Rambutan - Do you know this Fruit?

@amandajay (23264)
New Zealand
November 17, 2016 4:10am CST
This is one of my favorite fruits.... Have you ever tried this? The rambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to the Malay-Indonesian region, and other regions of tropical Southeast Asia.....(wiki)
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@yukimori (10144)
• United States
17 Nov 16
Oh, so that's what they look like on the tree! The grocery store down the street started carrying them sometime last year, and we bought quite a few of them. I thought they were pretty good, and the kids loved them. A lot of work to prepare compared to the fruits we usually get, though, so I haven't bought any recently. The kids were on a berry kick last week so we ended up with tons of blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries while they were on sale.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Nov 16
They never tell when you buy rambutans if the fruit is attached to the seed or not. When it is not attached, they are quite easy to prepare.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Nov 16
@yukimori It is a cultivar thing, and I hope that they will develop cultivars with the seed not attached, like they did for peaches.
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@yukimori (10144)
• United States
17 Nov 16
@topffer Yeah, that was the part I've had trouble with. I've never seen them sold with the fruit not attached to the seed. Maybe that's a regional thing.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Nov 16
I bought some this week, from French Guyana. It looks like a hairy litchi, but it does not taste the same. I like both litchis and rambutans.
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@yukimori (10144)
• United States
17 Nov 16
Huh, the produce guys at the store I bought them from said that they were really similar in flavor to lychees... I thought they tasted kind of similar to the lychee gummy candies Kasugai make, but I've never had a fresh one before so I wasn't sure.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Nov 16
@yukimori They are less aromatic than lychees, and are tasting a bit more like grape.
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@yukimori (10144)
• United States
17 Nov 16
@topffer That was what I thought... very similar to some of the grape varieties we get around here.
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• United States
17 Nov 16
Yes, this is an enjoyable fruit :)
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• United States
18 Nov 16
@amandajay IT is delicious!
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
18 Nov 16
@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
18 Nov 16
Oh yes. I love it
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• Calgary, Alberta
17 Nov 16
When I was a little kid, they scared me because I thought they were alien creatures. I love seedless rambutans. yes they exist!
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• Calgary, Alberta
17 Nov 16
@hereandthere A university in Aklan sells them. i really dont know how they did it but rambutan is delicious seedless. There is also a seedless duhat that tasted like blueberries.
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• Philippines
17 Nov 16
really? where did you buy seedless rambutan?
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
17 Nov 16
Seedless? Omg I never heard
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
There are lots of that fruit in a town near our city just like lanzones (which I like better).
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
@amandajay Yes, it's seasonal. I think it's in season in September-October.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
21 Nov 16
@sunrisefan oh is that so
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
21 Nov 16
Wow really? Is it not seasonal?
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@RitzzView (2994)
• India
19 Nov 16
Medium sized..? I thought they look somewhat like grapes sized
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
19 Nov 16
Not small like grapes. They are very tasty
@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
23 Nov 16
@RitzzView hehe yeah you better check,,,,lol..... Im when I remind this....lol
@RitzzView (2994)
• India
23 Nov 16
@amandajay you're tempting me.. I goto go to the market and see whether I get it or not
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
17 Nov 16
We have it here in the Philippines. My dad likes it much, but I am not a fan of this fruit.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
17 Nov 16
I love this fruit..hehe
@skysnap (20154)
17 Nov 16
so it's sweet or bitter taste?
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• Calgary, Alberta
17 Nov 16
It is tart and sweet. it felt like eating lychee jello with a pit
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
17 Nov 16
Its sweet and sour
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@amnabas (13742)
• Karachi, Pakistan
17 Nov 16
No I am not familiar with this.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
17 Nov 16
Its really very very tasty
@EMbakes (1142)
• Philippines
17 Nov 16
Yes, it's a common fruit here in our country. It's really sweet and can be bland or sour at times. The only thing that bothers me is its skin. I find it exhausting opening it at times.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
17 Nov 16
Yeah thats the thing.. The skin annoying...
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@Samia786m (522)
• India
2 Mar 17
I have heard about this fruit for first time.It's looney likes litchi.Thanks for sharing.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
3 Mar 17
Yeah not same but more like lychees
• Cuddalore, India
18 Feb 18
i tasted this before 6 months.Full of skin only ,inside a jelly like substance only there a small size.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
21 Feb 18
Theee are many tasty varieties of this. You should try it
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• Cuddalore, India
21 Feb 18
@amandajay yes i will
@Erikm16 (51)
23 Nov 17
I have seen them but have not tried before