're ripe they taste a bit like a combination of mango, pineapple and banana.

 

[Suzette]

Exotic Fruits.

An (almost) complete list of all edible exotic fruits and some lesser known local fruits (Europe) I started to compile a while ago. I left out citrus fruits and the more commonly available fruits from the Curcurbitaceae family (cucumber/ pumpkin):

Malvacae:
Durian
Cocoa fruit
Okra (abelmoschus esculentus)
Baobab

Annonaceae:
Cherimoya
Wild sweetsop
Brazilian pawpaw
Sweetsop
Atemoya (Cherimoya x Sweetsop)
Common pawpaw/ Asimina triloba

Oxalidaceae:
Carambola
Bilimbi

Moraceae:
breadfruit
Jackfruit/ Nangka
Cempedak
Fig
Mulberry

Myrtaceae:
Guava
Pomarrosa and Java apple
Malay apple
Surinam cherry
Jaboticaba

Sapindaceae:
Aki
Litchi
Longan
Rambutan
Quenepa
Miracle berry

Anacardiaceae
Mango/ Mangifera Indica
Rhus coriari

Clusiaceae:
Mangosteen/ Garcinia mangostana

Cactaceae:
Pitaya/ Selenicereus undata
Prickly pear/ Opuntus ficus-indica

Fabaceae
Carob
Guar
Cassia fistula

Ericaceae:
Arbutus
Cranberry
(-America: Vaccinium macrocarpon
-Europe: Vaccinium oxycoccos
-America/ Europe: Vaccinium
microcarpus)
Leptecophylla juniperina
kinnikinnick

Sapotaceae:
Abiu/ Pouteria caimito
Lucuma/ Pouteria lucuma
Lawalu/ Canistel/ Pouteria campechiana
Pouteria sapota
Sapodilla/ Manilkara zapota
Star apple

Calophyllacea:
Mamey apple/ Mammea americana

Burseraceae:
Dacryodes edulis

Ebenaceae:
Kaki
date-plum
Black sapote/ Chocolate pudding fruit

Rosaceae
Medlar
Loquat
Quince
Sorb tree
Prunus mume/ Ume
Japanese wineberry
Cloudberry
dewberry
raspberry
blackberry
hawthorn
sloe

Malpyghiaceae:
Acerola

Phylanthaceae:
Antidesma bunius

Apocynaceae:
Karanda/ carissa caranda

Rhamnaceae:
Indian jujube
Chinese jujube

Solaceae:
Tomato
Tomatillo
Physalis
Tamarillo
Naranjilla/ Lulo
Cocona
Goji berry

Arecaceae:
Coco nut
Coco de Mer
Asian palmyra palm fruit
Date
Salak
Acai fruit
Oil palm fruit
Peach palm

Lardizabalaceae:
Akebi Quinata
Akebia
Blue Sausage Fruit

Passifloraceae:
Passionsfrucht/passiflora edulis forma edulis
Maracuja/ Gelbe Granadilla/ passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa
Grenadilla/ passiflora ligularis
Badea/ passiflora quadrangularis/ Giant passionfruit
passiflora laurifolia/ Water lemon
passiflora maliformis/ Sweet calabash
passiflora tarminiana/ Curuba

Curcurbitaceae:
Kiwano/ cucumis metuliferus/
Chayote/ sechium edule


Caricaceae:
Papaya
Bergpapaya
Babaco

Araceae:
Monstera deliciosa

Damn it! I just went low carb!

 

[Owliet]

Here the most exotic on display in the local supermarket is pineapple, kiwi, pomegranates and the occasional mango.


If I wanted something more specific, I have to go to an Asian food store. Although to be fair where I live, the most exotic fruits are usually melons. I live in a village. It was exciting when they had different colored mushrooms (brown ones too!)

 

[ZebraAutismo]

Lychees are good also like pomegranate and, dragon fruit star fruit

 

[Lemon Zing]

If you can get one ,buy a custard apple, it looks like a very green pear, the flesh is the texture of very soft mango, but tastes of custard yum

I have tasted one before. The inside is sweet, but each one has so many large black seeds.

 

[Lemon Zing]

I am going to try Milk Fruit next. It sounds milky.

 

[Streetwise]

I have tasted one before. The inside is sweet, but each one has so many large black seeds.

The one I ate in Madeira didn't have seeds

 

[Lemon Zing]

I tried an African Cherry and a type of Passion Fruit called Granadilla yesterday that was very sweet, and didn't seem as acidic as the regular type are.

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[Callistemon]

I saw they have Durian (fresh peeled). I have tried it once. It smells like rotting flesh and the best I can describe it is like eating peaches and cream in an outhouse.

On that note - I tried papaya while living in Sydney. The smell was like dog vomit, so it was not a pleasant experience. I have since been told that a proper fresh papaya doesn't smell like this, only the ones sitting around in supermarkets for too long - but not sure if that is true.