Coconut

Happy New Year 2009

Merry xmas and Happy New Year

Pomegranate

Carambola - Starfruit

The Carambola or Star fruit have been grown in parts of Asia for hundreds of years.
Starfruit is one of the superfruits – it is rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, and low in sugar, sodium and acid.

Yam Bean - มัน แกว - Mexican Potato Jicama - Singkamas - Potato Bean

Jicama is also called Mexican yam bean or Chinese potato. Like potatoes, jicama grows underground as a tuber. Covered with a thin brown skin, it has a short root attached. Inside, you'll find white flesh that looks like an apple or raw potato. Raw jicama is sweet, juicy, and crisp, perfect as a snack vegetable. It's a good substitute for water chestnuts in stir-fries.

Roselle or Hibiscus Sabdariffa

Papaya

Lime

Fresh limes are a staple for cooking Thai food, and fortunately these are available on a year-round basis for a reasonable price. Look for limes that have nice thin skin and heavy feel which indicates good juice content.

Guava

Guavas are one of the most common fruits you'll find on the street. They are always in season and always popular for afternoon snack. Thai guavas are about the size of an apple, or slightly larger. The thin skin is light green while the meat of the fruit is usually white, with a very similar texture to an apple. At the center of the fruit is a cluster of small hard seeds about the size of a peppercorn. There are also varieties with pink flesh, although these are usually rare.

Langsart ลางสาด

A sweet fruit with a pale brown skin that must be carefully peeled with the fingers. It is grown in bunches, similar to grapes. An inner seed is quite bitter, so try not to bite it. The white translucent skin is divided into sections and is very sticky. The flavor is a bit like passion fruit.

Dragonfruit Pitahaya

about Dragonfruit

Festival of Fruits

It is that time of the year when the eastern provinces of Chanthaburi and Rayong wow friends and families to their orchards with mangosteen, rambutan and an assortment of other fruits.
Starting this weekend, the eastern province of Chanthaburi will be holding its annual fruit festival. It's a specially happy time for kids as they can pluck rambutan, mangosteen or longan fresh from the trees and eat them too.

Durian

Jackfruit ทุเรียน

Pineapple

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Tangerine (Som ส้ม)

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Rose Apple (Chomphu ชมพู)

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Rose Apples are a bell-shaped, green, waxy-looking fruit available most of the year, the flesh is sweet and crunchy.

Banana ( Kluey กลว้ย)

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Bananas are small and sweet and are available all year.

Rambutan (Ngoh เงาะ)

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Rambutan is a cute, small red oval fruit with hair. On your first encounter you may not know if you should eat it or pet it; but inside is a sweet taste treat.

Mango (Mamuang มะม่วง)

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Mango the national fruit is delicious, sweet and juicy when Tipe, but can also eaten green--dipped into a blend of sugar, salt and chili

Mangosteen (Mangkut มังคุด)

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Mangosteen, the queen of Thai fruits, it is a dark red color outside and have white soft meat unside. The taste is very sweet and loved all over Thailand.

The peel boiled in water forms a drink with a therapeutic quality of alleviating an upset stomach, diarrhea and dysentery.