Rambutan

The third tropical fruit to feature in my blog is the rambutan. It originates from Malaysia and Indonesia and its name comes from the word rambut which in Malay means hair. No wonder why.

They told me to select the red ones as they are sweeter.

I wasn’t sure how to peel it and I wanted to check online, but I did not have internet so I just tried to press and cracked it open. Because of how we got used with technology my first thought was to check how to do it online. I am not against technology, on the contrary, I think it is fantastic how many things you can see, learn and understand online, but I don’t think we should 100% rely on technology and the internet. For example it is great to have a sat nav, especially if you are somewhere for the first time, but don’t listen to it blindly, follow the road, learn it so you don’t have to use it next time and don’t even bother using it in your city – learn your city streets! Anyway back to rambutan. Wild looking tropical fruit.

Once you crack it open 

you can easily peel the skin 

and get to this -

It is a sweet lychee like fruit with a small stone.

Very interesting seasonal fruit from this part of the world so I will enjoy it while I can. Definitely worth trying.