Gastronomy

Tropical Fruit Season in Homestead
Try locally grown mango, lychee, papaya, and other exotic foods

Durian
Introduced during the British colonial times, durian grows only in the southern part of the country

Mangosteen Season
Known as the queen of fruit, mangosteen or mangkhut has a delicate texture

Exotic Fruits Season
Lychees, passionfruits, jackfruits, muskmelons – gifts from Madagascar unsparing summer

Mango
The affordable price and abundance allow you to eat as many of these sweet fruits as you want. Also, try mango-based drinks, desserts, and salsas!

Durian
Considered to be the king of the fruits, this smelly fruit tastes like nothing you've had before!

Breadfruit (Buen Pan)
You will easily recognize it by its green and spiky exterior

Mango Season
The big and juicy fruit that is a perfect refreshment for summer heat

Pitaya or Dragon Fruit
These famous magenta-coloured Guatemalan licuados and yoghurt smoothies are made of red dragon fruit

Polynesian Breadfruit (Uru or Ulu)
Special thanks to the British Captain Cook who discovered this versatile fruit in French Polynesia

Mango Season
There are few people who do not like mango, especially in Costa Rica—the mango kingdom

Lychee or Litchi Season
Transplanted from South China, lychee used to be a fruit of the emperors

Passion Fruit (Maracuja)
Originally from America, passion fruit is loved in Madeira

Caimito Season
A purple 'star' among the Cuban fruit that will become your ultimate love at first bite

Mango
Egyptian mango is one of the most nutritionally rich fruits with a distinctive flavour, smell, and taste

Zapote Mamey, Chico Zapote, and Mamey
Zapote season brings lots of delights from natural chewing gum to smoothies, fruit punch, and other fruit delicacies

Mangosteen
Queen Victoria was ready to bestow knighthood for the hero who could bring her sweet juicy Mangosteen

Durian
This unusual and exotic fruit is perfect for desserts, but beware of the smell!

Shoki Shoki (Rambutan)
Exotic fruit which captivates with its sweet and fragrant taste

Apple Bananas
Forget your supermarket bananas. Taste Hawaiian apple bananas for the first time

Durian Season
Durian may not be the most loved fruit, but it is definitely the king of all fruit!

Lulo Fruit
Colombia is home to this indigenous tropical fruit called lulo. It's one of the best fruits for juice!

Yang Mei Season
Asia is famous for its tasty exotic fruits. One of them is yang mei—a fruit that resembles strawberry, pomegranate and cherry.

Dragon Fruit or Pitaya
This watery and moderately sweet fruit is refreshing by itself and is a great ingredient for desserts

Mango Season
Juicy, ripe, and sweet mangoes of Cabo San Lucas melt in your mouth

Dates Season
The Jordan plains produce tons of date delight—Barhi and Medjool dates are popular throughout the world

Rambutan
Rambutan is a sweet and sour fruit, quite pleasant with a bright scent

Coconuts
In the Maldives coconut means much more than just a common accompaniment for desserts

Soursop
This strange looking fruit is great for smoothies

Durian Season
Try the most controversial tropical fruit and find out whether you are among durian's lovers or haters team

Breadfruit Season
Breadfruit fries are as tasty as french fries, yet they cost one tenth of potatoes’ price

Breadfruit Season
Wrapped in leaves and baked in hot ashes, the fruit turns into something like an aromatic loaf of bread

Longan Season
The fruit that was once transported from China has flourished and become one of the most popular in Thailand

Dragon Fruit or Pitaya
If you're looking to try something new and exotic there's no better choice than a dragonfruit!

Tamarind Fruit
A huge tree that gives plenty of shade and healthy fruits once in six years

Sapodilla Season
With a thin gray rind and oval in shape, this most-liked fruit is larger than a baseball!

Soursop Season
Soursop is a tropical fruit, a source of vitamins, and a ruthless cancer fighter!

Carambola (Birimbi, Star Fruit)
When you cut across it, this fruit looks like a 5-pointed star

Mamey Sapote & Tejate
This sweet fruit is equally good when raw and cooked into jellies or marmalades, and its seeds are used to make tejate, a pre-Hispanic drink

Passionfruit or Maracujá
Try passionfruit and become as passionate as the Brazilians

Passionfruit Season
Passionfruit with its pleasant aftertaste and crunching seeds is sure to delight!

Cherimoya Season
Visit Cuba for cherimoya harvest time to taste one of the most delicious fruit ever

Durian
The taste of exotic Asian fruit is described as creamy pudding, yet others complain, it is similar to rotten onions

Guayaba (Guava)
This exotic fruit is eaten whole along with the skin and seeds, and its specific piquant flavour makes for refreshing fruit drinks and cocktails

Rambutan Season
One of the most beautiful fruits, rambutan has fluffy skin and juicy flesh

Pitaya or Dragon Fruit
This fruit growing on a cactus can be found on trees or rocky terrains

Rambutans
Good looking, nice tasting, easily peeled, and long-lasting in the sun—rambutans deserve the highest praise!

Mammee Apple
An evergreen tree that can grow up to 25 meters gives a large and round fruit

Guava or Goiaba
The dessert called "Romeo and Juliette" made of guava will help you understand what a perfect combination really means