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TOP 10 EXOTIC FRUITS IN PHUKET
1 Mangosteen
The thick, red skin of this fruit (mang
khut) encloses sweet, slightly tart, and
creamy white segments inside.
2 Mango
No Thai holiday is complete without
trying sweet mango (ma muang)
with sticky rice.
3 Lychee
A major Thai export, the lychee (lin jee)
has a thin, hard skin that encloses a
thick layer of sweet flesh surround ing
a small seed.
4 Longan
Covered with a crisp skin, this fruit
(lam yai) has sweet flesh that
resembles that of a lychee.
Patong night market’s food stalls
5 Dragon Fruit
Patong Night Market
9 This wonderful pink fruit (geow
mangon) is shaped like a flower and
At sundown, vendors through­
out Phuket set up make shift tables has light, sweet, and crunchy flesh.
and tents to peddle everything from 6 Durian
handicrafts to DVDs. Patong’s night The world’s smelliest fruit, durian is not
market in particular turns the entire permitted inside some hotels. The
town into one big, sprawling night creamy yellow flesh inside the spiky
shell is con sidered an acquired taste.
bazaar (see pp18–19).
7 Papaya
Plaza Surin
0 This is a staple fruit in the Thai diet.
Try the spicy green papaya salad
MAP A6 • Open 9am–8pm
daily (som tam) for a fiery experience.
For high­end boutiques, visit Plaza 8 Pomelo
Surin’s 12 stores, which sell unique Somewhat like an Asian grapefruit, this
items, such as Thai fur nish ings, citrus fruit (som oh) features in the
excel lent Thai salad yam som oh.
original artwork, natural spa
products, and cutting­edge audio­ 9 Rambutan
visual goods. The upscale Silk (see A very interesting-looking fruit, the
rambutan (ngo) features a hairy red
p66), is a restaurant and bar exterior covering soft, sweet,
serving delicious Thai cuisine. oval-shaped flesh.
10 Rose Apple
Phuket Town’s lively night market This decorative bell-shaped fruit
(chompoo) has glossy pink skin, with
crisp, juicy, and acidic flesh inside.

Fragrant, sweet dragon fruit

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