Exotic fruit you need to taste for Fruits and Veggies Monday! - Santol 🍊

That fruit is simply amazing! I've never seen it before until I went for my backpacking travel to South East Asia. Even on the internet!

I was told by the local people I met on the market, that if I'm interested in fruits (I think that madness in my eyes that always occures when I'm sorrounded by the fruits I don't know is clear to everyone) I need to taste that one ! It didn't look very promising honestly speaking compared to the other colorful fruits, but certainly I gave it a go!

So how does it taste like?

To begin with, it has a double (both edible) layers. Santol is a size and shape of a grapefruit or a large orange. Firs layer (the one just under the peel) is similar to an apple in consistency: it's brittle and tender. In taste it also reminds me of an apple- the sour one.

Ok, let's get to the next layer. There are large seeds sorrounded by really soft, gelatinous flesh. It is really sweet, the taste completly diffrent than the upper layer! Local people eat that fruit with diffrent hundreds and thousands. Salt/ pepper/ grated peanuts, but I prefer the natural taste of it 😃

Santol is also healthy, one of its interesting properties is soothing diffrent allergies! Several parts of the plant also have anti-inflammatory effects. Chemical extracts from santol have shown anti-cancer properties!

If you haven't already tasted it you need to put in on you fruit bucket list now !

This is my first entry for @lenasveganliving Fruits and Veggies Monday. Check it out! Many interesting fruits, photos and healthy recipes are there ! :)