What is Rambutan?
Rambutan is a fruit grown primarily in Southeast Asia and is a cousin for Longan and Lychee. It grows on trees that are 10-20 feet high (3.05-6.1 m). The trees are valued in the field because they are evergreen.
Rambutan produces two crops every year, a smaller crop in the middle stripe and a larger crop at the end of autumn. Not all rambutan trees produce crops because some trees are male. Some trees are Hermaphrodits that produce both male and female flowers, while others are exclusively women. Hermaphrodite tree is the most valuable.
Blossoms on Rambutan have a sweet scent and are often used in flowers arrangements. They are white or green colors and there is a certain difference between male and female flowers. In women's trees, cross pollination is necessary, or the tree will not produce any fruit. However, bees are attracted by the quality of the nectar in Rambutan flowers, so it generally does not represent any significant problem in a large set.
Rambutan is sweet fruit, toThey consider most palans attractive. Ten to 20 fruits will grow in clusters. Their exterior appearance looks a bit of premonition because it is covered with spikes. However, the spikes are soft and do not hurt the one who touches or processes Rambutan.
The exterior of Rambutan can be orange to dark red. Each fruit is small, generally no more than 2 inches (5 cm) long. The interior can be white or light pink color. One large seed, similar to peach or plum seed, indicates the center of the fruit. The seed should be discarded because it is poisonous.
Rambutan is often consumed as a dessert, simply served fresh and uncooked. However, some use Rambutan to prepare canning or jelly. Some cultures also use Rambutan roots for alternative drugs.
Although Rambutan is very difficult to grow in the US, Australia for fruit cultivation at the age of 90. Sometimes you can find the outletBU Rambutans on the Asian markets in the US. Usually Rambutan must be ordered online or purchased canned.
As Rambutan proliferates in Australia, top chefs will soon develop more recipes. One such recipe, Rambutan Glailed Ham, also includes wine, pineapple and Lychee. Without many recipes, however, Rambutan is still very used as it is.