The Tropical Fruit Forum

That’s awesome Simon. I bet you are stoked

The texture of Burmese grape is nice. Both fruits I wouldn’t ever get super excited about eating but they’re usually around when not much else is, so they have that going for them.

Can’t be giving away all my secrets late November / December is usually a safe bet. I already mentioned many good places to go..

For a Hawaiian variety probably golden glow

Cebu is known for their mangoes. The most common mango in the Philippines is called Cebu. Here we would call it Manila. You are almost guaranteed to find these. They are ok, not amazing. If your into fruit hunting Davao city is more known for exotic fruits such as durian, marang, pomelo and mangosteen. People from all over the country fly to Davao during the season to enjoy these in abundance. If you’re in Manila on a Saturday you’ll want to visit salcedo market, starts at 7am. There you can find fresh juices ,a good variety of fruits and pretty much any cooked food you can imagine. But like anywhere in SE Asia you will find some of your best fruits along random roadside markets/ stalls.

Not me but all you have to know is Or Tor Kor market is the best fruit market in the city. Prices are high, don’t forget your wallet

I have experience going to the Malaysia side, not Kalimantan. Have been to Kuching, serian, Miri, lawas, Tenom, Kota kinabalu,  Sipitang etc. KK is my favorite for a couple reasons. It’s a nice city with many restaurants to choose from , can walk to the pier/ ocean for sunsets and there is a durian night market open everyday, when it’s in season and many other fruits too. If you travel outside KK an hour or 2, towards mount kinabalu or to Sipitang during fruit season you will be in for a real treat. Kalimantan is more off the beaten path, and my experience harder to get to, unless you are already in Indonesia. There are no direct flights from borneo Malaysia to Kalimantan. It’s seem the Malaysian side is a bit more open to tourism.

Quote from: Kona fruit farm on February 24, 2022, 08:44:37 PM

Mangos arrived today. 26 of em.  Amazing packaging.   All in great condition. 

1700 ft, your on the border. Mangoes are a low elevation fruit tree. But the trees might not know it.

 He has 2 farms. Where he planted the mangoes is around 300’

If it’s $20 a lb you’re really paying about $40/lb or more for what you’re actually eating. frozen musang king ranges from $20/40 for a 1lb package. I would rather buy that personally. I’ve had too many bland tasting fresh ones to gamble, with frozen musang the quality is usually pretty consistent but not always, still a gamble.

It could be described as having a coconut flavor I think, definitely creamy and that is pretty unique in pineapple, fruits did tend to be on the smaller side. It’s way, way better than sugarloaf. I worked briefly at Frankie’s and came to know it pretty well. Frank had at one point leased some land in Kunia, in the middle of Oahu, and planned to grow this variety commercially. They had a deal with Whole Foods and another local grocer called Foodland who would sell their fruit at a premium price. Last I saw was maybe $8 or $9/lb and that was years ago. Maybe the demand for them died down. I think it probably took him 10 years of breeding and selecting to find it

The trees themselves are massive, I doubt it would be possible to get a pedalai to fruit under 10 ft, I’ve seen 20 ft trees weren’t even fruiting yet. Not to mention it will take years for it to get to an adequate size for fruiting in a container, guessing 10-20 years. Easier to just fly to borneo :p

Fruits should have a greenish to red button top. If it’s brown, it’s likely the fruit inside is rotten. they should feel soft enough to open by hand, when they are rock hard, that’s another sign it’s rotten inside. $3/kg in Thailand right now.

Beautiful fruit