Fruits

 

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There are so many fruits in Cambodia, not only those they grow but also those they have adopted from other country and now grow here.

First lets look up Avocados, those I have seen in the States are usually oblong, pear shaped, some are more creamy than others and sometimes it takes awhile to get ripen.  I don't know if it is the pesticides used by farmers or not but I always ended up wasting a lot because I forget I have them when it is too over ripen.

Here, Avocados are huge and round.  It has a tangy taste and cream even when it is not quite ripe.  The seed in the avocado is almost the size of a lime.  I make the mistake of waiting for one to ripe, i.e. turning from green to brown/black and the whole inside of the avocado was black and stringy!  So, lesson learned, I will only get avocado when I am going to use it the next day, as long as the shell is soft and even though it is green, the inside is creamy and mild!

US Avocado

Mostly Round Avocado with big pit

Big pit Avocado in Cambodia

Here are some other fruit that you might not be familiar with:

Egg Fruit: texture like egg york

Custard Apple - I like this a lot, very sweet with lots of seeds

Dragon fruit, these ones are with red meat

Dont know what this is called, it has very hard shell.

When cracked opened, not very tasty at all!

A type of plum, yellow meat inside

Pamelo

White meat inside, very tasty and juicy