Panajachel
At the market, we had the chance to taste some fruit that was new to us. The first was pitaya, or dragon fruit, which comes from a column cactus. It tasted light and refreshing.
I don't know the name of the other fruit. I thought it was licha or liche, but after doing a google search, I don't think that is correct. Does anyone know what this fruit is called?* Thank you to Mike at Vagabondish for identifying the fruit as rambutan!
After the skin was peeled away, it resembled a large peeled red grape, and it tasted like one, too. Both fruit fit in the "peel it yourself" category of okay to eat, although we used a knife to quarter the pitaya.
Someone from God's Child Project came with us to make sure we stayed out of trouble. ;-)I'm glad he was there, because he is the one who pointed out the fruit. If he hadn't, we would have walked right by it and missed out on a new experience!
13 comments:
Is the 2nd fruit "rambutan"?
Ben over at The Daily Transit did a post about it the other day. It looks identical to his photo.
That's it! Thank you, Mike!
There is a web page about rambutan with some great photos.
Such beautiful images and touching reporting on the previous posts! Thank you. :-)
I think the fruit you tried in the funny furry shell is called lychee. Although I have never had the pleasure of trying one fresh I love them in martinis and they are even excellent in fried rice! Love your pictures and your posts, thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Merisi and City Living Country Girl. I'm glad you are enjoying the posts about Guatemala.
CLCG- I thought it was a lychee (or liche) also, but after looking at pictures and descriptions, I think it is rambutan.
wow!!!!
The fruit is a rambutan and looks rather like a lychee (a bit sweeter). I have found they taste more like a lychee than a red grape though. They also look a bit like alien pods :)
Funnily enough you can get them at Sainsburys now in the UK.
Hi Lora, Thank you for visiting Rambling Traveler, and for your comments. I've never tried Lychee, but that will have to change.
I wonder if we can get rambutan here in Minnesota. Ben at The Daily Transit mentioned dried rambutan from Trader Joe's. We have a store opening up close by, I might have to check it out.
Hi Stacy, Over here in the UK these types of fruits have become very common in the past 2 years. I've been able to purchase large papaya's in the super markets and these are fruits I had only discovered previously on my trips through Africa. Trader Joe's sounds like quite an exciting place to shop.
mmmm... maybe I need to explore our different grocery stores a little more closely! I'm looking forward to visiting Trader Joe's when it opens. I've heard good things about it.
hi，Stacy，thank you for stopping by kango. I like your site with all the beautiful photos. keep on your great work!
I was about to tell you what the fruit is called.. but Mike got it. =)
Hello Grigo, you are welcome! I like to visit other travel sites and see what other bloggers are writing about.
Thank you for visiting Rambling Traveler, I'm glad you enjoy the pictures. I have a lot of fun taking them!
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