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By: admin

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:21:05 +0000

@Huong – thanks so much – I’m glad you are enjoying my take on your country! I really did love it there, The culture is so different from my own (American); every day there was interesting and usually included some sort of revelation such as “I can’t believe they do THAT!”

By: Huong Vu

Huong Vu — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:10:25 +0000

I love to read all of your entries about VietNam. Im Vietnamese and now living in USA. That’s funny and very lovely. Thanks a lot !

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:30:37 +0000

The “Bumpy Apples” are my favorite and could be the one single object I miss most about Vietnam. I loved it so much I brought it into work and my co-workers used to tell me that eating it would give me pimples. At first I hesitated, but then I realized as much as I really dislike getting huge pimples, especially on my nose =(, eating this fruit was freakin worth it.

That’s how much I love mang cau.

By: Anil

Anil — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:11:30 +0000

The fruit in SE Asia is awesome. There were so many natural foods and fruit to eat I never knew existed before.

By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels

Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000

I broke out in a rash just looking at a picture of the Rambutan – severely allergic. Wish I wasn’t because they’re so delicious! Durian? Never quite got up the courage. Would like to try the crazy looking coconut, though. Think my favorite exotic fruit is Snakefruit from Bali.

By: heidi

heidi — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:45:51 +0000

Some of these fruits I haven’t seen, but I would like to try it.

By: Lilliy

Lilliy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:07:21 +0000

Great post. I love trying new fruits too.
My favorite sightseeing in any city or village is to visit their local market. I love the bargaining and the local crowd along with the many colorful fruits and vegetables. Its always cheaper to buy at the local market than in any shop.
You placed photos of two of my favorite fruits too, Rambutan, and Tamarind.
Tamarind is actually used here in Jeddah in so many ways. They eat it as something to nibble on the salted packed ones, in Ramadan its a popular fruit drink, they love using it as the marinate sauce with backed fish or just a s a side sauce beside fried fish with black rice ( sayadiah) its so amazing.

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By: admin

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:49:51 +0000

@donna – it took me 2 years in Asia to finally try it – well worth the wait…ha!
@mark – Actually in HCMC you can drink the water and have the ice in the majority of restaurants – it’s filtered. I had a mango shake there with ice practically daily! A rare fact that people dont know about HCMC.
@sonia – rambutan as sputnik…I love it!
@nora – yeah – I never new you could eat tamarind as a fruit either, but it was really yummy!

By: Donna Hull

Donna Hull — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:09:13 +0000

While in Vietnam last month, I visited a fruit orchard in the Mekong Delta. Coconut is my favorite. Chicken that I am, I avoided the Durian. Wish I had carried a copy of this post with me. It’s very hard understanding all of these exotic fruits.

By: Mark H

Mark H — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:54:55 +0000

I also adore fruit and also food markets, so it is a wonderful double. In SE Asia, the range is staggering and the mood of the market is part of the fun. Rambutans are a pet favourite and some of the fruit juiced (have to watch that they don’t add water or ice though) is so sweet.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:54:53 +0000

Love this post! It took me back to our explorations in the markets of Singapore, Bangkok, and Malaysia. I couldn’t get enough bumpy apple (also heard it referred to as “custard apple”) and rambutan (which we think looks like Sputnik). Sampling local fruits, even the sketchy ones like durian, is one of my favorite parts of travel.

By: Nora - The Professional Hobo

Nora - The Professional Hobo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:42:51 +0000

I love food too, and love exploring native fruits as you do! I recognize (and have tried) everything except the water coconuts, and I’ve never eaten tamarind as a fresh fruit.

I like the bumpy apples (also known as Atemoya in Hawaii and Custard Apple in Australia) best when they’re actually soft on the inside. I cut them in half and scoop out the insides with a spoon, spitting out the large black seeds.

Yum! Gotta go find some fruit now!