This document discusses several exotic and unusual fruits from around the world, including the durian, Buddha's hand, ugli fruit, starfruit, and noni fruit. It provides brief descriptions of each fruit's appearance, taste, origin, uses, and other names it goes by in different places. The document includes references to websites that provide more information on strange and unusual fruits and vegetables.

1. Opriş Maria-Alina ,
Oancea Andreea Alexadra
Grupa 8116
The University Of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Of Bucharest,
Romania, 59 Mărăşti , 011464 .
Move over, peas and carrots. There are thousands of edible plants, fruits and vegetables on earth, some of them truly odd
looking but tasty nonetheless. If you haven’t dined on a romanescu or partaken of dragon fruit, you’ve missed out. Take a look at some
of these wacky foods enjoyed throughout the world – “normal” is all in the eye of the beholder.
Keywords: fruits , vegetables , exotic ,delicious .
The Durian defies explanation: but Weird Food has attempted to describe this foul, yet
religiously revered fruit that is simultaneously adored…and banned from public spaces. “A fruit as
big as a football, covered with tough spiky skin. The pulp is pale yellow, with shape and consistency
of raw brains. Smell has been compared to rotting flesh, old gym socks, or sewage. Yet the taste has
been called so exquisite that a European explorer of the 1700’s claimed it was worth the journey to
experience it; “the King of fruits.” Many believe it aphrodisiac and hold durian-eating parties. Most
hotels, and so on, forbid it on the premises. In Malaysia, a friend of mine witnessed someone on a
bus grab another person’s durian and throw it out the window, after another passenger threw up.”
Buddha's hand fruit is very fragrant and is used predominantly by the Chinese and
Japanese for perfuming rooms and personal items, such as clothing. According to WIKI, "The fruit
may be given as a religious offering in Buddhist temples. According to tradition, Buddha prefers
the 'fingers' of the fruit to be in a position where they resemble a closed rather than open hand,
as closed hands symbolize to Buddha the act of prayer."
The ugli fruit is actually a Jamaican tangelo, which was created by hybridizing a
grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange and a tangerine. Because it's a bit unsightly when
ripe, it was called the Ugli fruit by its trademarker, Cabel Hall Citrus Limited.
The geometrically pleasing starfruit is firm, juicy, and sweet with a tart tinge. It tastes a
bit like a grape, mango and lemon all in one. Also called the carombola, it is native to Sri
Lanka but now raised throughout the world and popularly consumed in many places. It is high
in oxalic acid so it is not good for those with kidney problems; too much should not be eaten at
once due to the high acid content in general.
Talk about aliases! It's only called Noni in Hawaii. Elsewhere, this fruit goes as the
great morinda, Indian mulberry, nunaakai (Tamil Nadu, India) , dog dumpling
(Barbados), mengkudu (Indonesia and Malaysia), apatot (Philippines), Kumudu (Bali),
pace (Java), beach mulberry, and cheese fruit! The tree that produces the fruit is actually
in the coffee family.
References:
view-source:http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2008/11/12/strange-bizarre-fruit-vegetables/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/30268/12-strange-yet-beautiful-fruits-vegetables
http://kingtale3.inspsearch.com/search/web?fcoid=417&q=USAMV