Fruit Series: Rambutan

Steph and I have been on a new fruit kick and every time we go to the store, we sift through the produce section for things we haven't seen or tried before.

Here's an interesting one...it's called a "Rambutan". It's part of the lychee family and tastes pretty much the same as a lychee nut (very sweet). We were walking by one corner of the produce section and a we saw a man stocking these on a shelf and we asked him if we can try it.

At first sight, it looks pretty intimidating, and it looks like the taste is questionable. But after we tried the first one, we were hooked and we bought a small case of them.

Squeezing the outside of it with little effort, you crack it open...

... and reveal the fruit

Now it looks a little more appetizing. The soft juicy white flesh makes you want to jump right in a start chewing on it, but wait!!

Don't just bite into it like this guy. There is a nut on the inside and biting it full force may result in tooth loss (warranty not included).

So just eat around the nut and everything will be okay.

Just a little cleanup afterwards, but it's well worth the effort.