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Thai fruit
The Lanna Thai kingdom of Thailand.
THE HOT TROPICAL CLIMATE,
and abundant rainfall in Thailand are ideal for growing a huge variety of fruit which,
for range and quality, are among the most diverse and delicious to be found anywhere.
Some Thai fruits are incredibly sweet and juicy. while the taste of others may, at first,
seem strange and exotic to visitors, they add a delightful extra dimension to the rich
diversity of gastronomic experience.
Fresh fruit is popular with Thais as an anytime snack and is eaten as dessert at most
meals. It may be served raw, freshly sliced, in salads, or cooked in many different ways.
The carving of fruit is also a traditional art form, often forming a major decorative
element in buffet presentations.
Some fruits are seasonal in Thailand, but there is always a wide choice available,
so the visitor is assured of ample opportunity to enjoy a mouth-watering variety.
The fruit all year.
1. Papaya (Ma-la-gor).
Test : Firm and
Sweet.
Eating preparations : Pell skin and cut of ends.
Remove inside seeds and eat fresh.
2. Green coconut (Ma-prao-orn).
Test :
Fresh, Tender and Sweet.
Eating preparations : Use large
knife to cut a large lid. Drink juice and use spoon to scrape the
fresh.
3. Guava (Fa-rang).
Test : Crispay, sweet
and slightly sour.
Eating preparations : Slice fruit
lengthwise and remove seeds if desired.
4. Banana (Kluay).
Test : Firm and
Sweet.
Eating preparations : Peel skin.
5. Watermelon (Taeng- moh).
Test :
Sweet.
Eating preparations : Use knife to cut fruit and
eat fresh discarding seed.
6. Cantaloupe (Can-ta-lub).
Test : Firm and
Sweet.
Eating preparations : Peel skin and cut off ends.
Remove inside seeds and eat fresh.
7. Mandarin orange(Som-kew-wane).
Test :
Sweet.
Eating preparations : Remove skin and eat fresh,
discarding seed.
The fruit in season.
1. Mango (Ma-muang)
Month in
season : March to May.
Test : Sour if green
and Sweet if ripe.
Eating preparations : Peel skin and
carve fresh lengthwise, discarding seed.
2. Pineapple (Sa-pa-rot)
Month in
season : April to July.
Test : Sweet and
sour.
Eating preparations : Peel skin and
cut into piexes and eat fresh, discarding stalk.
3. Durian (Thu-rian)
Month in
season : May to September.
Test : Firm and
sweet.
Eating preparations : Use knife to
split down spine. Prise apart slit to open the fruit. Separate the
section and eat fresh. discarding seeds.
4. Mangosteen (Mang-khoot)
Month in
season : May to August.
Test :
sweet.
Eating preparations : Use knife to
slit around the middle of the fruit. Use fork to eat fresh.
5. Rambutan (Ngo)
Month in
season : May to
September.
Test : Sweet and firm.
Eating preparations : Cut fruit
lengthwise through the middle. Remove the seed.
6. Suger apple (Noi-nar)
Month in
season : June to
September.
Test : Sweet.
Eating preparations : Split the fruit
with hands. Use spoon to eat fresh, discarding seeds.
7. Langsat (Lang-sart)
Month in
season : June to
September.
Test : Firm, Sweet and sour.
Eating preparations : Separate skin
with hands, avoiding sap. Eat fresh, discarding seed.
8. Longan (Lam-yai)
Month in
season : July to
September.
Test : Sweet.
Eating preparations : Remove skin and
eat fresh, discarding seed.
9. Pomelo (Som-oh)
Month in
season : August to
September.
Test : Sweet and sour.
Eating preparations : Carve off outer
green skin. Separate fruit into segments. Remove the skin on
segments and seed. Eat fresh.
10. Jackfruit (Kha-noon)
Month in
season : August to
September.
Test : Sweet.
Eating preparations : Peel outer skin,
avoiding Sap, eat fresh, discarding seed.
11. Sopodilla (La-mood)
Month in
season : October to
December.
Test : Sweet.
Eating preparations :Peel skin and
slit fruit lengthwise. Remove seed and eat fresh fruit.
12. Lynchee (Lyn-chee)
Month in
season : April to July
and November to Juanuary.
Test : Sweet.
Eating preparations : Peel skin and
eat fruit, discarding seed.
13. Rambeh (Ma-fai)
Month in
season : April to
May.
Test : Sweet and
sour.
Eating preparations : Pell skin and
eat fruit, discarding seed.
14. Rose apple (Chom-phuu)
Month in
season : April to
July.
Test : Sweet.
Eating preparations : Eat fresh fruit,
discarding seed.
15. Strawberry (Sa-tow-ber-ree)
Month in
season : December and
jannuary.
Test : Sweet and sour.
Eating preparations : Eat fresh
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