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HANDY POCKET GUIDE TO THE
Tropical
Fruits
Index
Achras sapota | |
Anacardium occidental | |
Ananas comosus | |
Annona cherimola | |
Annona muricata | |
Annona reticulata | |
Annona squamosa | |
Apple | |
Arenga pinnata | |
Artocarpus altilis | |
Artocarpus heterophyllus | |
Averrhoa bilimbi | |
Averrhoa carambola | |
Avocado | |
Banana | 28, 29 |
Breadfruit | |
Camias | |
Carica papaya | |
Casaba melon | |
Cashew apple | |
Cashew nut | |
Cat's eyes | |
Cherimoya | |
Cherry apple | |
Cica acida | |
Citrullus lanatus | |
Citrus aurantifolia | 44, 45 |
Citrus hystrix | 44, 45 |
Citrus maxima | |
Citrus mitis var microcarpa | 44, 45 |
Citrus reticulata Bl | |
Citrus reticulata var nobilis | |
Citrus sinensis | |
Citrus spp. | 44, 45, 46, |
Coconut | 36, 37 |
Cocos nucifera | 36, 37 |
Cucumis melo | |
Custard apple | |
Dimocarpus longan | |
Dimocarpus longan spp. malesianus | |
Diospyros kaki | |
Dragon's eye fruit | |
Duku | 24, 25 |
Durian | 14, 15 |
Durio zibethinus | 14, 15 |
Fruit Fool | |
Fruit Mousse | |
Fruit Shake | |
Garcinia mangostana | |
Guava | 30, 31 |
Honeydew melon | |
Ice Cream | |
Jackfruit | |
Jam | |
Java plum | |
Kaffir lime | 44, 45 |
Kalamansi lime | 44, 45 |
Langsat | 24, 25 |
Lansium domesticum (duku) | |
Lansium domesticum (langsat) | |
Lime | 44, 45 |
Litchi | |
Litchi sinensis | |
Longan | 48, 50 |
Lychee | 48, 49, 50 |
Malay apple | |
Malay gooseberry | |
Malus spp. | |
Mandarin | |
Mangifera spp. | 10, 11 |
Mango | 10, 11 |
Mango Chutney | |
Mangosteen | |
Melon | |
Melon and Sago Dessert | |
Musa spp. | 28, 29 |
Musa x paradisiaca | 28, 29 |
Musk lime | 44, 45 |
Musk melon | |
Naseberry | |
Nephelium lappaceum | |
Nephelium litchi | |
Nipa palm fruit | |
Orange | |
Otaheite apple | |
Papaw | |
Papaya | |
Passiflora edulis forma edulis | |
Passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa | |
Passiflora spp. | |
Passionfruit | |
Persea americana | |
Persimmon | |
Phyllanthus acidus | |
Pineapple | |
Plantain | 28, 29 |
Pomegranate | |
Pomelo | |
Psidium guajava | 30, 31 |
Punica granatum | |
Rambutan | |
Rojak | |
Rose apple | |
Salacca spp. | |
Salak | |
Sand plum | 30, 31 |
Sapodilla | |
Snake fruit | |
Soursop | 12, 13 |
Spondias cytherea | |
Sri Lankan gooseberry | |
Starfruit | 34, 35 |
Sugar apple | |
Sugar palm fruit | |
Syzygium aqueum | |
Syzygium cumini | |
Syzygium jambos | |
Syzygium malaccense | |
Tangerine | |
Water apple | |
Watermelon | |
Yam Taeng | |
Introduction
One of the many joys of Thailand is the kingdom's stunning array of ambrosial fruits. Their succulent sweetness, astonishingly varied shapes, colours, sizes and heady perfumes delight not only visitors, but also send the Thais into raptures as each fruit comes into season.
Pass a durian stall, where this notoriously pungent, spiky "king of fruits" is on sale, and you'll see enthusiastic crowds devouring the creamy rich flesh at makeshift tables or even just standing or squatting on the pavement, too eager to enjoy the fruit to wait to take it home. Thailand is renowned throughout Asia for the standard of its magnificent durians, mangoes and pomelos, and also for some of the cooler climate fruits grown in the hills around Chiang Mai.