The rambutan fruit

@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
August 9, 2020 5:46pm CST
It is now in season so we bought 2 kilos of rambutan fruit. Its texture and taste are very similar to the lychee but I prefer rambutan. It is one of our favorite fruits that become available only once a year, usually from July to September.
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@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
9 Aug 20
I remember last january i went on a trip and lived in a village and the house i stayed at has rambutan trees and i remember i ate them every day haha
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
There was a fruit in January? You are lucky to see that fruiting tree.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@sophie09 let me guess that you also have durian trees there.
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@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy yess we had the trees so we can get those everytime while in the village
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@AmbiePam (94060)
• United States
10 Aug 20
I have never heard of that fruit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
It doesn't grow in cold places.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
10 Aug 20
They import those fruits from South America during winter here. We have very little right now, all people are vacationing at the beaches.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I miss too, but I am too scared to go to Italy or Spain, too many contaminated people there.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@LadyDuck we had 6,954 cases yesterday that is after a week of lockdown the number is rising.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
I like the last line... vacationing. I miss that.
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@moffittjc (121739)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Aug 20
I have never heard of nor seen that fruit before. What does it taste like?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
It tastes like lychee or longan.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
@moffittjc oh, you have not seen canned lychees? Anyway, they are similar to lanzones... which I guess you do not know either. Waheehee.
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@moffittjc (121739)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I don't know what either of those are!
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@lovebuglena (44731)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Aug 20
I've never tried that but I tried lychee and it was not for me. Curious to try the rambutan though. Not sure if I've seen it here. Maybe the Asian supermarket might have it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
The shelf life of Rambutan is short so I don't think it can reach your place.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
@lovebuglena maybe you can try. I just don't know the price because it is imported.
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@lovebuglena (44731)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Oh. For some reason it feels like I've seen it in an Asian supermarket some time ago.
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• India
10 Aug 20
I actually thought it was lychee as soon as I saw the picture. I'm sure it tastes great because I like the taste of lychee. Enjoy the delicious fruits!!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
For me, the rambutan is better than lychee in taste.
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• India
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I've never tasted rambutan. Infact, this is the first time I'm hearing about it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@Miracle_Maya perhaps you have that there as imported from Indonesia or Malaysia.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
Yeah, me too. I like rambutan more.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I thought the season is not until October. I don't see any around here yet.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
Buy some until they are available.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@cherriefic it is usually August here.
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
10 Aug 20
I loved rambutan, it is really sweet sometimes but I prefer Lychee more.
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
14 Aug 20
Oh yes it is a seasonal fruit
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
Lychee is easier to eat than rambutan.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
Rambutan is available here for 3 months every year.
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@nela13 (58710)
• Portugal
10 Aug 20
I know lychee and I like it a lot but never heard about rambutan.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
The rambutan is better for me than lychee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@nela13 it is a tropical fruit.
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@nela13 (58710)
• Portugal
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy we don't have that fruit here.
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• Agra, India
10 Aug 20
They look so tempting. Enjoy it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
There's only 6 pieces left, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@amitkokiladitya it has a short shelf life. That means it will be rotten before it reaches you.
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• Agra, India
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I know you won't send it to me
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
9 Aug 20
I see it at ethnic shops like Oahu market. How much is it? Is it sweet? Does it have a seed like lychee?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
Yes, it has a seed and easy to grow a seedling. I just cannot say if it will bear fruit.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Is it cheap? Don't know what cost it is locally, for didn't know it until now.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
@oahuwriter it is my wife who bought but I guess it is around $2 per kilo or $1 per pound.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
The last time I've eaten one was last month...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
That means you have an earlier season.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
I just don't know... Since we only bought it in town...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@simplfred the rambutan was available here only last weekend.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
10 Aug 20
do you say rambuatn too in your language? i like it but the season hasnt come yet
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
Yes, it is also called Rambutan. When you are lazy to speak then you can just say Rambo. Waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@nawala123 so that means rambutan is full of hair. Maybe that name came from your country.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy in here, rambut mean hair
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• Semarang, Indonesia
10 Aug 20
I know it . Here also so much. But we have many varians. The sweet one, the sour one, the thick or thin one
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
@HannahKusKus yes, Nawala said rambutan means hairy. In our language hair is Buhok.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
This one in the picture is the best variety for us. The flesh is easily removed from the seed.
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• Semarang, Indonesia
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy oo i see... here the name is ac, not rambutan. May i know what is "hair" in your local language? Philipines language?. Because here rambut is refers to hair
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@May2k8 (18392)
• Indonesia
11 Aug 20
I am not compatible with rambutan, because my throat always itches after eating it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
There is a sort of allergy for you. Avoid that fruit.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
Still have not seen rambutans being peddled or sold in my place perhaps because of strict measures being implemented but I can feel it's coming soon I love to take advantage of buying fruits that are in season.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I would try to observe the " karitons" passing by later. How much per kilo? I need to know so they won't over charge me incase I find some seller.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@louievill oh, I did not ask my wife on the price. She was the one who bought the rambutan in the market.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
This is the first weekend that we have rambutan here. It's like maybe the first harvest in the orchards here.
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@psanasangma (7280)
• India
10 Aug 20
First time I am seeing this fruits.. there are so many unknown edible fruits in this world
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• India
10 Aug 20
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
You are right. In Jakarta, Indonesia they have the snake fruit that is only found there.
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@Deepizzaguy (104278)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Aug 20
I have never seen rambutan in my lifetime.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
It is a tropical fruit so it is not available there.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@Deepizzaguy you are welcome.
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@Deepizzaguy (104278)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Thank you for sharing the information.
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• Santiago, Chile
10 Aug 20
What a unusual fruit for me, I say unusual because I had no idea a fruit like that would exist! It must taste delicious!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
It is delicious. They say that the fruit resembles the image of the corona virus, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@jvicentevalera it was a comment by a member.
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• Santiago, Chile
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy you are certainly right, I haven't noticed the resemblance!
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@Kanika1234 (1546)
• India
10 Aug 20
Yea it is looking like lychee
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
It also tastes like lychee.
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• India
11 Aug 20
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