Last weekend, I was in Chantaburi which is famous for its large variety of tropical fruit. When we were driving down the road, we saw many pick-up trucks piled high with fresh fruit. We also passed many orchards growing fruit such as rambutans (see above) durians and pineapples. We are now moving into a new fruit season so I thought I would take some pictures of fruit that I didn’t manage last time.
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Zalacca (sweet variety): sa-la สละ
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Rambutan: ngoh เงาะ
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Santol: gra-torn กระท้อน
You know, the best thing about these markets stalls along the side of the road is that they are very keen for you to try the fruit for yourself. No pressure to buy. Though I did end up with quite a few kilos of fruit! My favourite amongst the above is still rambutan. It is about golf ball size and has a white/opaque colour. The taste is similiar to lychee.
I still have more photos of Thai fruit to “collect”. I will write more about the individual fruits at a later time.
Related blogs: Thai Fruit 01
