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The
Mamón
Chino
(Costa
Rican
Rambutan)
Have
you
ever
met
people
with
such
incredible
passion
for
what
they
do
that
it
becomes
intoxicating?
Some
have
described
us
as
bohemian
exotic
tropical
fruit
growers
because
we're
so
passionate
about
what
we
do
well.
Red
Dog
Rambutan
exists
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
get
the
best
exotic
fruit
produce
direct
from
our
orchard.
Unpeeled
and
peeled
rambutan
What
is a
rambutan?
The
rambutan
is a
medium-sized
tropical
tree
in
the
family
Sapindaceae.
The
fruit
produced
by
the
tree
is
also
known
as "rambutan."
It
is
native
to
Malaysia
and
commonly
cultivated
throughout
the
archipelago
and
southeast
Asia.
Many
years
ago,
Arab
traders
introduced
it
into
Zanzibar
and
Pemba.
There
are
limited
plantings
in
India,
a
few
trees
in
Surinam,
and
in
the
coastal
lowlands
of
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Honduras,
Costa
Rica,
Trinidad
and
Cuba.
Some
fruits
are
being
marketed
in
Costa
Rica.
It
is
closely
related
to
several
other
edible
tropical
fruits
including
the
lychee,
longan,
and
mamoncillo.
In
Costa
Rica
it
is
known
as
mamón
chino
(literally
translated
as
"Chinese
sucker")
due
to
its
Asian
origin
and
the
likeness
of
the
edible
part
with
Melicoccus
bijugatus.
A
second
species
regularly
sold
in
Costa
Rican
markets
is
often
known
as
"wild"
rambutan.
Yellow
in
color,
it
is a
little
smaller
than
the
usual
red
variety.
The
flesh
exposed
when
the
outer
skin
is
peeled
off
is
sweet
and
sour,
slightly
grape-like
and
gummy
to
the
taste.
In
Costa
Rican
Spanish,
it
is
known
A
delectable
fruit,
produced
with
attitude
and
ready
to
eat.
Rambutan
(Nephelium
lappaceum),
pronounced,
"Rum-boo-tan"
('hairy
one',
Malay)
originated
from
the
rainforests
of
the
Malay
Archipelago.
It
has
since
been
widely
cultivated
throughout
regions
in
Australia,
Thailand,
South
Vietnam,
Indonesia,
Philipines,
India
and
Sri
Lanka.
