Wednesday 31 March 2010

Chilli beef and rambutans.

Feast again!
Chilli beef, chicken, veggies and rice for lunch!


And then the desert! I went on mission to find some more exotics fruits, and ended up walking all the way to the China Town over my lunch break. It is not really long walk, but in this heat (+32C) it did feel very, very long walk. I did think that I have walked to wrong part of China Town, as all shops were selling Chinese medicine, for example goat and deer antlers, but then found my fruit stall that was selling interesting looking fruits. No idea what some of them were, as all the cardboard signs were in Chinese, but I did recognise the Rambutans!






Here is the fact bit about rambutan:
The rambutan (pronounced /ræmˈbuːtən/, Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae, and the fruit of this tree. It is native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, although its precise natural distribution is unknown. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the Lychee, Longan, and Mamoncillo. It is believed to be native to the Malay Archipelago.[1].Rambutan in Indonesian, Filipino and Malay literally means hairy caused by the 'hair' that covers this fruit. In Thailand the fruit is known as ngoh (เงาะ). In Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, it is known as mamón chino. There is a second species regularly for sale at Malay markets which is known as "wild" rambutan. It is a little smaller than the usual red variety and is colored yellow. The outer skin is peeled exposing the fleshy fruit inside which is then eaten. It is sweet, sour and slightly grape like to the taste.

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