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Hello everyone! 

 

Have you ever wanted to try some exotic fruits? Or to try out something unusual? If so, I’m going to show you 5 fruits, that even I wonder if they really exist. 

 

Kiwano 

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Biological name: Cucumis metulifer 

Nutritional values: low calorific value, high potassium content, includes vitamins (mainly C and B6), iron, magnesium and calcium 

Taste: refreshing; similar to kiwi, melon and cucumber; banana aroma 

How to eat: raw; can be added to fruit salads, desserts, fishes and seafood

Characteristics: spiked orangish peel with green pulp 

 

 

Fingered citron (Buddha’s hand) 

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Biological name: Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis 

Nutritional values: include vitamins C and E, calcium and fibre 

Taste: bitter-sweet, bright and floral, citrus-forward with a spicy note 

How to eat: can be added (often as the zest or flavouring) in desserts, savoury dishes and alcoholic beverages or candied as sweets 

Characteristics: a hand-like structure, various shapes 

 

Carambola (Star fruit) 

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Biological name: Averrhoa carambola 

Nutritional values: Vitamin C, low sugar value, mainly consists of water 

Taste:  Sweet but not oversweet;  tart, sour undertone 

How to eat: raw; may be cooked or made into relishes, preservers, garnish and juices 

Characteristics: a star-shaped cross-section, unrecommended for those with kidney diseases

 

Durian 

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Biological name: Durio zibethinus Murray 

Nutritional values: Vitamin A, C, B vitamins and manganese 

Taste: combination of fried onion/garlic, cream cheese and almonds 

How to eat: raw; can be cooked and fried or made into paste, ice cream and a kind of cocktail based on coconut milk 

Characteristics: intense disgusting smell, hard spiked peel, a title of “the most dangerous fruit” (because it can damage or kill when falling) 

 

Pitaya (or pitahaya) 

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Biological name: Hylocereus undatus (Dragonfruit) / costaricensis (Costa Rica Night Blooming Cactus) / megalanthus (Midnight Cactus) 

Nutritional values: Low calorie value; vitamin B6, C and K; calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium 

Taste: sweet; depends on  species 

How to eat: raw, can be used to flavour and colour juices and alcoholic beverages 

Characteristics: grows in cacti, colour of peel and pulp dependent on the variety 

   

If you have any questions or suggestions for another strange fruits, don’t forget to add your comments!

 

See you next time, 

Krystian

 

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