10 Wonderful Exotic Fruits!
A list of 10 wonderful exotic fruits one has try.
They may appear weird-looking, but these exotic fruits are not only delicious to eat but possess certain medicinal uses as well. Read to learn more.
Square Watermelon
Having difficulties fitting your large watermelon in your refrigerators? Not anymore… 20 years ago, an ingenious Japanese farmer had solved the problem. His solution, coming up with the idea of producing square watermelon! How do they do that? By simply allowing young fruits to grow in a square boxes. The price for each square watermelon… double, or even triple that of a regular round watermelon!
Pomegranate
A pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing tree cultivated and grown in Iran and as far as the Himalayas in India since the ancient time. The tree grows up to eight m tall. The evergreen leaves are small and glossy. Flowers are orange-red. The edible fruit is about 5–12 cm in diameter with thick reddish skin. Each fruit may contain around 600 seeds. One of the “super fruits”, pomegranates have many health benefits. The pomegranate juice is very effective in relieving fevers and controlling diarrhea. The root bark is good in treating tapeworms. How to eat a pomegranate fruit? Just eat everything the seeds has to offer — pulp, juice and seeds.
Dragon fruit
A pitaya (Hylocereus Undatus) or commonly called “dragon fruit” is native to Mexico and Central and South America. A vine-like cacti with fleshy stems growing to about a few inches up to 20ft long. The white fragrant flowers bloom only at night. The red fruit is about six inches long and can weigh between 150 to 600 grams. The pulps have high water and fiber content and rich with Vitamin C. aside from a very delicious fruit, dragon fruits have other health benefits. Eating the fruit on a regular basis- be it fresh or dried, have a big effect on controlling high blood pressure and blood glucose control. It is said to lessen cholesterol. The fruit is also made into juice or wine.
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Wow. Another learning experience. Most of these I have already seen in the markets and groceries here in the Philippines. Nice job!
Never see those fruits before, really exotic to me. Thanks for sharing Papaleng. Keep the good work.
wow so exotic. Thanks for sharing.
square water melon…. ngaun lang ako nakakita nyan….ang galing…… nice job papaleng…. as always
Really nice exotic fruits.Of them I have only heard about water melon, Pomegranate and Mangosteen.Thank you
I can still remember the time when I first saw the square watermelons on the news. Nice article!
Wow! I love your articles. These are some weird fruits.
Pomegranate is my favorite fruit …
Nice article. WOW…..I like fruits.
Some beautiful fruit here papaleng, the watermelon looks delicious in particular!
parang masarap ang pomegranate..hehehe nice one papaleng..
Great article Papaleng…Some of these I’ve never heard of.
Nice article dear,fruits are really very tastey then any junck foods.
Great share, papaleng. Never seen square water melon before. 
A fine article, my friend. I have never seen a square watermelon.
I have had many, including the Dragon fruit.. it was really neat tasting (not too strange) and it looks cool too.
I really like the pomegranate. Its filled with oxidants to keep us healthy. Thanks for the share. Great job Don.
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Tasty looking fruits. Some, I have seen here for the first time. Papaleng, galing talaga. Parang encylopedia hehehe.
Nice and very informational share. I love pomegranates!
Great piece, kabayan! I like the carambola fruit because it is bitter-sour when green but very sweet when ripe.
we used to love pomegranates when I was a kid
most of them i have not tasted because i am afraid they dont taste that good. maybe i should try it! tnx papaleng!
Square watermelon now how did they do that. Nice share.
Glad to see santol, rambutan and balimbing in your list. Another informative article from papaleng.
thanks for sharing
Interesting fruits and presentations.
These exotic fruits have many health benefits.
the square watermelon is new to me. very interesting,
very interesting share..loved the Dragon fruit..taste so good & healthy as well. Thanks for sharing this great work
tulo laway ko sa santol, lolz.
Looks so delicious and true… very delicious
Yummy and nutritious fruits! I like the dragon fruit!
I so want a square Watermelon!
I love Watermelons, they are my favourite fruit!
Great Article, thanks for sharing!
now i know why carambola is called a star fruit, and i didn’t it’s also called the other way! i learn a lot of new things today! nice share
Good Work
First I am seeing this types of Fruits, especially dragon fruits
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Wow…I only knew few of the fruits you have mentioned in this list.
Neat choice to write about and very informative. Love the choice of pictures too. Job well done. A+!
would love to try the kiwano!
very nice post
Papaleng, I have not seen one. Thanks for the nice info.
A few of these fruits are new to me like the Ackee and Buddha’s hands. Very interesting!
Thanks for sharing!
all of the fruits are look pretty good and delicious?? thanks for sharing
The square watermelon is amazing. I had never heard of that before. I haven’t ever even seen it in the super market and at the Farmer’s marker which if any place around me it would have it.
Nice writing.
