13 Extraordinary Fruits Around The World

[Music] across the globe fruits are found in many different textures colors flavors and shapes they can be eaten raw or cooked into traditional dishes let's take a look at a variety of vibrant fruits from around the world that you wouldn't want to miss out on the sugar apple also known as custard apple or sweet sauce is grown on the anona squamosa tree it's native to the West Indies and tropical Americas because of its widespread cultivation it has about 50 other names the flesh of the fruit is creamy white and tastes like sweet custard if you love chocolate you'll love this fruit Theobroma cacao is a tree that grows cacao or cocoa pods the outside of the pod ripens yellow to orange crack it open and you'll find seeds covered in edible white pulp the seas are actually cocoa beans and used as a main ingredient of chocolate Keo is native to the tropical regions of the Americas this hairy looking fruit is called rambutan it's part of the soap berry family and is native to Indonesia and other tropical regions of Southeast Asia the name of the fruit is derived from the Malay word rambutan which means hair to spice it up a bit you can make pickled rambutan ingredients include the flesh of the fruit cayenne pepper lime sugar and some the fingered Citroen is commonly called Buddha's hand so named because it is divided into finger like sections unlike most citrus fruits this one has no juice or a pulp however it's still used in many ways try using it as s Tovar food dishes because it's so fragrant the fruit is used as perfume and this also uses a religious offering in Buddhist temples carambola also known as star fruit or Fivefinger is native to Southeast Asia when it's cut it resembles a star the entire fruit can be consumed parabola is best eaten shortly after it ripens it's very juicy the jackfruit can weigh up to a hundred twenty pounds it's grown on a jack tree which is native to India it is also the national fruit of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka the flesh of the fruit can be used as a meat supplement for vegetarian dishes did you know the cashew nut comes from a fruit they are grown together on a cashew tree which is native to Brazil exports of the fruit began as early as the 1500s to India and eventually spread throughout Southeast Asia and Africa the nut is grown at the end of the Apple in a kidney shape both the nut and fruit can be used for and cookie jabuticaba or the Brazilian grape tree is known for its round dark purplish fruits that grow on the trunk of tree the inside of the very like fruit has white pulp and 1 to 4 seeds pick them off the trunk to eat raw or use them to make Jam wine juice or jelly this is the horned melon which has many other names like kiwano and African horned cucumber it's native to Africa and one of the few sources of water during the dry season in the Kalahari Desert inside the fruit is a lime green jelly like flesh that is very refreshing similar to passionfruit longan is one of the better-known soaked berries it's similar to a lychee Guinness Ramudu Nanaki it's native to southern Asia and resembles an eyeball when the shell is broken a black seed shows through the flesh like a pupil this yellow fruit has thorns commonly known as yellow dragon fruit it's part of the cactus species and native to South America one ripe the outer skin should be bright and evenly colored the inside is filled with white flesh and black seeds like most fruits it makes a nice add-in to healthy drinks mangosteens are reddish purple fruits that are native to Southeast Asia the inside of the fruit is sweet and tangy the extract of appeals can be used as natural dye in some regions durian is named as the king of fruits it's known for its strong odor at large size the fruit can grow up to a football and weigh up to seven pounds it's native to the island of Borneo but Thailand is ranked as the top exporter for the fruit it's used in a variety of culinary ways like on top of pizza at one Cafe in Singapore so the next time you're traveling or even at the grocery store think about what fruits you may need to add to your bucket list [Music] you

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Length: 5min 52sec (352 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 17 2019