Rambutan

rambutan

I am waiting for this tropical fruit to be in season. Should be available in a week or two. The above photo is a shot of a rambutan I ‘borrowed’ from the stall. (fruit was imported from Thailand and hence, not very fresh)

Let me try to describe rambutan to people who have never seen nor eat rambutan.

Rambut in Malay means hair. Hence, this is a hairy fruit. It is about the size of a ping-pong ball, covered with red hairy skin when ripen. The flesh inside is white in colour and taste very sweet. Some species have crunchy flesh, whilst others softer flesh. It has a single seed inside.

Rambutan ranks second, after durian as my favourite fruits. More about them when I get to eat these fruits by the bundle (of 50 fruits per bundle).

Posted by on May 31st, 2005 under Fruits

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  1. Silencers Says:
    May 31st, 2005 at 7:34 pm

    Hahah there are also rambutans that are yellow when they ripen. Perhaps you wanna write about the rambutan’s cousin – the pulasan- next time around. I prefer pulasans over rambutans, actually.

  2. boo_licious Says:
    June 1st, 2005 at 4:26 am

    Pulasan is the goody two shoe cousin with a military crew cut while the rambutan is the wild fella with his hair sticking out at all directions.

  3. fishtail Says:
    June 1st, 2005 at 11:30 am

    For me, durian first; then mangosteens. Rambutans come later, when watching TV.

  4. Lrong Says:
    June 1st, 2005 at 5:03 pm

    Good composition, Lilian…

  5. Papi Says:
    June 1st, 2005 at 5:09 pm

    ahhh…rambutan…my fav..
    what’s the definition of lekang (or lokang)?? the flesh can be easily detached with the outer layer of the pit attached to the flesh, or without the outer layer?

  6. Paul Tan Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 2:16 am

    i love mangosteen, mango, durian, rambutan, longa… *dies*

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