Bizarre Fruits andVegetables from Asia

Asian cuisine is filled withdifferent tastes, colours,textures, and ingredients.

This richdiversity is

largely because ofthe numerous

fresh fruits andvegetablesavailable.

Here are ten of the most

intriguing fruits and

vegetables that you

might spot on a journey

through Asia.

From Malaysia, it feels Rough &Hairy and doesn’t have much taste.

Taro Root

Bitter Gourd

Used a lot inFilipino dishes, it is

Lumpy, Bumpy,and pretty bitter

tasting.

A large spikyfruit, you eat

the innersegments.

DURIANPopular in

Malaysia andThailand, it is avery strong anddistinctive smell.

it smellssomewhatlike rancid

drains!

Popular in China, it isoften used to make

juices.It is small, round, and bright

red, and it has a nice sweet

taste.

Yangmei

JACKFRUITTHIS IS ONE SCARY LOOKING FRUIT!

IT IS ENORMOUS AND SPIKY, BUT THE

INNER SEGMENTS ARE TASTY AND JUICY.

BUDDHA’SHAND

You must peel the long and thin

parts to get a small amount of citrus

pulp – it takes some effort!

GalangalA lumpy reddish-brown root, galangal is

spicy and peppery.

From China, kumquats are

the smallest citrus fruits in

the world!

KUMQUAT

DRAGON

FRUIT

The inner part is white with black pips.

Pink and angry looking

RAMBUTANThere is a stone in the

centre that is surrounded bythe edible fleshy white pulp.

Beautiful and interesting,

green hair-like strands

sprout from the red peel.

LET APPEARANCESPUT YOU OFF!

Enjoy these different fruits and vegetables when in AsiaDONT