Hello My Fellow Vegan Travelers!
I will write my “Maria’s Advice” posts on a regular basis. I want to share with you “nice to know” information on various vegan travel topics.
Today, we will examine the world of delectable, exotic fruit!
There are many countries all over this vast world of ours which produce fruit, unbeknown to us either because they are not exported or are not encountered much in our supermarkets. Hence, the reason behind this blog post.
The following fruit are local to the countries listed. Please give them a try during your travels!
black sapote (chocolate pudding fruit) – Australia
breadfruit – Australia
Eat it peeled and boiled, roasted or fried like potatoes, baked whole in the oven or barbecued or in desserts.
jabuticaba – Australia
jellies, jams, raw, or salads.
acai(dark berry: highest antioxidants) – Brazil
carambola – New Zealand
salads, juicing, ice tea, tropical drinks, chutneys or on skewers
canistel – Peru, Central and South America
Canistel fruit can be eaten fresh with salt and lemon juice or mayonnaise; made into custard or ice cream; or into pies.
durian (I LOVE this!) – Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand
jackfruit – India, Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka
raw, boiled, roasted, or fried.
dragonfruit – Mexico and Central and South America
African cucumber – Kalahari Desert, Africa
custard apple – Kenya, Mexico,South America and the West Indies
Thought to help heal cancers.
pitaya(dragonfruit) – Central and South America
Eat raw with lemon or lime juice to enhance the flavor.
sapodilla – South America
Eat raw, or pancake, ice cream, cakes.
white sapote – Central and South America
Eat raw, sherberts, or ice cream.
star fruit – Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka
mangosteen(claims to heal disease, inc. cancers) – Sunda Islands and the Moluccas
raw, salads, desserts, juices
kumquat – China
pomerac – Trinidad
chenet – Trinidad 
tamarillo – New Zealand
marang – southeast Asia 
miracle fruit – West Africa.
Everything tastes sweet for an hour afterwards.
sour fig – South Africa
date palm fruit – Morocco
Eat raw, or in puddings, cakes, ice cream, salads.
Ask for these in local produce markets when you travel to these countries. There is nothing better than trying a mouth-watering, indigenous fruit!