European residents are not a novelty to see tropical fruits on the shelves, but usually there is provided a smaller part of the whole exotic.Some of them have an unusual taste, so they are so eager to try.
Encyclopedia of exotic fruit: Russian and foreign titles
Did you know that the name of the Thai pineapple - "sappalot"?In countries where it grows, this fruit is extremely tasty and is significantly different from their counterparts brought to Russia.It is eaten raw, canned and used in salads, main dishes and desserts.
Watermelon or dengmo, is red and yellow, but these differences do not mean maturity.First grade very sugary and sweet, and the other has a less pronounced flavor.Thais believe that the yellow watermelon brings happiness and wealth, also has fewer bones.It is especially useful for diabetics due to lower sugar content.This variety is derived by crossing a wild red and watermelon.
Thai melon called "Tai Daeng".In Russia, we know no more than three varieties of this plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, and all of them are imported from Tashkent.In Thailand, the melons are presented in great variety, but they are less sweet and more watery.
Mango or Ma Muang, eating in South-East Asia in the form of green spices.This fruit is yellow with large stones recognized as one of the best in the world.In Russia, the taste is less pronounced, and sometimes even reminiscent of green grass.While in Thailand, be sure to bring home some fruit - in the refrigerator may be stored for almost a month.
Maprao - a coconut, which in exotic countries is of two kinds.So-called "hairy" fruit used for the manufacture of the chip and the large green and eaten entirely.Especially useful coconut milk: Saturated fats are included in it, normalize cholesterol levels.Sometimes women reinforce this liquid hair and improve the skin.
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Citrus Grapefruit is now difficult to name the exotic fruit, because of their sweet and bitter taste familiar to all Europeans.Its flesh may seem unpleasant, but this citrus prepares excellent tonic drink that you can drink like lemonade or connect with strong alcohol.
Pomelo is less juicy pulp, but a pleasant taste.The thick rind is easy to clean, and beneath it are medium-sized segments, separated by partitions.The Russians believe that the exotic fruit and eat in its natural form and its Asian flavored with salt, pepper and other spices before eating.Pomelo is native to the United States, Israel, and countries in Southeast Asia, throughout the year, so the cost in Europe at him low.Due to high content of essential oils, fiber and vitamins, this fruit is yellow is very useful and widely used in cosmetics and cooking.
Scary delicious
Kudret bunks, or "pomegranate", its shape resembles a cucumber with pimples.The outer shell that attracts and unusual appearance, do not use for food, but you will be surprised to find beneath it the small red berries.On the palate they are a little tart and resemble ordinary peas.This miracle can be found in Turkey.
Many long been at the hearing called "Hand of Buddha", but if you do not even suspect a yellow fruit can look like, go to China or Japan, to become familiar with the miracle personally.By the external form of the plant really looks like human fingers.It is worth a lot of money is a miracle, though its taste does not match expectations."Buddha's Hand" consists entirely of sweet and bitter inedible peel.The fruit smells like violets and rather reminiscent of a souvenir than food.The maximum that can be drawn from it - to cook the jam or jelly.
Thai analogues of well-known fruit
If you've ever thought about a yellow fruit resembles an orange, we'll show you.He called kumquat and grows in China.Cork in these citrus fruits is very thin and edible, and no larger than four centimeters.The taste resembles kumquat orange, only more sour and bitter.Save a few bones and try to put them in a pot, and maybe soon you will grow a small tree.In China, it matures in the last months of spring and early summer, and found it on the market all year round.
Fruit yellow nispero similar to an apple, and some similarly call it "Japanese plum".The plant is grown in Spain and is rarely exported abroad - the fruit is very perishable.Being in this sunny country, certainly from nispero prepare jam, marmalade or jam - its sweet and sour taste pleasantly surprise you.
Marian plum plum tree gifts resembles the size and shape.In the fruit sweet and sour taste, reminiscent of apple butter.Also called plum-tree mango.In Thailand, this delicacy is sold at a price equal to 100 rubles per kilogram - now imagine how much money would be requested by Russian suppliers.Marian plum harvest is collected only in the spring.
Mafai - yellow fruit with seeds inside that their appearance resembles a bright grapes, however, the structure of the flesh he has another.Domestic cloves garlic cloves are like, and they taste sweet and sour.Stone is bitter and is not disconnected from the pulp.The peel from Mafai is very thin and smooth, but inedible.
giant yellow fruit: the name, and is used in food
Exotic plants are striking not only for its unusual taste, color and shape, and weight.In tropical countries due to the high humidity grow these giants.The record-holder among the fruit of the trees considered kanuun or "breadfruit tree" - the fruit with yellow thorns miniature form.Its weight is 34 kilograms - is striking that the thin branches of the giant stand.In taste it resembles not so much bread and melon or candy.Kanuun sale as a whole, and skillful Thai skillfully butchered it in front of customers, weighing juicy pulp.Some people may have an allergic reaction, accompanied by spasms in the throat, but it takes a couple of hours.By the way, the Thais sometimes call this plant jack fruit.
scratchy, but tasty durian
- unusual fruit is yellow with a dark-colored bumps, the second largest after kanuuna.Many oppose its great taste and the smell unbearable, and only the bravest dare to try it.Insist that durian sellers butchered before your eyes - the pulp, which has lain down a little less sweet.Despite the taste, the smell of the fruit is simply intolerable, which is why it is forbidden to go to hotels and airplanes.Not recommended durian drink alcohol, otherwise there is the likelihood of increasing blood pressure.
