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Also known as the pitaya, dragon fruit comes from a cactus native to the Pacific coastal areas...

Also called wolfberries, goji are the berries found on the Chinese boxthorn and Chinese wolfberry plants. They’re...

With many alternate names including Chinese date, Chinese jujube, or just jujube, these fruits were domesticated over...

Also commonly spelled “pomelo,” this fruit is a citrus native to Southeast Asia. It’s not only the...

You won’t find mangosteen at most (or indeed many at all) supermarkets in North America. This fruit...

Are they a fruit? Are they a vegetable? Let’s just go with “yes.”

True to its name, the bitter melon is, indeed, bitter. It’s especially common in Cantonese and Indian...

Originally from India, the star fruit has a smooth, yellow skin with five lateral ridges running the...

The unripened flesh of the mango is often used in salads and used in India, Malaysia and...

The brown pod-like fruit of the tamarind tree is a cooking ingredient used across Southern Asia for...

Durian, a fruit belonging belonging to the genus Durio, is found exclusively in Southeast Asia.

The delicious coconut is ubiquitous with the tropics and its use goes beyond just food. In Southeast...

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