I've just got stuck into another Kg of Mangosteens and thinking how delicious they are. Currently 10 Baht per Kg. They are one of my favourite local fruits. I often see tourists or visitors look in the markets but not try. Which is a great shame.
Other fruits I'm partial to are Durian, 'Lum Yai', Longans, 'Nok' (Rambutan), Tamarind and the almost-ripe mangoes. There's others, which I won't list, to give others a chance to recommend.
If you haven't tried them folks, you are missing out. You can make hand signals asking if you can try one. Vendors will usually let you.
I also very partial to Mangosteens - possibly my favorite, I also like Nok and share a passion for Longon with the missus who is an expert on Southern fruits being from Nakorn sri Thamarat where most of them come from - If you can find them, the wild Longon gathered in the Forest are particularly good.
I like mangosteens, longan, mangos (sweet), and that one that looks like a grapefruit but is sweeter and has a little different taste (sorry, can't remember the name and the wife is not home at the moment!).
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
I'd go along with mangosteen being one of my favourites as well. Also enjoy a good cantaloupe and the small sweet bananas. Most other seasonal fruits are welcome, but I just can't get used to the unripe mangoes or guavas.
hhfarang,
As Pete has said, the grapefruit thingy is somoh or pomelo in English. Agree they're tasty.
Papaya - not exciting but very pleasant - try it with a little Lime juice squeezed over it. Lot's of benefits from eating this stuff.
With regard to eating unripe fruits - I got used to them by eating e.g. Som Tam, which you can have made with Green Mango as well as Papaya and dishes like Plaa Duk Foo - which comes with shredded green Mango, dried chillies and roasted peanuts.
I go for the lot but most of it comes from the garden and the surrounds
Except not locally grown fruits
In the garden we have Mangostines, Guava, Jackfruit.
We also have every known veg and herbs growing in the garden too
The market actually buys from us. Her in doors is up dealing at 3 in the morning
I dont seem to be be able to make a cut but there again I am farang
ps We also have chickens and ducks in the garden with the ocassional wild pig wondering through
Self sufficient really
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
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thats one of the many things marie and i miss when we are back in the u.k.when we are in H.H.we enjoy a walk to the fruit stalls up by the station buying fruit.roll on march!!!!!
