Asian cuisine features a wide variety of unique fruits and vegetables due to the diverse climate and geography in Asia. Some of the more unusual fruits and vegetables discussed include the taro root, which has a rough hairy texture and mild taste; bitter gourd, a lumpy vegetable used in Filipino cooking that lives up to its bitter name; and the notoriously smelly durian fruit that smells like rotten food but is popular in parts of Southeast Asia. The document also profiles several other intriguing Asian produce options such as the small red yangmei fruit, the enormous spiky jackfruit, thin-skinned Buddha's hand citrus, spicy galangal root, tiny kumquats, the striped dragon

1. Bizarre Fruits and
Vegetables from Asia

2. Asian cuisine is filled with
different tastes, colours,
textures, and ingredients.

3. This rich
diversity is
largely because of
the numerous
fresh fruits and
vegetables
available.

4. Here are ten of the most
intriguing fruits and
vegetables that you
might spot on a journey
through Asia.

5. Taro Root
From Malaysia, it feels Rough &
Hairy and doesn’t have much taste.

6. Bitter Gourd
Used a lot in
Filipino dishes, it is
Lumpy, Bumpy,
and pretty bitter
tasting.

7. A large spiky
fruit, you eat
the inner
segments.
DURIAN
Popular in
Malaysia and
Thailand, it is a
very strong and
distinctive smell.
it smells
somewhat
like rancid
drains!

8. Yangmei
Popular in China, it is
often used to make
juices.
It is small, round, and bright
red, and it has a nice sweet
taste.

9. JACKFRUIT
THIS IS ONE SCARY LOOKING FRUIT!
IT IS ENORMOUS AND SPIKY, BUT THE
INNER SEGMENTS ARE TASTY AND JUICY.

10. BUDDHA’S
HAND
You must peel the long and thin
parts to get a small amount of citrus
pulp – it takes some effort!

11. Galangal
A lumpy reddish-brown root, galangal is
spicy and peppery.

12. KUMQUAT
From China, kumquats are
the smallest citrus fruits in
the world!

13. Pink and angry looking
DRAGON
FRUIT
The inner part is white with black pips.

14. Beautiful and interesting,
green hair-like strands
sprout from the red peel.
RAMBUTAN
There is a stone in the
centre that is surrounded by
the edible fleshy white pulp.

15. Enjoy these different fruits and vegetables when in Asia
DONT
LET APPEARANCES
PUT YOU OFF!