Rambutan is a tropical fruit tree of the same botanical family as litchi (or lychee) and is native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Once peeled, the rambutan fruit with its off-white flesh, oblong golf ball size and central inedible brown pip, is to the untrained eye, quite indistinguishable from the lychi! The somewhat translucent flesh of the rambutan is deliciously sweet, juicy and simply bursting with Vitamin C. These tropical fruits are most commonly eaten fresh, after having been peeled out of their brightly colored hairy jackets and de-stoned.

Jamun or Black plum is an important summer fruit, associated with many health and medicinal benefits.

Green plantains are distinguished by their age. They are simply the younger immature stage of the fruit. Their peel is thin and they have a very firm and starchy textured, lean-flavored flesh due to their very low sugar content. As plantains ripen, they develop a sweet taste and their color changes from green to yellow to black.

Papaya is a tropical fruit mainly consumed for its orange, sweet and juicy pulp. The seeds of this fruit are used dried. It is eaten as fresh fruit, cooked or used for processing various products like ice creams, refreshments and jellies. It is low in calories and a highly digestive fruit.

Just like other popular tropical fruits like mangoes and bananas, chickoos are extremely sweet, fleshy and energizing fruits. Although the external brown appearance of chickoos might not be appealing at first, the taste of their internal soft, ripe, granular flesh will keep you wanting more of these fruits. Besides, they're loaded with plenty of nutrients, making them healthy to consume.

Yellow plantains are a cooking banana popular in Latin, Asian and African cuisines. Like the firmer green plantains, these are also fried into tostones but they emerge sweeter, softer, less savory. Yellow plantain cubes or slices can also be added to soups and stews for potato-like bulk and thickener.

While uncooked, the matoke is white and fairly hard; cooking turns it soft and yellow. The matoke is then mashed while still wrapped in the leaves or bags and often served on a fresh banana leaf. It is typically eaten with a sauce made of vegetables, ground peanut, or some type of meat (goat or beef)