Fruit

Dragonfruit

pomelo

Don"t worry Richard Parker! It is just a fruit - a dragonfruit.

This is my new favourite fruit. I'm sure you've seen it in grocery stores in Ontario. To eat it you slice it in half and scoop out the white flesh and the tiny black seeds. Be careful to ensure that none of the rubbery red skin is still attached, because that is not good for you. It has a juicy, sweet taste, but it is very bland. But it is a nutrition power-house!. It is very low calorie and fat free, but the seeds are packed with Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids. It is also high in fibre, contains B and C vitamins, calcium, lycopene and antioxidants.





The pomelo is the largest member of the citrus family. It can have yellow or pink flesh. Personally, I think the pink is sweeter. It has a mild grapefruit-like taste. It is the one fruit, besides bananas that Paul eats the most.

Jackfruit

Jackfruit is kind of peach-like. The skin is covered with thorns. The seeds are also edible and are roasted or boiled and eaten as snacks.

Mangosteen

Mangosteen is the size of a tennis ball. It has a sweet/sour taste.

Mango and Mother's milk

Mother's milk is very sweet and mushy in texture. It is called Vu Sua in Vietnamese,  which translates literally as 'fruit of the breast'. It is eaten like a kiwi, but many people 'squish' the fruit (skin on) so the juice and flesh mix resulting in a thick, sticky liquid. When you eat this fruit, it leaves a sticky residue on your lips which is, apparently, some kind of sap. You have to wipe it off.

Inside Mother's milk

Longan

 

Rambutan

Longan is sweet and juicy when eaten fresh, but it is commonly used in soups, desserts and sweet/sour foods. It is believed to be good for the skin of women and the prostate of men.





Mature Rambutan fruit  hairy, red spikes and are about the size of a pingpong ball. The transparent, white flesh surrounds a seed that is edible, but not usually eaten because it is bitter.

Durian

Durian is a strange fruit. It has a very strong, unpleasant smell that Paul describes as similar to limburger cheese. Some Asian airlines have banned it on-board because it 'stinks'! Paul refuses to have it around, so I have not tried it, but it is considered somewhat of a delicacy.





Recipe: Fruit salad dressing

1/4 cup coconut milk
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tbsp. brown sugar

Fruit: Most of which you can get in Ontario: papaya, pineapple, banana, dragonfruit, mango, strawberries and/or blueberries, melon, persimmon. I also used pomelo and kiwi would probably be good too!