Constantinescu Ioana Alexandra

1. Name: Alexandra Ioana
Constantinescu
8215

2.  No break in paradise is complete without a super-sized
bottle of SPF 30+, a good page-turner and an unlimited
supply of strawberry daiquiris. But there’s one other
thing to complete your island sojourn; something
which lives at the breakfast buffet. We’re talking about
exotic fruits; they’re weird and wonderful and
seriously worth trying. So, forget apples and oranges,
I’ve hand picked our top 10 exotic fruits for your
eating pleasure.

3.  Got a sweet tooth? Look no further than the rambutan
– a sweet and juicy fruit that looks like a lychee. It’s a
popular garden fruit tree and one of the most famous in
Southeast Asia.

4.  If you like pineapple, you’ll love jackfruit. You can
get it canned or as sweet chips. Yum.

5.  The name was given by Spanish missionaries to South America as
an expository aid while trying to convert the indigenous
inhabitants to Christianity.
 No explanation required for this one. What’s not to love about
passion fruit?

6.  The lychee has a history and cultivation going back to 2000 BC
according to records in China.
 There are many stories of the fruit's use as a delicacy in the
Chinese Imperial Court.
 If you’re looking for a little extra Vitamin C, can we interest you
in a lychee martini?

7.  If pineapple, apples and kiwi fruit get your vote,
look no further than the star fruit. It comes from
the carambola – a species of tree with pink
flowers grown even in the US. The golden-yellow
fruit is crunchy and sweet.

8.  The mangosteen is an evergreen tree that produces
oddly-shaped fruits that taste like citrus with a hint of
peach. Rich in antioxidants, some scientists suggest
mangosteen can lower risk against certain human
diseases like cancer.

9.  The kumquats or cumquats are small edible fruits that look
like oranges. They’re often used in marmalade, jelly and
alcoholic drinks. The Taiwanese add kumquats to their teas,
while others boil it and use it as a remedy for sore throats.

10.  You won’t find this one at the breakfast buffet, but we’re including it
because it tastes divine. Also known as the ‘King of Fruits’, durian has a
very particular odour, a unique taste and a hard husk. Having a
disagreeable smell that’s compared to sewage, the fruit is forbidden in
hotels and public transportations in Southeast Asia.

11.  Dragon fruit (also known as strawberry pear or pitaya) is a
fruit of several cactus species with a sweet delicate taste and
creamy pulp. The most common dragon fruit is the red
pitaya. Juice or wine can be obtained from the fruit, while
the flowers can be eaten or used for tea.

12.  The African cucumber (also known as horned melon or melano) is
like a melon with horns. It has dark green pulp that tastes like
bananas, limes, passion fruit and cucumber. It’s often used for
decorating food, but also as an ingredient in smoothies and
sundaes.