Thai fruits - Grape

Thai fruits - Grape

Common Name : Grape

Scientific Name : Visits vinifera L.

Color : yellowish green or purplish red depends on varieties

Taste : sweet

Shape : oval,big bunch,and thick skin

Availibility : All year

Peak Period : Sep. - Apr.

Preparation And Eating: Eat the fruit one after another from their bunch. Beware of the kernels.
Uses : Eaten fresh and made juice

Storage : Keep the fresh fruit at ambient temperature(25-30C). It can be kept for 2-3 days.

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Thai fruits - Dragon fruit

Common Name : Dragon fruit

Scientific Name : Hylocereus undatus(Haw.) Britton & Rose

Color : (White flesh and Red flesh)pink skin; white soft and juicy flesh with tiny black seeds

Taste : sweet with a touch of sour flavor

Shape : pear shape

Availibility : All year

Peak Period : May.-Oct.

Preparation And Eating Cut the fruit in half lengthwise. Cut each half into two pieces. Slice lengthwise into four pieces.
Uses : Eaten fresh,added in fruit salad and made juice.

Storage : 14 days at 10C, 90% Relative Humidity.

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Thai fruits - Durian

Common Name : Durian

Scientific Name : Durio zibethinus Murray

Color : mature fruit-golden yellow-brown; flesh-creamy yellow

Taste : sweet with strong smell

Shape : elongated with spiny rind, the base has a pronounced beak

Availibility : May. - Aug.

Preparation And Eating The fruit should have a good smell when it ripes. insert a knife and slit from end to end along the two grooves. The rind will naturally split open from the bottom to the top. Separate the sections and take out the segments. Remove the seed.
Uses : Eaten fresh ,made durian chip, cake and ice-cream.

Storage : Mature unripe durian10-15 days at 13-15C, 90-95% Relative Humidity. Ripe durian(whole fruit):7-14 days at 13-15,90-95% Relative Humidity without refrigeration The ripe fruit has a shelf life only 2-5 days. The pulp can be refrigerated up to 7 days in closed packing or frozen for later use.

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Thai fruits - Carambola

Common Name : Carambola , Star fruit

Scientific Name : Averrhoa Carambola

L.Color : smooth shiny light green or yellowish orange rind;mild yellowish

Taste : juicy, crisp and sweet yet slighty tart

Shape : oval with 3 to 5 ridges along its length

Availibility : all year

Peak Period : Oct.

Preparation And Eating: Cut the fruit in cross section,it will appear in star shape.
Uses : Eaten fresh, added in fruit salad, made juice, green salad desserts.

Storage : 6-7 days at ambeint temperature

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Thai fruits - Banana

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Common Name : Banana

Scientific Name : Musa sapientum

L.Color : Bright yellow

skin; yellowish white flesh

Taste : sweet and fragrance

Shape : long. thick skin, approximately 150 g/fruit

Availibility : all year

Peak Period : Aug. - Nov.

Preparation And Eating: Use a knife to cut off one end of banana from its bunch Pell the remaining part of the banana Discard the skin
Uses : Eaten fresh, added in frut salad and desserts, made pies, cakes and blender drinks. Storage : Mature green banana:2-3 weeks at 15-20C, 90-95% Relative Humidity. Ripe banana:5-10 days at 15-20C,90-95% Relative Humidity depending on cultivar and maturity stage.

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Thai fruits - Cantaloupe

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Common Name : Cantaloupe

Scientific Name : Cucumis melo

L.Color : orange to light green

Taste : sweet

Shape : round and elongated with a stiff rind

Availibility : all year

Preparation And Eating The fresh can be sliced,cuped and scooped into ball. Use a knife to sliced the fruit lengthways from its staik into 6 pieces. Peel with a knife by passing the blade between the skin and the flesh,keep the flesh stay on the skin. Cuty the flesh into pieces crosswise, arrangr them on a plate.
Uses : Eaten fresh, added in fruit salad, made juice. Storage : 4-7 days at ambient temperature

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