The plant world is full of surprises. There are more fruits than you can find in supermarkets, and it is in the most distant places where all this exotic variety is hidden. While some of these foods bear a striking resemblance to those we usually eat, others do not seem to be part of the plant kingdom of this world because of their strange shapes and mixtures of colors.
O awesome.club compiled for you some fruits that are so peculiar that we can’t even imagine.
1. Banana “Blue Java”
This blue banana can be found in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, is tolerant of low temperatures and can be grown almost anywhere. It grows in regions like California or Hawaii, and its blue color is lost as the banana ripens. It can be eaten raw or cooked and is famous for its delicious vanilla ice cream flavor.
2. Haha
This fruit is green on the outside and has a very bright orange color on the inside. It comes from the Pacific Islands and its flavor is a combination of mango and sugar cane. In eastern countries it is used as a dye, and it also has medicinal benefits as it prevents inflammation. The leaves of its tree are also eaten in savory dishes.
3. Jabuticaba
The jabuticaba comes from a tree with few branches that grows in Latin America, specifically in Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. It is considered a berry because of its shape and its skin, which is thin and smooth. It has a sweet taste. In some countries there is an expression that compares its attractive dark color with the eyes of a woman: “Jabuticaba eyes”, a metaphorical expression that links the beautiful black eyes to this exotic fruit.
4. Ake
This curious fruit comes from countries like Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and is also the characteristic fruit of Jamaica. It is shaped like a pear and contains three large seeds inside. Another name by which it is known is “vegetable brain”. It is a great source of vitamin A and rich in protein.
5. Melon-de-São-Caetano
Coming from the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, this fruit is eaten with pork, soups and is even served in the form of tea in Chinese and Indian cuisines. It has a high content of iron, magnesium, potassium and retinol. Its bitter taste can be balanced by the addition of salt or offset with sweet foods such as coconut milk.
6. Buddha’s Hand
This very thick-skinned fruit is given in offerings to Buddha inside the temples, and it has a very good aroma. Its shape resembles a set of fingers, hence its name. Some fruits have little pulp, while others have none. However, the rind can be caramelized to be used as a seasoning. It is also known as the “fruit of Cthulhu”, thanks to work written by H. P. Lovecraft.
7. Lime-caviar
This strange combination of lemon and cucumber has its origins in South Australia. The pulp is made up of small globules that have been compared to caviar, and which have an effervescent effect and a slightly spicy taste. It is usually used as a condiment, and its bark can be dried and used as a spice.
8. Guama
Coming from Central America and the Amazon, also called “guaba” or “pepeto” has a sweet taste and a very soft texture. Inside it houses huge green seeds; it has the shape of a pod and is used as an antidiarrheal in some communities. The guama tree is used to shade the cacao trees.
9. Tayberry
This fruit, created in Scotland in 1979, is a cross between blackberries and raspberries. It is not a commercial fruit, because harvesting it on a large scale is not easy, either by machine or by hand. However, it can be grown at home and can be eaten cooked or raw, in jams or pastries.
10. Cainite
Also known as star apple, abio-do-pará or aguaí, caimito comes from a tropical tree native to the Greater Antilles, and can also be found in the West Indies. It is known for the consistency of its pulp, which has a milky texture and sweet aroma. The skin of this fruit is not edible, but the flavor of the pulp is very mild. Originally, this fruit is green, but when it ripens, it turns purple.
11. Porcelain cherry
This peculiar berry of beautiful turquoise, blue and purple colors is more like a grape than a blackberry, but it is not an edible fruit. In 1870 it was taken to the United States and was used as an ornamental plant, but today it is considered an invasive plant. It spread to sunny areas and along roadsides.
12. akebia quinata
From this shrub that grows in Japan, China and Korea the fruit is born. akebia quinata, grouped in clusters. It is an edible pod that is light in color, shaped like a sausage and has a taste very similar to that of watermelon. Although it also works as an ornamental plant, in China it is used as a medicinal plant for its diuretic and analgesic properties.
13. African Hydranora
It is a parasitic plant that grows mainly on the African continent. One of its peculiarities is that it does not contain chlorophyll and emerges from the earth, revealing a strange fleshy flower that has an unpleasant odor and serves to attract its pollinators. In some African cultures, it is used as an antidiarrheal.
14. Mangosteen
Also known as Indian jobo, it comes from a tree that grows in places like Indonesia, the Moluccas and the Malay Archipelago. It is a bittersweet fruit with a texture similar to peach, and its rind is edible. The pulp is used in Malaysia to make candy as it is a very perishable fruit.
15. Keledang
It is a strange fruit from Borneo. It is also known as kledang, pudu or tarap in different places in the region. Its production has spread to places like Thailand and Sumatra. The wood of the tree where it grows is very solid, so much so that it is used in construction. The fruit is very sweet, the seeds are spaced, and the pulp is orange.
Which of these fruits did you find most appetizing? Do you know others that are grown only in your country? Tell us in the comments.
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