Trying A Rambutan

While at the PMA, I got to test a fruit they call a rambutan. It is pretty freaky looking on the outside...like, I don't know if I should eat that thing. But I did. In the picture you see the inside of the fruit, which is a jelly-like fruit with a pit. It is sweet and nice. If you look to the right, there is a picture of the fruit which shows its hairy outside. Plus, if you double click the image you can see the girls are holding the fruit in their hands.

BTW, there were some nice ladies serving the treat. A lot of the booths had similar nice ladies......:-)

From Wiki:

The rambutan (IPA: [ramˈbu.t̪ɑn], Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae, and the fruit of this tree. It is probably native to Southeast Asia, although its precise natural distribution is unknown. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the Lychee, Longan and Mamoncillo. It is believed to be native to the Malay Archipelago.[1]. Rambutan in Indonesian or Malay literally means hairy or hairy fruit caused by the 'hair' that covers this fruit. In Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, it is known as mamón chino. There is a second species regularly for sale at Malay markets which is known as "wild" rambutan. It is a little smaller than the usual red variety and is colored yellow.