Fruit of the Month: Rambutan

Welcome to February, my faithful readers! With a new month comes a new tradition here at Worth a Journey. Feast your eyes upon the very first of many “Fruit of the Month” posts.

Thanks to its tropical climate, Indonesia is home to some of the most outrageous fruits I have ever seen or tasted. And now I want to share them with you! If I could, I would box some up and ship them your way, but I’m pretty sure I could get arrested for that. For now, I will try to do these edible enigmas justice in a monthly fruit-themed blog post.

Rambutan, the red-haired beauty.

Rambutan, the red-haired beauty.

The first star of this fruity endeavor is the red-headed “rambutan.” Rambutan literally translates to something which has a lot of hair. Read on!