Peel nods covered with small horns.In taste it resembles a cucumber, melon and banana.The nods food consumed fresh, but because of the wonderful taste of it can be combined with the salt.Biologists are still arguing about whether or not to refer the fruit to fruit or vegetables.Kiva grows on vines mostly in Africa, the Americas and New Zealand.The bones are soft, so they can safely eat together with pulp.Fruit good taste in both ripe and unripe in form.Unripe fruits of a pale orange is an indication of the average degree of maturity, and the red - fully mature.Some exotic fruits yellow are poisonous, so before eating ask the seller how they are edible skins and seeds.
A Thai bananas - other!
European countries known for a variety of banana which has an elongated shape and color can be green or yellow.In Russia this delicacy imported from Southeast Asia or Spain at a price slightly more than eight rubles per kilogram, including all taxes.In Moscow, the price in different outlets may vary.The lowest per kilo of bananas you give hypermarket "Auchan" - 21 rubles;in the "Pyaterochka" and "Penny" - from 30 to 40 rubles;and the network, "My Store" this exotic fruit can cost more than 60 rubles.
Thai delicacies are full of diversity, and on arrival in exotic countries, Russians forget about the rest and begin to feast on succulent fruits.In Southeast Asia, several kinds of bananas are grown.Variety "we wa" appears three times less than the usual size.Surprisingly, the name of the fruit is given in Arabic by analogy with human limbs.According to many scientists, this fruit is yellow was the first who began to cultivate the ancient people.The first mention of it can be found as far back as 600 BC.Baby bananas are shaped like an elongated egg.They are very sweet and have a taste of honey and Russia are much more expensive.Transportation of bananas from exotic countries in Russia takes a few hours, so in most cases they tear the green - in the way they ripen.If you can find in the store ripe and unripe bananas, and you do not know, buy some fruit - yellow or green, and perform an experiment to select the second option.Place the package in the pantry for a few days.You will be surprised when fully pull out a ripe banana.
Interesting taste
all long been accustomed to, that fruits and vegetables should have a familiar scent - juicy sour, sweet or bitter pulp, has nothing in common with other products.There are several exclusive plants, trying to, you will change your idea of the gifts of fruit-bearing trees.Anon taste like condensed milk - is a paradise for diabetics and a sweet tooth.Under the seemingly unattractive skin, similar to the scales of reptiles, hidden white flesh with tiny black seeds.If the crossword puzzle will fall the task "some yellow fruit (5 letters) to the taste of condensed milk," you'll know that it's Anon.
Cocoon looks like an apple and persimmon.The fruits of this tree are considered to be fruit, while on the palate they are a mixture of tomato and lemon.The core in pods such as tomato and only yellow: small bones are surrounded by jelly-like pulp.
Longan - yellow fruit with bone black inside of the plant called "dragon eye".The taste and shape of the fruit is similar to lychee and Mafai, the flesh is very sweet and aromatic.In the depths of longan contains vitamin C, iron, calcium and many useful for the human body acids.
Which fruit is yellow reminiscent of the star?
often in the best restaurants offer desserts, decorated with exotic vegetation.Their cost is much higher than ordinary ice-cream or cheesecake, but the visitors places get pleasure from eating beautifully decorated dishes.Carambola or "star fruit", its external shape resembles a cucumber with several faces, and in the context it becomes like a five-pointed star.
Taste carambola can be bland, slightly sweet or sour, so it's not eaten raw.If you were offered a dessert or main dish, decorated with this fruit - indulge and still try, because the flesh is a source of vitamin C. Oxalic acid in carambola, is contraindicated for people with failures in the kidneys and urinary system.In store this fruit can be bought for the price of 500 rubles per kilogram.Carambola grows in Brazil, Ghana, India, Thailand, South-East Asia, Florida and Hawaii and Sri Lanka.It is curious that this fruit may be yellow, and in the shadows, in contrast to the other tropical plants.
to decorate desserts often used physalis - berry in the so-called "box" that the external form resembles cranberries, only has a golden color.Consisting of B vitamins and other nutrients that enhance human health.Physalis helps to fight diseases of the endocrine and circulatory system.It improves digestion and strengthens the immune system, thereby making it useful for people undergoing surgery.Some varieties of this plant are inedible, so it is used mostly for decorative purposes.In cooking, often used to decorate the bright yellow fruits.Photos of ready meals with their application are able to charm even the most demanding gourmet.
Quince jam - sweet, tasty, yellow!
In Asian countries of the former Soviet Union are so many fruits, vegetables and berries, can surprise the Russians.European residents is much more interesting to feast on the fruits of bizarre, such as carambola, nods or Eve.Exotic fruits yellow often consumed raw, but because of the high costs they are rarely used in cooking, can not be said about the quince.On the palate, it resembles a dried apple with astringent effect, but the jam he gets excellent.To prepare
need kilogram quince and sugar glass of water, citric acid and vanilla to taste.Fruits should be washed, cut into smaller pieces and remove the seeds.The pieces are placed in a pot and filled with water, after which they can start to boil.When the fruits are soft, they are taken out and continue to boil water, adding sugar to it.After that, the broth can be again put slices of quince and boil.The next day, continue cooking until the jam until the fruit will turn red - only then you can add vanilla sugar and citric acid.Ready jam is poured into sterilized jars and twists for the winter.
