Can anyone think of a rare fruit or vegetable that can be bought from the supermarket or grocery store

Question

Can anyone think of a rare fruit or vegetable that can be bought from the supermarket or grocery store

Answer 1

1.longan -sweeter and smalle than lychees.

2.mamey -brown skin with orange inside.it has soft ,creamy ,sweet taste.

3.fuyu persimmon -called apple of the orient.looks like tomatoes with orange color.sweet and tangent.

4.hackiya persimmons - acorn shape but same taste of fuyu.

5.durian

6.Rambutan

7. mangoosteen

8.sapodilla or chico -brown skin with sweet creamy taste.

9.santol

10.starapple

11.star fruits or carambola

12. cherimoya or anonas

vegetables

1.bitter melon

2.lemon gras

3.water spinach or kangkong

4.long gourd

5.petsai

Answer 2

Carambola, sometimes called a star fruit.  Cross section is star shaped. Tastes like a salty pear.

Durian, from asia markets.  Smells like a rotting goat.  in SE asian countries you cant take them on busses, taxis or into hotels.  Supposed to tzasted good...if you can get them past your nose.

Answer 3

I know a few fruits:

1. Durian

2. Jackfruit

3. Mangosteen

4. Lychee

5. Longans

Vegetables:

1. Coyote Squash

2. Chinese Brocolli

3. Lotus Root

Hope that this is helpful! You can find most of these in Chinese Supermarkets like the ones in San Gabrial or Rowland Heights.

Answer 4

Lychee Nut (red with little fuzz with a white inside)- a fruit

Pepno melon (small and oval and yellow)- fruit

Available at select Ralphs they also have a tropical section and organic.

Bristol Farms also carries rare special import fruit, but it is a little expensive per pound compared to apples and oranges.

Answer 5

mangosteens just recently have been able to be imported into the US.  when the ban was first lifted, they were 20 dollars each.  They're about the size of a kiwi.  Now, they're about 15 dollars a pound.

Answer 6

Dragon fruit. It looks something like a pineapple, but red and green.  

Answer 7

Bakupari from Brazil and Bolivia.  Ovate shaped with point at apex.  Orangy yellow, rough, leathery skin.  Inside white with excellent taste & 2 rounded seeds.

Answer 8

I've bought Buddha Hand in the grocery store. It's a fruit and it looks like like an orange with fingers =)