Rambutan
is the name of the fruit.
is the name of the fruit.
These rambutans are really hairy.
Rambut means hair in Malay Language.
and the man is showing how climbing should be done.
Such an agile man ........ !
Shots in Air Lanas, Kelantan.
Rambut means hair in Malay Language.
and the man is showing how climbing should be done.
Such an agile man ........ !
Shots in Air Lanas, Kelantan.
The fruits look a little like lychee. What are they like inside?
ReplyDeleteit's been far too long since i climbed a tree! Interesting fruit, they do look like lychee ~ did they taste nice??
ReplyDeleteI hope that is really good fruit to have to go up in the tree to get some!!
ReplyDeletei thought these were lychee too. when you peel them is the flesh opaqueish white like lychee? I had these in cambodia and we thought they were lychee.
ReplyDeleteIn the old days, climbing trees was a natural skill that many boys and sometimes even girls acquire at a very young age. Boys, girls, aunties and uncles climb trees to pluck fruits, have a better view, to hide, even to tease or whistle at girls. We homo sapiens, seem to have evolved away from the need to climb trees.
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Thanks for the visit, and comments.
On Tuesday July 14 2009, I posted an entry titled "fruits season is here". There is a glimpse of rambutan, a close-up and whats the inside look like. Like lychee too in many ways. Delicious.
No harm climbing trees, good exercise for sure. Just be careful about ants... some bite hard and make you yell!!!... Kerengga, the local red large ants will attack you in an army... haha.
have Fun
~ bangchik
Rambutan - delicious! Our trees are another month away from being ready. Can't wait. Hope you're enjoying yours. Do you have the yellow variety there too?
ReplyDelete> Ancel.
ReplyDeleteRambutans do have specific name. The yellow ones as you mentioned are called rambutan gading. Certain variety is very sour.. and you can almost be certain about them being very sour when the tree is heavy with over ripened fruits and yet no sign of anyone plucking.
So in a month time, it's your turn, Ancel.
~ bangchik
ooh, I wouldn't mind having some of this! And fresh off the tree! In Vietnam, these are called Chôm Chôm. Hairy and spiny looking but soft to the touch.
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> Lynn...
ReplyDeleteYou sum it well " hairy and spiny looking but soft to the touch"...... so rambutan goes by many names... chom chom in cambodia.
I can finish a kilo of these in less than an hour... haha. Such a taste!
~ bangchik
I've seen them in the shops but not tried them. If they taste like Lychees I'll give them a go. The problem with unfamiliar fruits is knowing when they are ripe!
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ReplyDeleteThey are nice, these rambutans. Give it a try!!
Cheers
~ bangchik.
Oh these are cool - I've seen them a few times in the market (very expensive because I don't think they're grown here) Always wondered how they were grown.
ReplyDelete> JGH
ReplyDeleteImported things are always expensive anywhere. These are fairly cheap here.... Averaging RM4 per kilo. That would be like 50 pence England currency. [just hope my exchange rate is right.. haha]
Cheers
~ Bangchik