I recently visited a local food market where I came across everything from pigs heads to frogs to corn flavored ice cream. My favorite part was all of the new South East Asian fruits I came across, many of which I had never seen before. Here are some of my findings:
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"Dragon Fruit" or "Pitaya": midly sweet with lots of small seeds that you eat |
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Lanzones: sweet and refreshing with a strong citrus taste. |
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"Rambutan": similar to a lychee, but better! |
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Jackfruit: has the texture of a bell pepper and tastes like a mixture of soap, banana, and pineapple... |
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It may not look appealing, but mangosteen has been my favorite fruit so far! It's sweet and tangy and tastes somewhat similar to a nectarine. |
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"Guinitaan": This is a warm porridge-like dessert with sweet coconut milk, sweet yams, sweet potato, taro root, and boba balls. |
"Guinumis": Looks good, but was actually a very bland mixture of rice crispies, shaved ice, coconut milk, sweet syrup, and jello. I was not a fan, but maybe I need to try another version. |
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Filipino version of an "ice cream sandwich" The mango, buko (coconut), and ube (sweet yam) ice cream inside was delicious! |
"Turon": Deep fried bananas covered in sweet sugar glaze.. these may be the reason I return a little plumper.. |
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Nothing beats a fresh buko on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world :) |
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