Rambutan
What in the world do you do with these Rambutans? My husband found them at the grocery store and thought they would make a good post. They look like a sea creature but are actually a hairy like fruit. When you slice open the exterior you will find a sweet fruit inside that tastes like a grape with a single seed in the middle. It seems like a lot of work just to eat these. Do any of my followers do anything else with these?
The package said to slice the outer layer and
remove the hairy outer part. It cuts very
easily then I twisted it apart.
Once the exterior is removed you are left
with this delicious round white ball.
Then I just ate around the seed.
I know I have seen these in some of my
followers posts so tell me what you
do with them in your house.
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haha one of my favourite fruits….so sweet and yummy
Do you just eat it plain?
Totally… my brother has a rambutan tree in his garden and we pluck and eat them off the trees 🙂 not sure if that’s wise though haha but so far we are still alive!
The girls and I bought these one time…same problem, we couldn’t figure out what to do with them lol. Looking forward to the responses you get!
Well everyone says just remove the outer layer and eat the fruit so that’s what I did. I was looking to much into a simple fruit…lol
I had rambutans when I visited Malaysia as a student, and loved the taste. I didn’t find them difficult to eat with the kernel, maybe the ones you got here are not really ripe enough – at least that was my experience when I found some once here in our supermarket in Maine.
I’m sure the fact that you got them fresh, not shipped and stored for God knows how long to get here, made a huge difference. These were good and sweet but I have no idea if they were ripe enough. Thanks so much for your comment Karin!
The few times I found dragon fruit here it was the same, unripe and bland. And I had bananas there that were JUICY, not starchy 😊
Now your making me hungry for fruit!
Hi Diane! We got several of these in a Co-op produce box we ordered several months ago. We had to google to see what they were!
All we did was slice them like you did and pop out the big “grape “ and nibble on it.
We mainly just had fun with it showing it to kids that came over 😃
How funny I did that with the grandkids too. My grandson wanted nothing to do with it and my granddaughter ate one and said it was good but she didn’t want anymore. Thanks for your comment!
I’ve had them and actually confused them with lychee – I’m not really a fan but they are a neat fruit.
They were ok for me just to try them but I won’t buy them again. I thought they tasted good and were very sweet but I hated trying to bite the fruit off of the seed. At least we can say we tried them….lol
Yes we can!
Wow! I’ve never seen these before! Was it good??
Have a fantastic weekend Diane!💜
Yes they were really sweet but too much work to eat…lol It was a great weekend. I hope yours was too!
Interesting!! Never even hear of these, and you’re right! They look like a sea creature!
They look weird but they really did taste good.
Have no idea but curious to see what you uncover 🙂
So far I was told serve sprinkled with salt or with chili and chill. But I had to ask if that was the soup chili or chili powder.
Oh thanks – and I will be back to see what else comes in-
And if I hear of anything I will share that as well
Happy Friday Diane
I have also seen them but I never know what to do with them. They do look like they are from another planet.
Hahahaha they sure do!
COOL! I’ve never seen or hard of these before. I will be interested to see what you do with them. 🙂
It appears just peel off the outer layer and eat the sweet fruit inside. The only other thing I heard was to chop it up and put it in chili.
Cool! Chili? That’s interesting. How does it taste?
I didn’t try it I don’t think it is something I would want in my chili…too sweet.
Good to know. thanks for being adventurous. 🙂
Look like a hairy Lychee nut. No idea what to do with it. Waldorf it?
Only had one comment about what to do with them so pretty much cut off the soft hairy part and eat the fruit inside. It was very sweet.
Wonder if it would survive as a final ingredient in a sweet n sour stir-fry… Too soft?
Nice idea Sue! It is very soft but would be worth a try.
Ha! To be honest, I’ve never in my life seen these? I need to go to more high-end stores, I guess…. So, you only eat the fruit? The “hair” is not edible? These look really cool, and I’ll try anything once (twice if I like it….). I hope some of your other followers chime it! Thank you, Diane!
My husband bought them at our regular grocery store. We have never seen them before this. You do not eat the hairy part but it is really simple to slice the exterior off and get to the fruit. The thing I didn’t like is the fruit sticks to the seed and the fruit is slippery so you can’t really hold it and bite. I had to put the entire fruit in my mouth and nibble the fruit off the seed. Way too much work for something that tasted similar to a grape, only sweeter.
Nice! I’ll have a looksee and see what I can find! Thank you!
How interesting! I’ve never heard of those!
I never had either and I would never have thought there would be a sweet fruit inside.
I thought they were sea urchins!!
Me too and luckily they had the directions how to open on the package….lol
Wow!! A protocol for opening? Lol! I thoroughly appreciate you trying something exotic!
I’ve never tried them but sm intrigued!
It was fun trying them and they were sweet and delicious. I am so glad I tried them but I probably won’t buy them again.
I just eat the way you eat it. I think thats what most people do. This is one of my favorite fruits 😁😁
It does taste really good! Thank you!
Those are definitely strange looking fruit! I’ve never had one but have seen them in Asian grocery stores. Maybe I’ll try one too! Btw, they look kind of like sea urchins to me – Neek
You have to try them. I will probably never buy them again but what a cool experience and they taste great too.
These make great eyeballs. You can use the end of blue grapes as a pupil for the eye. Great thing to have floating in a Halloween punch or cocktail
That is an awesome ideas! When my daughter was in Girl scouts I put on a Halloween party where we blindfolded the girls and they felt food like spaghetti for the intestines etc. and all I could think of for the eyes was peeled grapes. They were too small so these would have been perfect! Thank you!
