Rambutan of (rambutan)
Rambutan is a tropical fruit-tree of family of sapindov. Garden-stuffs - small, by a size from hazel-nut - to 30 things grow clusters and is the rounded «marbles» with the resilient hide of yellow or red color, covered by fleshy hairsprings long 4-5 see Pulp, which covers a stone (edible, but to liking that reminds an acorn), is transparently white swampy mass, pleasant sweet taste. Garden-stuffs are contained by carbonhydratess, protein calcium, phosphorus, iron, nicotine acid and vitamin of S. Bat'kivshchinoy to рамбутану is Asia Pacific. Latin name - Nephelium of lappaceum, but it happened from Indonesian rambut, that a «hair» means in translation.
The garden-stuffs of рамбутану are used in a meal as on the whole, so in the canned kind, also is a widespread ingredient in tropical fruit lettuces with addition of horse or liqueur. In quality of replacement of rambutan it is possible to use a lychee or longan.
Rambutan is a very popular fruit in east countries, he also in generous amounts is exported in countries which are not in a position to grow this surprising fruit. Garden-stuffs have of short duration shelf-life since them it was blown off. Maximal shelf-life in a refrigerator - 7 days.
Consuming rambutan, from him take off a hide a sharp knife, for what do a shallow circular incision in the meadle of fruit. One part of hide is taken off, abandoning other in place of «decorative holder» to fruit pulp (for example, when lay out on a dish, that semi cleaned garden-stuffs more comfortable it was to take) which is also deleted before that how to eat pulp. Rambutan is eaten carefully, that not to spoil taste of pulp taste of the kernel bitten off by chance (stone). It is also possible to make an incision the hide of fruit along on the leaved sectors, if a dish with garden-stuffs is given for guests which do not own skills of treatment of рамбутану.