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Exotic Fruits of Thailand


Thailand is home to a large variety of delicious fruits, both seasonal, such as durian, rambutan, mangosteen, longan, lychee etc. and all-year-round, such as papaya, guava, coconut, orange, banana, pineapple, rose apple etc., all of which are as nutritious as they are delicious.
The huge variety of local produce, combined with the culinary art of the Thai people, has resulted in a wealth of ways that Thai fruits can be enjoyed all-year-round.

Banana - Bananas contain considerable amounts of vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium. The latter makes them of particular interest to athletes who use them to quickly replenish their electrolytes.

Pineapple - Pineapple is eaten fresh or canned and is available as a juice or in juice combinations. It is used in desserts, salads, as a complement to meat dishes and in fruit cocktail. While sweet, it is known for its high acid content. Pineapples are one of the most commercially important plants.

Mango - In Thailand sweet sticky rice is flavored with coconut then served with sliced mango as a dessert. In Indonesia and Thailand, green mango is sold by street vendors with sugar and salt and/or chili. Green mangoes can be used in mango salad (SOM Tam) with fish sauce and dried shrimps.

Watermelon - The watermelon has a smooth exterior rind (green, yellow, and sometimes white) and a juicy, sweet interior flesh (usually pink, but sometimes orange, yellow, red, and sometimes green if not ripe). Watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water. As with many other fruits, it is a source of vitamin C.
Notable is the inner rind or the watermelon which is usually a light green or white color. This area is edible and contains many hidden nutrients that most people avoid eating due to its void taste.

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Here is a table that shows the best time (peak season) for the most important Thai fruits (click on the fruit name to find a detailed description)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Banana                        
Pineapple                        
Durian                        
Mango                        
Papaya                        
Mangosteen                        
Pomelo                        
Rambutan                        
Water melons                        
Longan                        
Jackfruit                        
Lychees                        
Custard apple (Noina)                        
Rose Apples (Chomphu)                        
Tangerine (Som Jean)                        
Langsat - Longkong                        


Simply speaking, Thailand is a real paradise for the fruit lovers.

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An incredible array and great quality of both the quaint species and long-familiar tropical fruits alike, are handy and meaningly priced all the way around Thailand. A diverse selection of fruits is easily found at numerous fruit shops, supermarkets and market places. Also, lots of street vendors and hucksters sell seasonal fruits on sidewalks, in tourist's spots or right on the beaches. Thai vendors usually retail what is called 'ready to eat' fruit, by hand or with a wooden stick in a plastic bag. Sellers may even invite you to sample some untamed exotic fruit. Undoubtedly, all kinds of Thai fruits, whether these familiar names like melon, apple, banana, mango, grapefruit (some call that citrus pomelo or pummelo), or the newly discovered exotic treats, will pleasantly surprise you. Just keep in mind, many varieties of the same fruit would taste entirely different, so keep sampling the treat whenever and whatever is ready to hand. Aside, it is worthy to point out the so delightful Thai lime or lemon juices, which are widely available in most restaurants, bars and hotels along with the orange, mango, pineapple, banana, papaya, watermelon, mandarin, sugarcane, carrot and many other freshly extracted fruits and vegetables. Needless to mention that the cheapest places to buy fruits are the much popular Thai fruit markets. Still, a golden rule for choosing fruits is – the more expensive, the better!
 
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