What fruits are in season now in Thailand?

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• Mangosteen. Truly the Queen of Fruit, beneath a thick purple skin, the flesh is deliciously sweet and soft.
• Coconut. The large, oval, brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard shell lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid.
• Lamyai.
• Rose Apple.
• Longon / Langsat.
• Rambutan.
• Durian.
• Guava.

What month do lychee trees produce fruit?

Lychee bloom from about late December through January.

Is Lychee a summer fruit?

The perfect blend of sweet and tart, lychee is the tropical summer fruit you need to try. Here are our best tips for selecting and eating the fruit.

Which fruit is famous in Thailand?

Mango (Ma-Muang) One of the most well-known fruits in Thailand, there are many varieties of delicious, refreshing mango and a few different ways of eating it.

What is the most popular fruit in Thailand?

Mango
Mango [Ma Muang] Mango is without a doubt one of the most popular tropical fruits in Thailand. You can eat ripe mango with sticky rice and coconut milk, which is a big travellers’ favourite. Thai people love it green as a snack with salt and chilli or as a spicy salad on top of fried fish….

Do lychee trees bear fruit every year?

Typically, a South Florida lychee tree will experience 4 – 6 annual growth flushes depending on the age and size of a tree. Now that we have identified one reason why many lychee trees irregularly produce fruit in South Florida, we need to outline a possible solution to this problem.

What month do litchi bloom?

These litchi trees produces flowers in the month of August –September and fruits mature in the month of December and January.

When do you pick lychee trees in Thailand?

Lychee production in Thailand can be divided into two planting types: (i) lowland or raised-bed type, and (ii) upland type. Trees of both planting types usually set fruit after 3 years. Thailand has an advantage in a longer production period of up to 3 months. Earliest harvesting can be from mid-March through last fruiting in mid-June.

How long does it take for a lychee tree to produce fruit?

Names of these lychee cultivars have remained in Chinese. Lychee production in Thailand can be divided into two planting types: (i) lowland or raised-bed type, and (ii) upland type. Trees of both planting types usually set fruit after 3 years. Thailand has an advantage in a longer production period of up to 3 months.

What kind of lychee do you eat in Thailand?

Break open the easily removed pinkish-red skin and you’ll reveal the sweetest, moreish lychee you’ve ever tasted. If you get the chance, make sure you try a Thai lin chi shake! The skin of a lychee is easily removed by piercing it with your thumb.

When was the first lychee sold in Thailand?

The first record about lychee in Thailand was dated back to the year 1854 (King Rama IV). However, introduction of lychee to this country must be earlier than 150 years ago. It is very likely that the lychee fruit first came along with Chinese traders and immigrants during the Ratanakosin Era (since 1782).