Michele: We went to HEB Central Market today and found an interesting fruit....rambutan. It looks like the Lychee fruit and is in the same botanical family. Sarah Beth picked this one out and will be the one to describe it today.
Sarah Beth: Hi everyone. I hope you are trying new fruits and vegetables. I was the first one to try the rambutan . We cut the rambutan in half with a knife. There is a seed in the middle. You can peel off the outer brown prickly part and easily squeeze out the seed. It looks like eye balls to me as you can see from the picture. The white flesh taste like coconut and pear mixed together. It is very sweet. It feels like a boiled on the inside, which is kind of weird. I do not think I would eat it again, but it was not bad.
Michele: Okay I tried it. The texture is very different. I thought it was like a gummy bear in my mouth. It is very sweet, but I did not think there was a dominate coconut flavor, but more of a really sweet pear soaked in coconut milk. I thought it was good and I would eat it again, but not sure I would keep it on my grocery list because it takes time to peel enough to get a good serving.
Nutrition: This rambutan came from Puerto Rico ( more brown than red) and the nutritional value ranges by where it is grown. This fruit is usually high in calcium and magnesium for a fruit and it also has a high sugar content. I would consider it a valuable contributor to daily nutritional needs.
