clipped from: www.knowphuket.com One of the delights of visiting a tropical climate is trying the fresh tropical fruits. Many of these fruits do not make it to western markets because they do not travel well enough. Most of the fruits that do appear in western markets will not retain the freshness they have at their point of origin. Not to mention the huge difference in price with many of these fruits considered luxury items in the west.
Sometimes called the Queen of Thai fruit, these are a real treat. Select fruit that are slightly soft when you squeeze them. A firm squeeze cracks open the fruit casing revealing the delicious sweet white fruit. The fruit is split into segments some of which have small stones.
