Common Name : Rambutan
Botanical Name : Nephelium lappaceum
Rambutan a tripical tree orginated in Malaysia.
It can grow to a height of 15 to 20 meters.
Fruits hang in bunches on long woody stalks and the color changes
from green to red or orange (orange yello varities) It is characterized
by the soft hair-like spines on the surface of the rind, a thick
whitish pulp which is sweet and juicy, and a large central seed
with a light brown seed-coat. Seasonal twice a year June and
September.
During fruiting season, the brunches will droop
due to the weight of the fruits. There can be thousands and
thousand of fruit in one tree on good harvest.
Remove red skin and eaten, fruit salad, dessert,
eaten as a fruit and comes in canned, Canned rambutan comes
from Thai or thailand. It taste sweet, has it own nice flavour.
Best is to try it before buy. If it is sweet
and the flesh is easily remove from seed, the lot are a quality
pick.
