Rambutan |
Ah, tropical fruit, so many shapes, and colours! What a flavour! The fruit in the picture is the so called rambutan! It tastes like a lychee, sweet and juicy, but less liquid and far more scenic with its hairy funny surface and alien look! Fruit is quite something here. Some fruits may look like toys, like the so called dragon fruit. Mangoes are delicious and those not yet ready are eaten with a bit of sugar and chili. It's the typical Thai sweet-spicy flavour. Banana's are wonderful, with lots of varieties and measures. My friend PiiSea told me there are about 205 different types in Thailand, but google didn't confirm such number, so I guess she meant 25. Still, I only knew three types of banana: average chiquitas, big platanos and those little ones I saw in Brazil. What matters is to be careful with pronouncing kluay (banana) with the right tone, otherwise they think you are talking about a man's package :) Ah, those tonal languages! But this will be the subject of another post!
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Banana's at Somphet Market in Chang Mai |
Hoi Elena, when I looked the link dragon fruit, I saw that most dragon fruit is pink. Is that right or are these photos not correct.
ReplyDeleteWhen I use in class the word "zak/zakje" most of the children starting to snigger... the same reason!
It's very interesting to read you blog!
Yes, it is pink on the outside. Inside is either white or strong magenta colour with little black points. Sweet stuff.
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