Discover how delicious loquats can be with this quick guide to cutting and eating them. Learn the best way to remove the seeds, slice the fruit, and savor its bright, juicy flavor. Perfect for anyone curious about this underrated tropical treat.
The loquat is a unique fruit that comes in a bite-sized package. But don’t think you can just bite right into them! Inside this fuzzy little fruit are multiple large, inedible seeds that make preparing and eating loquats a bit tricky.
Learn how to cut and eat a kiwano with this step-by-step guide, plus recipe, selection, and storage tips for this delicious fruit.
Kiwano fruits, also known as kiwano melons, make a delicious and nutritious addition to your diet… if you can find them!
While this tropical fruit is related to cucumbers and melons, it has a texture and flavor all its own. Because of this, you can’t prepare a kiwano the same way you would these more familiar fruits.
From zinfandel grapes to zhe fruit, discover these ten unusual fruits beginning with the letter Z you’ve probably never heard of.
The letter Z may not be all that common in the English language, but it is used frequently in other languages around the world. And that is why this list of 10 unique fruits that start with the letter Z features so much exotic produce.
The islands of Hawaii are well-known for their variety of fresh tropical fruit. Interestingly, very few of the fruits you’ll find in this state are native to the region.
Some are “canoe plants” brought to the islands by the first Polynesian settlers. Most showed up much later in history, but are now grown widely across the state of Hawaii.
Bitter melon is a unique-looking fruit (some consider it a veggie) with an even more unique taste. To use it in your cooking, you need to know how to deal with the spikey, lumpy peel and how to tame the bitter flavor.
In this guide, I’ll show you how to eat a bitter melon the right way. I’ll start with step-by-step instructions for cutting and preparing this funny-looking cucumber and give you our best tips for cooking it to perfection.
This guide shares 16 of the most interesting and tastiest citrus fruits, each with unique origins, shapes, colors, and flavors.
There’s nothing more refreshing than a sweet, juicy orange or a bright and sour lemon. Like most popular citrus fruits, these are hybrids created from the few natural, purebred citrus that exist. But not all these pulpy hybrids were created by people. Curious to know more?
Given that it’s home to the world’s largest rainforest, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Brazil also has a huge plethora of native fruits.
Some of these are well-known stateside, and some you’ve probably never heard of before, let alone tried and tasted.
Try some of these tasty purple fruits from around the world, and find out how best to find, prepare, and serve them.
With deep pigments that stain your tongue and turn any smoothie into a violet slurry, purple fruits know how to leave their mark.
Try these 15 tasty green fruits from around the world, each with beautiful green skin or flesh and unique flavors and shapes.
Almost all fruits start off as green, but only a select few stay that way when ripe. And while green may seem a common color for fruits and vegetables, green fruits are more unique than you may think.
If you’ve never tried one, now’s the time to eat a cherimoya like a pro! Discover the best ways to cut, prep, and enjoy this custard-like fruit.
With a scaley rind, large poisonous seeds, and an imperfect shape, you’d never know the cherimoya is one of the tastiest fruits in the world. In fact, according to Mark Twain, it is the most delicious fruit known to man.
From the classic sweetness of apples to the exotic tang of pomegranates, learn about the different types of red fruits and how they can add a splash of color and a burst of flavor to your meals.
One of the reasons I enjoy eating red fruits is that they often have pretty intense flavors. But I also love buying those brightly-colored fruits because they are great for decorating dinner tables.
Try some of the tastiest yellow fruits in the world, from the small and feisty kumquat to the big and creamy durian.
I’ve been on a mission to try as many yellow fruits as possible to add a bit of extra joy to my day. They are not only bright and cheerful, but they’re also incredibly delicious in many different ways.
Learn how to cut and eat kumquats with this step-by-step guide, plus handy recipe tips for this tiny but tasty fruit.
The kumquat is a mini citrus fruit with one characteristic that is very different from other fruits in its family. And because of that difference, it is not eaten the way most people would expect.
Learn how to cut and eat rambutans with this step-by-step guide, plus handy recipe tips for this delicious fruit.
Somewhere between a sea urchin having a bad hair day and a brightly colored alien lifeform is the rambutan.
Given its odd appearance, I don’t blame you for having some questions about how to handle it. Most notably, how do you cut and eat a rambutan fruit?
In my never-ending quest to discover as many delicious fruits as possible, it is now time for me to dive a little deeper into the rambutan fruit.
This tiny fruit, with a peculiar outer layer and soft, creamy flesh inside, not only tastes delicious, but it also has an interesting nutritional profile.
As you may know, I love trying out new fruits that aren’t as mainstream as, for example, apples and bananas.
There are so many fruits out there that we may have never seen or heard of because they’re not so readily available in our local grocery stores.
One of those not-so-well-known exotic fruits is the delicious cherimoya fruit. While it’s getting easier to find cherimoyas, they are still quite unique and also a bit pricey.
Learn how to wash pesticides off fruits and vegetables with this guide, featuring five effective ways to clean fresh produce when organic options aren’t available.
In recent years, consumers have become more aware of the need to avoid pesticides, driving a noticeable rise in organic food sales.
Discover the unique bitter melon, a fruit that may taste very bitter but packs a punch when it comes to nutrition.
Bitter melon, also known as karela and bitter gourd, is a plant that produces a unique fruit. Unique both in taste as well as in appearance, but the nutritional benefits of bitter melon also stand out.
Even though bitter melon has a strong nutritional profile, it is still a somewhat underappreciated fruit, most likely because many people are ignoring this fruit because of its bitter taste.
Longan fruit is a juicy tropical gem with a flavor you’ll love. Find out how to prepare it, the best ways to enjoy it, and why it’s a favorite in Asian cuisine.
If you love exploring exotic fruits, the longan is one worth adding to your list. Often called the “dragon’s eye” because of its translucent flesh and dark seed, this small tropical fruit is sweet, juicy, and full of flavor.
In my quest to discover new and exciting fruits, I had the chance to try snake fruit during a recent trip through Southeast Asia.
While snake fruit, also known as salak, might not be as sweet or refreshing as some of the other exotic fruits I’ve tried, I was pleasantly surprised by its unique flavor and texture.