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How to eat
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Watermelon
Common name : Watermelon
Thai name : Taeng Mo
Scientific name : Citrullus vulgaris Schard.
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Preparation
and eating
1. Use a knife to slice the fruit lengthways from its
stalk into 6 pieces
2. Peel with a knife by passing the blade between the
skin and the flesh, keep the flesh stay on the skin
3. Cut the flesh into pieces crosswise
4. Arrange them on the plate for good-looking reason
5. Use a fork to eat
Nutritional value
High vitamin A, calcium and phosphorus
Fruiting season
All year, abundant during October-March
Uses
1. Eating fresh
2. Making fruit salad
Storage
Fresh fruit can be kept for 5-7 days
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Varieties
Sugar baby
Shape : globular
Skin : dark green, of moderate thickness
Colour : red flesh
Taste : sweet and juicy
Yellow baby
Shape : globular
Skin : green, with stripes
Colour : yellow flesh
Taste : sweet and juicy
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Young
Coconut
Common name : Young Coconut
Thai name : Maphrao On
Scientific name : Cocos nucifera L.
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Preparation
and eating
1. Use a knife to curve the outer skin from the bottom
of the coconut (opposite the stalk)
2. Cut the bottom of the fruit wide enough to allow a
spoon to scrape the inside flesh
3. Use a straw to suck the juice and a spoon to scrape
the flesh from the inside
Nutritional value
High calcium and phosphorus
Fruiting season
All year
Uses
Eating fresh, making juice
Storage
Fresh fruit can be kept in room temperature for 10-14
days.
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Varieties
Nam Hom
Shape : globular
Colour : green; flesh-white
Taste : flesh-tender and sweet; juice-sweet and scented
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Durian
Common name : Durian
Thai name : Thurian
Scientific name : Durio zibethinus Merr.
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Preparation
and eating
1. The fruit ready for eating must have a good smell
2. Slit the fruit with a knife from end to end, along
two of the grooves in the skin in the centre of the
sections, on opposite sides of the fruit.
3. Prise apart the slits to open the fruit
4. Separate the sections
5. Take out the segments and remove the seed
Nutritional value
High vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus
Fruiting season
May- August
Uses
Eating fresh, making durian past
Storage
The ripe fruit can be kept in room temperature for 3-5
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Varieties
Chani
Shape : the base tapers to a point at the stalk, the tip is
broad and obtuse
Weight : 2-4 Kg.
Colour : mature fruit-greenish-brown; flesh-golden yellow
Taste : sweet
Kan Yao
Shape : globular
Weight : 2-5 kg.
Colour : mature fruit-greenish-brown; flesh-creamy yellow
Taste : sweet, firm and mellow
Kradum thong
Shape : globular
Weight : 1.5-3.0 kg.
Colour : mature fruit-greenish-brown; flesh-intense yellow
Taste : sweet, firm and mellow
Mon Thong
Shape : elongated, the base has a pronounced beak
Weight : 2-5 kg.
Colour : mature fruit golden yellow-brown; flesh creamy yellow
Taste : sweet
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Guava
Common name : Guava
Thai name : Farang
Scientific name : Psidium guajava L.
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Preparation
and eating
1. Use a knife to slice the fruit lengthwise into 4-6
pieces
2. Slice off the part containing the seeds
Nutritional value
High vitamin A and C
Fruiting season
All year
Uses
1. Eating fresh
2. Making juice for canning
Storage
Fresh fruit can be kept in the refrigerator for 7-10
days.
Uses
Eating fresh
Storage
Fresh fruit can be kept in the refrigerator for 7-10
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Varieties
Klom Sali
Shape : globular
Weight : about 200-300 g.
Colour : yellowwish green skin, white flesh when mature
Taste : crispy, sweet and slightly sour
Pan Si Thong
Shape : globular
Weight : about 500-700 g.
Colour : light green skin, white flesh
Taste : crispy, sweet and slightly sour
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Longan
Common name :
Longan
Thai name : Lamyai
Scientific name : Dimocarpus longan Lour.
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Preparation
and eating
1. Slit the skin with a knife around the fruit, from
end to end
2. Remove the skin
3. Remove the seed
Nutritional value
High calcium and phosphorus
Fruiting season
June-August
Uses
Eating fresh and canning
Storage
Fresh fruit can be kept in the refrigerator for 5-7
days.
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Varieties
Bieo khieo
Shape : globular, but the top distorted
Colour : brownish green; flesh-white
Taste : sweet and scented
Do
Shape : flattened sphere
Colour : brown; flesh-white
Taste : sweet
Si Chomphu
Shape : globular
Colour : reddish brown; flesh-pink
Taste : sweet and scented |
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