World’s Top 15 Weird and Exotic Fruits with Pictures and Names
7. Soursop AKA Guanabana:
Soursop fruit is native to the tropical regions of the Caribbean and Americas though the exact origin is unknown. The fruits flavor is like a combination of strawberries, apple with sour citrus flavor notes with an aroma similar to pineapple. The underlying thick creamy texture of this fruit reminds you of a banana. This fruit is best suited for fruit juice drinks or smoothies.
8. Jabuticaba:
Jabuticaba is a weird tropical fruit with a grape flavor similar in size to a plum. Because of its strange growing habits, this fruit is also called the Brazilian tree grape. Jabuticaba grows on the trunk and branches of the Jabuticaba tree, unlike most fruits that grow on a vine. You can either prepare a jelly, ferment them to make wine, or eat raw fruits.
9. Gac AKA Baby Jackfruit:
The visual appearance is where the similarity between Baby Jackfruit or Gac to the Jackfruit ends, and it is a rare food because of its abridged harvest season. This is why baby jackfruit is used for festive or ceremonial occasions. Initially grown in Vietnam, the farming of Gac has expanded to California and Australia. This fruit grows on vines and is the size of a small melon. Cochinchin gourd and Spiny bitter gours are other names for this weird fruit.
10. Cempedak:
Cempedakis one of the strangest fruit whose interior structure is similar to Jackfruit as it is Jackfruit’s close relative. However, the individual pulpy fruits are a less sweet version of the Jackfruit and can be eaten straight out of the fruit. You can smell this fruit from quite some distance because it has a powerful fragrance. You need to use an oil-based product while opening a Cempedal because it releases a sticky juice.
11. Langsat:
Langsat fruit is one of the weirdest fruits that look similar to a small potato, though the fruit’s inside is another ball game. When you leave your skin on, these orb-shaped fruits look identical to a potato. However, it tastes taste a little like grapefruit when ripe. Although you can cook Lansat, eating them out of your hands can be the simplest way to eat this fruit.
