Rambutan fruit
By karlim
@karlim (122)
Singapore
May 31, 2011 3:03am CST
I guess nobody has posted the rambutan fruit in this forum, so let me just introduce this interesting tropical fruit to you all. According to wikipedia, rambutan is closely related to lychee, longan adn mamoncillo ( not sure what is mamoncillo, maybe someone can tell us later) and the name rambutan is from the malay word "rambutan" which means hairy caused by the "hair" that covers this fruit. It is sweet, sour and slightly grape like and gummy to the taste.
Recently, I have been eating alot of yellow rambutan (see picture below) and I quite like it. the yellow rambutan is not as sweet as the red rambutan, but I like the chewy texture and the sour after taste. So, Have you eaten a rambutan before?
Do you like it? Cheers!
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6 responses
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
1 Jun 11
I love it, I like the red one over the yellow, I don't remember if I ever eaten the yellow one. I can imagine my self opening a rambutan, now I'm craving.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
It is not the season of rambutan now
but there is siniguelas, I like that too!
but there is siniguelas, I like that too!
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
2 Jun 11
I love rambutan too but I can not find that here in United States. I was not able to eat rambutan for about 5 years now.
@karlim (122)
• Singapore
2 Jun 11
I not sure about north carolina, but last time I found the rambutans at genuardi's, a local grocery store in King of Prussia, PA. but they weren't cheap though, each piece was about 50 cents, and compare to Singapore/Malaysia I can get a bunch of them around at 1-3 dollars.. Bebs08 Thanks for your reply and have a nice day ahead!
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@watergirl (567)
• Philippines
31 May 11
Sure I've eaten rambutan. It's quite popular in southeast asian countries. I'm from the Philippines and rambutan is a common fruit in the market. I like eating rambutan because it is sweet. What I don't like is the woody skin of the seed that sticks to the white flesh.
!@karlim (122)
• Singapore
1 Jun 11
I have the same experience too, sometime if the white flesh is too soft, it can stuck on the seed. However, if the seed has a bit of woody seed coating (like the yellow rambutan), the flesh can easily detach from the seed.Thanks Watergirl and cheravs for your replys. Have a nice day ahead!
@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
7 Jun 11
It has been long since there has been a fruit season in Sarawak. It also have been a long time since I had eaten rambutan.
Most of the rambutan now are mix-breed rambutan. The seeds can easily been peel off and the fruits are bigger.
Have you tried the native of non mix-breed, the original, rambutan? It is vey sour and the seeds cannot been peel off. The size is smaller and the tree is larger. It only can be found now at the old fruit orchard which was plant by our ancestor. I guess not many people are fans of them but I like it.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
31 May 11
Yes, i have eaten the red rambutan already but not the yellow one. It's delicious.
We have a local version of the rambutan here in our province which we call "bulala". Though, the flesh is not a solid white, but of transparent white, and it is not as delicious as rambutan, but outside it looks like a rambutan too.
@karlim (122)
• Singapore
1 Jun 11
" Bulala" what an interesting name, I think I saw bulala before in Asian market and it is also call "Pulasan" if I am not mistaken. Also, the bulala's hairs are slightly thicker and shorter than rambutan. Thanks SIMPLYD for your reply. Have a nice day ahead!
