Travelling the world isn’t just about seeing the sights or chilling out on a beach. And getting to grips with a country’s fruity gastronomic delights is as much of an adventure as the distance travelled.
We’ve scoured Hotelopia’s destinations and found five of the world’s most unusual fruits to try to help you make the most of booking an exotic break.
1. Durian Fruit
This South East Asian delicacy smells like “hell” and “tastes like heaven” – see the Youtube video below. In fact, when I was travelling in Singapore, there are signs on the MRT underground metro to say that the passengers are banned from carrying the fruit. And I can confirm, that it does smell like skunk but the flesh is actually quite tasty.
2. Dragon Fruit
Found in Central and South America (and also Marks & Spencers) the Dragon fruit is also known as the Pitaya or Pitahaya fruit. It’s actually a fruit from a type of catus and can be eaten on its own when you slice through the bright pink skin.
3. Ugli Fruit
The Ugli Fruit isn’t the world’s prettiest fruit, but is a cross between a grapefruit and a Clementine. The delicious taste detracts from its ugly gnarly appearance, and is most likely to be tasted by those holidaying in Jamaica.
4. Lamut (Sapodilla)
Visitors to Mexico will probably mistake the the Lamut fruit or a potato. In fact the taste is surprisingly tasty. Also, the dried sap from its Sapodilla trees (chicle) is also used to make chewing gum (or “chicles” as it’s called in Spanish).
5. Soursop
Its green cactus-like appearance doesn’t look like the most delicious fruit, but again, looks can be deceiving. The Soursop’s pulp is tasty (if you can get around the seeds), vitamin enriched and resembles something between a strawberry and pineapple. However you’ll need to travel to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America to try one.