I was first introduced to rambutans and various other exotic fruits when we lived in Southeast Asia in the 1980s. They are a delicious fruit and we only ever just ate them as is. If you sprinkled them with chilli, which we never did, it would be the powder.
Lucky you to have experienced Southeast Asia!!! I agree, I think eating them plain is best. Thanks for reassuring me of that!
Hubby bought them. He should find out. 😉 LOL!
Exactly! hahahaha
Oh, Diane…you have gone off the rails! What the heck is this thing? Now I have to look it up and learn more about. Thanks for making me use my brain on a Friday, of all things!
Hahaha I have been told it is good with salt and cold or in chili! It tasted good just plain too.
I looked it up. It sounds like the taste and texture resembles a grape. I was thinking, maybe kiwi. Next time I’m at the international market I will look for it.
I’ve actually never heard of this until now. Thank you for teaching me something new!
You’re welcome it’s new to me too!
Wow – never saw anything like this and you’re right – it looks like a sea anemone.
It tasted great.
I just found out that I’m not too old to learn something new! 🙂 🙂
I know what you mean Patty! When my husband brought these home I said “What the heck is that!” lol
Very interesting. I have never heard of them, but keep us posted.
I am just going to eat them like this. They were very good but too much work to get the fruit out. The fruit didn’t just pop off of the seed I had to eat around it. I will stick to grapes…lol
But an interesting endeavour for sure.
I’ve never seen these but now I’m curious! They look so weird! 😀
They do but they tasted good. Just too much work to eat something that tastes like a grape.
I stumbled upon this fruit. It tasted very similar to a grape but not exactly! It tasted sort of banana-ry kivi. Thanks for the enhanced share!!
You’re welcome! Wasn’t it fun trying something new?
I’ve heard of the fruit before but didn’t know what it looked like (or tasted like). What an interesting appearance!
It tasted like a grape and was sweet. I am glad I tried it but I doubt we will buy it again….too much work! lol
My sister’s house have two types of rambuttan trees red and white, usually we enjoy the flesh. 😊
Wow how nice! I didn’t know there were red and white.
Yes red and slightly cream shaded white. But these cream shaded rambutan is more sweeter than the red ones. Have a great time Diane! 🌼
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Wow! Never heard of them!
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They were very good and sweet but too much work to eat them. Thank you Mitzy!
At first I was pretty startled by its appearance! Lol!
Looks like a sea creature! hahaha
Hi Diane, these are fruit from SE Asia. They are similar in texture and taste to the lithi (lychee). They are just eaten like that around the pip/seed. You can try push the seed out and cut the fleshy part in half. Great for fruit salads.
Thank you for the information! Now I know what a lychee tastes like…lol I never tried that either. 🤣😂🤣
Interesting!
It really was and I love trying new things like this. Have a great day Nancy!
Here in Singapore are very common but usually are eaten fresh just like this or they put them in the green tea, not bad 🙂
That is one way I may love…in green tea! I do like them fresh too it just seems like a lot of work..lol
Yes, heard of but never experienced them, amazing looking fruits.
They tasted pretty good too. So different than anything we have.
I see them in the grocers but I’ve never been brave enough to bother.
My fav fruit but very expensive here😊
They were $5.00 for the container here. I thought that was a bit steep but I’m glad I tried them once.
The fruit is native to South East Asia. It derives it’s name from rambut which in Malaysian means hair, for its hairy outer covering. It grows in South India too and tastes delicious although I still have to figure out what to use it in.
Thank you that is fascinating where the name came from!
Yes red and slightly cream shaded white. But these cream shaded rambutan is more sweeter than the red ones. Have a great time Diane! 🌼
My husband introduced me to this weird little fruit!! I don’t like the texture. Reminds me of egg whites (boiled or fried), in my mouth – yuck!!!
Hahahaha isn’t it funny how important texture is in food!
Found them! I know this is a late response, however, I went to Walmart (of all places) to get my goods for Chicken Noodle Soup, and I remembered your post! With a low, stalled, search, I found the Rambutan! I followed your instructions to a “T” and I’ll have to admit….. WOW! Super sweet, super messy, and super yummo! I had 4 of them, and I’ll probably have more, later. I’ll also take the rest to work and get my co-workers to partake! 🙂
Awesome will you buy them again? Let me know what your co-workers think. I’m glad you found them!
Ha! You know? I probably will buy them, again! Probably not for any particular meal, but, more of (let’s say) the novelty of them….. I’ll let you know! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing!
Love rambutan! We just eat them plain, like any fruit. 🙂
They are so sweet and delicious! Happy to have been able to try them. Thank you Hunida!
You should try lychee next! They are similar 🙂
Hey Diane, it’s everywhere out here in Asia. The fruit tastes nice, but it does feel like a lot of work, and it never quite fun when the skin of the shell peels off with the flesh. The only one time I truly enjoy this is as a canned fruit. Some machine de-seeds it, and it stuffs a little knob of pineapple in it. But it’s so cool to see you enjoying it in the US!
Oh canned would be my preferred way as well! I love trying new things and this was very good but better from a can…lol Thank you for sharing viv!
Hi Diana! Yes, this fruit looks like sea urchin. What does it taste of? This fruit looks like chestnuts.
Like a very sweet green grape but a pain to have to peel….lol
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