THE RAMBUTANS

And now let's have Matt over again to introduce to you the rambutan...

SCARY LIKE A SEA URCHIN?! FEAR NOT!

Not scary at all.

And to believe that the video was done in early 2020, we will see how it is hard to imagine that it is just 4 years, and I paid US$2 more ($4.99) to get a crate of 8 at my supermarket, so it is MUCH more expensive now!

I could guess that the price you pay for makes up for what the taste is and how healthy it would be, too. Of course, when I tried this, I did read in its packaging that it would be like the lychee, but less acidic and more rosy. I have been able to sniff this fruit, and it does have some faint sweet flavor from them. Like a rose? MAAAAAYYYYBEEEEEE...., but it wouldn't be something to give to your lover. If really it can be grown in the ASEAN countries, I can guess that it can grow if given a chance, a place in the between the tropics, but no farther than perhaps Florida or Texas if given the opportunity, North American furs...

In terms of taste, you will expect sometimes the pit to have some flaky skins on the fruit when you eat it, but it is tasting like the lychee, but really, it is better! NO, if you see the seed, it does look like an almond, but it is NOT-DON'T EAT THE HARD PIT! From what I can deduce from eating the rambutan, it is like the lychee, but just a bit sweeter and has a distinct taste that differs. Although you can say that when you eat lychee when you just buy it, it will taste like something with aspartame, but rambutan is not like that! Too, in comparison, if you let it age/ripen, the lychee will taste better, and still keep its crystaline appearance-NOT WITH RAMBUTAN-if you do let it ripen, you will see the fruit turn brown inside! Not to worry, it is still edible if you do eat it within 2 weeks; the taste may be a bit of a change for the negatives compared to the lychee, but it is still good. I could say that rambutans can have that better tasting lychee with a hint of watermelon and grape if you eat them within the week, and though you may have to use a knife to access them, the tough casing around that fruit could act like a tight vacuum for the taste despite of it having to be browned if left out for too long. Like a mummified fruit, if you ask me!

No, unlike the durian, these furry fruits aren't spiky! Heck, I have not seen a truely furry fruit yet-if it happens, I could bring it up here, and I will guess that the FF'dom is going to react and may say that it is the official fruit! Nope, not rambutan.

So to vet a ranking, I do like it and wish to have it again! I will say a 5.6/6 for this fruit, and it can be a little better than the mangosteen, but can't beat the passion fruit that I have on the list. However, it is that good and it may not be of a bad ranking, it is just that even though there is the cumbersome cut into the fruit, but minimal amount of casing and skin for this, it is good to compost it, and it's easier than you think to get into the rambutan fruit. So here is the list:

13: Cherimoya
12: Dragonfruit
11: Papaya
10: Passion fruit

>> 9: RAMBUTAN <<

8: Mangosteen
7: Durian
6: Korean melon
5: Lychee
4: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
3: Kiwano melon (bit good)
2: Pepino melon (Bland)
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)

For the upcoming art with Alfred having to eat a rambutan as he could be able to access such a fruit since they can possibly be in Southern China, Burma (Myanmar) and if lucky, Laos and Vietnam, he will enjoy it a lot! This list would be perfect for him as my tastes for fruits would match quite well with his as I keep making my main fursona as he progresses!

I will hope to see the other fruit that Matt has tasted that is related to both the lychee and rambutan-longan. Hope to find it soon!