Thai fruits

**Anonymous Coward** · 17-01-2007, 06:25 PM

It looks like those are dwarf coconuts. These bear fruit after only three to five years; when the tree is only a meter or two in height. And, the trees stay relatively short.

**Goddess of Whatever** · 17-01-2007, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Anonymous Coward

Originally Posted by Anonymous Coward

Fruit quiz: A grapefruit is actually a cross between what two citrus?

No takers, eh?

Grapefruit is a cross between pomelo and orange....

I was going to reply but you have already done it.

**JoGeAr** · 17-01-2007, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

What is a "bakseedar" then?

Bakseedar is Isarn/Lao for guava. Farang in Thai.

Baknat is Isarn/Lao for pineapple.

**El Gibbon** · 18-01-2007, 03:20 PM

Ok, here is another to be identified. I 'helped' (damn little actually) in harvesting these yesterday afternoon.

B3 per Kg to the wholesaler. Hardly worth the effort but there is NO upkeep.

E. G.

**El Gibbon** · 18-01-2007, 03:24 PM

The "baby coconuts" gave me another idea.

Can you identify each of these immature Thai fruits?

1

2 A little hard to see, look for green stems with brownish blobs.

3

E. G.

**donmeurett** · 18-01-2007, 04:27 PM

I beleave in May each year they have a fruit festival in Rayong if you get a chance make the trip it is well worth it.
Beautiful Beaches also. Rayong Resort a bit pricy and a very beautiful placeto go for a few days.

don

**JoGeAr** · 18-01-2007, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

Ok, here is another to be identified. I 'helped' (damn little actually) in harvesting these yesterday afternoon.

B3 per Kg to the wholesaler. Hardly worth the effort but there is NO upkeep.

E. G.

These are either ma kai or ma keua keun, two of the several types of eggplant in Thailand.

**El Gibbon** · 18-01-2007, 06:19 PM

And

The

Answer =

Eggplant

Is.

KLANG WRong!

E. G.

**dirtydog** · 18-01-2007, 06:35 PM

I have eaten them before, they grow on trees, white pulpy flesh inside, damn sure I can't remember the name though.

**Anonymous Coward** · 18-01-2007, 06:41 PM

They look like over ripe betel nut to me.

**JoGeAr** · 18-01-2007, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

The "baby coconuts" gave me another idea.

Can you identify each of these immature Thai fruits?

1

2 A little hard to see, look for green stems with brownish blobs.

3

E. G.

Backing off in the confidence here!!

1 or 2 I think is Jackfruit (ka noon)
3 I'm pretty sure is mangosteen (mongkut)

**El Gibbon** · 19-01-2007, 08:02 AM

joe
One out of three ain't bad but doesn't qualify for a greenie

Mangosteen is correct for #3.

Good try.

E. G.

**El Gibbon** · 19-01-2007, 08:16 AM

DD they DO grow on trees...

and no they are not beetlenut A C.

E. G.

**benbaaa** · 19-01-2007, 10:07 AM

I'm partial to the sapodilla. (Had to look up the English name for it). Wash 'em, slice 'em, take out the thin black pips and what you're left with is very sweet, juicy flesh with a distinctive taste, a bit figgy, a bit datey.

I also love those green, crunchy slightly sweet and mostly sour mangoes that drop off my mango tree at the right time of year.

**ch1ldofthemoon** · 19-01-2007, 03:06 PM

I`ve just arrived back from chiang mai,this week. I was pleasantly surprised to find `Starfruit` on sale there. This is a fruit I remember as a kid,while living in Penang,Malaysia.
In 10 years of visiting Thailand(mostly the south),I`ve never come across them. I bought some,think they were 20 baht a kilo,but a bit on the small side compared to malaysia, but sweet and juicy.

**keda** · 19-01-2007, 03:27 PM

On my last visit to Chiang Mai we ended up at the local fruit/veg market, where 10kg bags of large clems were going at 60 baht, enormous bunches of bananas at 30, 10 kg red apples at 40-80 baht, 20 large lettuces for 50-70 baht, and other local fruit/veg at similar throwaway prices.

The one thing no farang has excuses for in Thailand, is to end up with an inferior diet.

**friscofrankie** · 19-01-2007, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

Ok, here is another to be identified. I 'helped' (damn little actually) in harvesting these yesterday afternoon.

B3 per Kg to the wholesaler. Hardly worth the effort but there is NO upkeep.

E. G.

Are these loquats? wonderful fruit; one of my favorites. See 'em up here occasionally.

**stroller** · 19-01-2007, 09:10 PM

I just got some very sweet and unusually big "Poot Tsa" from Mai Sai:

**stroller** · 19-01-2007, 09:19 PM

A Jackfruit tree:

..and fruits almost ready to pick:

**Bung** · 20-01-2007, 03:55 AM

^ Got a bunch of them growing in my yard. Bloody horrible and the MIL always picks them and gets me to drop them off at her place in my truck which is fine but they all weep this sticky white shit that gets everywhere and is a real pain to clean off.

Apparently they are ripe enough to pick when the leaves on the stem turns brown, those look ready as the leaves are gone!

**El Gibbon** · 20-01-2007, 01:58 PM

Sorry Frankie NOT loquats....

Bung, in the pix below is the "solution" to the
stickiness when dealing with Jack Fruit.

Seems no one else has figured out the question I asked.

It is a jug of vegetable oil, used for cooking, smear it on anything
that comes into contact with Jack Fruit. It prevents the 'Elmer's Glue'
effect. The sap from the Jack Fruit tree and the outer skin is
a good short term glue.

E. G.

**dirtydog** · 20-01-2007, 05:06 PM

Pomegranates are not native to Thailand but are quite common here now, don't know if this one is ripe yet or not.

**dirtydog** · 20-01-2007, 05:23 PM

Sour Oranges, these are used instead of Limes, we have about 3 of these bushes, always got oranges on them

**Anonymous Coward** · 20-01-2007, 05:48 PM

^
Is this the Calamansi AKA Calamondin?

manao wan?

**stroller** · 20-01-2007, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Anonymous Coward

Calamansi

"Calamansi" is Tagalog, taste similar to Lime, the flesh is yellow.

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