Exotic FRUIT in Mindanao

I checked in the net that the fruit "Marang" is also called "tarap", the name we commonly call it here in the island of Borneo. I would say tarap is an acquired taste, a bit like durian, due to its strong smell and unusual taste. Its outer layer looks like a soft version of durian. Tarap is a must try for the tourists that come to Sabah, East Malaysia. My family likes tarap and it is still quite cheap perhaps it is because of its short storage period. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marang

Great share :). This is my first to hear about this fruit. I really love fruits and vegetables and I would be very happy to try this fruit in the future. Happy lotting.

First that i haven't heard of that fruit but i really wanna try.Also,i think Pitaya is kind of exotic fruit.Since my friend recommend to me and i feel like love eating such fruit.Anyway,my hometown does not yield that.

Hello! I'm from mindanao too. I can't believe that it is an exotic fruit from our place.. I love eating marang it's really delicious and most of all its affordable . anyone can buy it..

I am from Mindanao, and I do love Marang. I didn't know it's exotic fruit. But hearing it contains fats, carbohydrates.......... OMG!

i haven't heard about that fruit yet. and i really want to visit mindanao someday. if you are really enjoying it and sharing facts about it here, that must taste very good. hmmm... let me see. the only exotic fruits i can see around my place right now is aratilis. since its growing out from dirty creeks. they say it's sweet, but i think no one would dare eat something that sprung up from the polluted sewage. XD

Hi sweetajlo! Yeah and this is actually something that I really like and love to eat, the only problem that I have is that its quite expensive over here unlike there in Mindanao that its just so cheap that I can afford to buy as many as I can. It is actually my husband's sister who introduces me to this fruit way back in year 2000 when I first visited their place in Cagayan de Oro, the first time I have a taste of it, I come to like it that's hy I checked this fruit in our stores in my town in Luzon and I am really surprised to know that it costs almost 10x higher than its price in CDO! haha anyway, whenever I got a chance and saw it in our market here, I bought even one just to have a taste of it! I just have one last Monday! Yummy! And with all those nutritional values that you mentioned, I guess I will love it more! I also like Mangosteen.

Yeah! I've tried it since I'm a native of Mindanao, it has a milky taste but actually I don't really know how to describe it but all I can say is that it's very delicious. it's usually our dessert back in my hometown but since coming here in manila a couple of years ago, I am now beginning to miss and crave for this fruit among others which are more commonly or are usually found only in Mindanao like the Avocado, Guyabano, Balimbing or star fruit, siregwelas, lomboy, tambis among many others. I really miss these fruits as they are nowhere and seldom to be found here in NCR.

I heard and see this fruit in the net and tv but never had a chance to taste and even personally see it.Here in our place,don't know any exotic food at all maybe before I don't go out that much,.

Hi, i would like to know whether in Mindanao or other places have desserts which is made with Marang fruit?Would like to know the recipe if there are...hehe...:P