The stinking fruit. During the
riping process this fruit spreads a bad smell. This is so bad that in south-east
Asia the fruit may not be taken into an airplane or hotels.
The taste of the durian is very
good and special, like vanilla. So special that even durian parties are
organised.
Check out
different varieties at the University of California site:
Persimmons
/ Kakis / Sharons
Large orange-red
plum-like edible fruit.
A tomato
sized fruit in the colors yellow, orange and red.
Tastes very
sweet, a bit like apricots.
The Kaki
only can be eaten over-ripe because the tannin has disappeared by then.
The kaki
has a jelly-like fruitflesh with two to eight not edible pits.
The Sharon
is an improved kaki that has been named after the valley of the river in
Israel where the fruit is cultivated. The sharon doesn't have the poisonous
pits and tannin and therefore does not have to be eaten over-ripe.
Unripe fruits
ripen best at room temperature, ripe fruits can be kept a few days in the
refrigerator.
Fruit Juices
Carambolas (Starfruit)
Durians
Mangosteens
