Exotic fruits are not only rambutan and passion fruit. Nature has much more variety to offer than we imagine. 
Markets in warm and tropical countries are bursting with an abundance of amazing fruits and berries that look more like something extremely fantastic and completely unreal. Unfortunately, many of us do not have the opportunity to enjoy their taste right now. However, this is not a reason to be sad. To begin with, you can familiarize yourself with our selection to evaluate the appearance of atypical fruits and understand whether you should try them at all?
Akebia 
Where it grows: Japan, China, Korea.
Taste: Sweet and sour, reminiscent of raspberries. It also has an extremely pleasant aroma.
Ackee or bligia is delicious 
Where it grows: Jamaica, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Australia.
Taste: It is strictly forbidden to eat the fruit raw, as it is poisonous. Only specially processed fruits, which taste like walnuts, are eaten.
Ambarella 
Where it grows: India, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, Jamaica, Fiji, Venezuela.
Taste: A cross between pineapple and mango, it has a juicy, crispy flesh.
Bam-balan 
Where it grows: Borneo island (Malaysia).
Taste: This unusual fruit tastes like rich borscht with sour cream.
Jaboticaba 
Where it grows: Argentina, Philippines, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Uruguay.
Taste: Close to grape. The skin has a bitter taste, so mainly the pulp of the fruit is used for food.
Kanistel 
Where it grows: Jamaica, Bahamas, Southern Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Cuba, Guatemala.
Taste: If you close your eyes, you can imagine that you are eating sweet potatoes. Kanistel is added to both main dishes and desserts.
Kiwano 
Where it grows: Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Costa Rica, Chile.
Taste: Reminiscent of a cross between banana, kiwi, cucumber and avocado.
Cupuacu 
Where it grows: Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico.
Taste: Sweet and sour, reminiscent of a mixture of pear, pineapple and banana.
Kuruba 
Where it grows: India, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Uruguay.
Taste: Reminiscent of passion fruit.
Longan 
Where it grows: China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam.
Taste: Has a refreshing grape taste.
A person should not eat a lot of longan fruits at once, as they cause an increase in body temperature.
Magic fruit 
Where it grows: Australia, West Africa, Taiwan, Japan.
Taste: Pronounced sweetish.
Mameya 
Where it grows: Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Southeast Asia, Venezuela.
Taste: Almost no different from apricot.
Marang 
Where it grows: Australia, Philippines, Malaysia.
Taste: Some gourmets believe that marang tastes like an ice cream in a waffle cup, others are of the opinion that its fruit is the exact taste of marshmallow.
Marula 
Where it grows: South Africa.
Taste: It has a pleasant aroma and almost neutral taste.
Naranjilla 
Where it grows: Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile.
Taste: Despite the obvious similarity with tomato, it has the taste of strawberry and pineapple.
Pitanga 
Where it grows: Brazil, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Israel, India, Guyana, South China, Central America.
Taste: Cherry with pronounced bitterness.
Chompu 
Where it grows: Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Colombia, Thailand, India.
Taste: Reminiscent of slightly sweetened water, the taste is almost neutral.
Yangmei 
Where it grows: China.
Taste: Sweet and tart.
Yangmei fruits are rarely eaten. Most often the tree is grown to decorate gardens and parks.
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