Rambutan

Nephelium lappaceum

fruit

A red fruit bristling with long soft hairs, a cousin of lychee and longan, with white, juicy, sweet flesh around a stone; a Southeast Asian tree.

Origin

Malay Archipelago

Season (United States)

all year round · grows in your region

Preparation

The hairs and rind are removed; the thin papery seed coat often sticks to the flesh: it is left, with the seed.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Vitamin C

Did you know?

Its name comes from the Malay rambut, “hair”, for the long growths on its skin.