I found this gorgeous-looking fruit at Whole Foods Market in Durham, NC on June 8, 2005. I had my camera with me and, with the gentleman in produce who helped introduce me to this Southeast Asian fruit, I photographed the store display and then later did a study at home. <P> I cut the fruit around the center to expose a rather provocative perspective. One end of the white fruit is firmly attached to the inside of the shell, while the other is not - the outside readily falls off from that unattached end. <P> The fruit reminded me very much of lychee, though not with much of a fragrance (I like how lychee smells). It also had a more watery and less rich flavor than lychee. I found a good website, with some very nice pictures (with Mother Nature contributing so strikingly, how could one not get fabulous pictures, afterall?!), at www.rambutan.com. Enjoy! http://dilipb.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Rambutan/00aFavorite-Tropical-fruits-at/24457490_6sXMj-Ti.jpg http://dilipb.smugmug.com/gallery/583772_azZAV/ 2005-06-08T18:25:30Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://dilipb.smugmug.com">Dilip Barman (dilipB)</a><br />00aFavorite Tropical fruits at WhlFds fcsd on rambutan,incl hrnd meln&passionFrt[edgefade10 frm].jpg</p><p><a href="http://dilipb.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Rambutan/583772_azZAV#24457490_6sXMj" title="00aFavorite Tropical fruits at WhlFds fcsd on rambutan,incl hrnd meln&passionFrt[edgefade10 frm].jpg"><img src="http://dilipb.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Rambutan/00aFavorite-Tropical-fruits-at/24457490_6sXMj-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="00aFavorite Tropical fruits at WhlFds fcsd on rambutan,incl hrnd meln&passionFrt[edgefade10 frm].jpg" title="00aFavorite Tropical fruits at WhlFds fcsd on rambutan,incl hrnd meln&passionFrt[edgefade10 frm].jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T06:59:24Z Dilip Barman (dilipB) http://dilipb.smugmug.com http://dilipb.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Rambutan/00aFavorite-Tropical-fruits-at/24457490_6sXMj-Th.jpg 2005-06-08 15:20:10 <p><a href="http://dilipb.smugmug.com">Dilip Barman (dilipB)</a><br />Basket of rambutan at Whole Foods in Durham [edgefade10 frame].jpg</p><p><a href="http://dilipb.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Rambutan/583772_azZAV#24457489_HKFZG" title="Basket of rambutan at Whole Foods in Durham [edgefade10 frame].jpg"><img src="http://dilipb.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Rambutan/Basket-of-rambutan-at-Whole/24457489_HKFZG-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Basket of rambutan at Whole Foods in Durham [edgefade10 frame].jpg" title="Basket of rambutan at Whole Foods in Durham [edgefade10 frame].jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:25:25Z Dilip Barman (dilipB) http://dilipb.smugmug.com http://dilipb.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Rambutan/Basket-of-rambutan-at-Whole/24457489_HKFZG-Th.jpg 2005-06-08 15:20:28 <p><a href="http://dilipb.smugmug.com">Dilip Barman (dilipB)</a><br />00aFavorite Rambutan - 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