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Looking for some new things to eat? Tired of the same old vegetable rack at your grocery store? Are pineapples passe? If this describes your state of mind, then prepare to get exotic with these strange fruits and weird vegetables from around the globe!

From yardlongs, which grow so fast that you can almost watch them get bigger, to durian, which smells like dirty gym socks but tastes like creamy almond custard, these are the wildest, most unusual fruits and veggies in the natural world. Sorry, no potatoes this time. Break out your bucket list and make some travel plans. You can't call yourself a true culinary adventurer until you've tried every exotic fruit on this list!

If something that looks like a meteorite explosion, a Fibonacci sequence or called "Ugli fruit" and "Gac," is your cup of tea, you weird fruit, then scroll along and check the most unusual vegetables!

#1

Fruit Of The Hala Aka Puhala Tree

Fruit Of The Hala Aka Puhala Tree

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HaryatiSugianto
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11 years ago

got very beautiful colors inside, like a meteorite explosion

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    Horned Melon

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    SarahofBorg
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    11 years ago

    They taste a bit like a juicy cucumber, but there's so many damn seeds there's really not much to actually eat.

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    #3

    Romanesco Broccoli

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    AliJar-Night
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    11 years ago

    reminds me of the Fibonacci sequence

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    Rambutan

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    NickoRivaldo
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    11 years ago

    You can find it at some countries in Southeast Asia.. like Indonesia and Malaysia.. It's taste sweet and fresh..

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    #5

    Mangosteen

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    MagiLuna
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    11 years ago

    We call this fruit "manggis". Fragrance and sweet.

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    #6

    Ackee

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    AliJar-Night
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    11 years ago

    again a part of our National dish in Jamaica very awesome!!

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    Akebi

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    ChinadolltRoby
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    11 years ago

    pretty color

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    Pitaya

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    Jemma-LouiseKeen
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    11 years ago

    Also known as dragonfruit. Really yummy, not always white inside though as some are pink!?

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    #9

    Jackfruit

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    TiarsaraniGurarso
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    11 years ago

    Sweet and tasty! I love this fruit haha

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    #10

    Salak

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    MagiLuna
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Snakefruits or 'salak' is very common in Indonesia.

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    Carambola

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    Jemma-LouiseKeen
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Is this star fruit?

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    Buddha's Hand

    Buddha's Hand

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    EmcLogan
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    11 years ago

    This fruit creeps me out XD

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    #13

    Purple Sweet Potato

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    Alice Jiang
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    5 years ago

    yummy than ever

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    #14

    Black Sapote (chocolate Pudding Fruit)

    Black Sapote (chocolate Pudding Fruit)

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    XiyuZheng
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    11 years ago

    Does it taste like chocolate? If so I want it!

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    Durian

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    MagiLuna
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    One of the most delicious fruits in the world. Some people don't like it because of its strong smell.

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    Anaar

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    WilliamCarswell
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    11 years ago

    pomegranate

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    #17

    Jaboticaba

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    Amber
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    11 years ago

    These are wonderfully weird, sorta like tart grapes with a thicker skin. Very common in Brazil.

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    #18

    Lichi

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    Shreshtha
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    11 years ago

    Its very delicious..ample available in my place(Indonesia)

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    Achiote

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    VikiBanaszak
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    11 years ago

    Awwwww, little baby whatzits inside a big hairy whatzit.

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    Langsat

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    IzaYusop
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    11 years ago

    this is langsat. duku looks the same but got thicker skin. longan is like lychee, just smaller with brown skin, and black pit

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    #21

    Aguaje

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    MikeTP
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    11 years ago

    It's call "huithai" in Rongmei Dialect. Just a cane fruit. taste best when it's at immature!

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    #22

    Cupuaçu

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    LuisaMariaRodriguez
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    11 years ago

    tangy and sweet

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    #23

    Markut Lime

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    nnatrakul
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    11 years ago

    It is kaffir lime. Markut is a Thai word for it. We sometimes use it in soup, but these days, it's mostly found in shampoos and soaps.

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    #24

    Cherimoya Aka Ice Cream Fruit

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    Jamyson Gouveros
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    10 years ago

    david attenboroug ate it in a documentary. ive had it to. Its flavour is creamy and it is soft.

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    #25

    I Have No Idea What It Is.

    I Have No Idea What It Is.

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    NickoRivaldo
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    11 years ago

    It's Pare/Peria (momordica charantina). You can find it at Indonesia or Malaysia. This white one is Peria gajih, also from India or Africa

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    #26

    Custard Apple

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    Kanara
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    11 years ago

    Its skin is look not adorable but taste is good. I plant it at my home, always have warm problem.

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    #27

    Hawaiin Papaya

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    Kanara
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    11 years ago

    Absolutely not weirds in my country. So healthy fruit, i love it :)

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    #28

    Sapota (chikoo)

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    ririspritandi
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    11 years ago

    This is sawo, isn't it?

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    #29

    Physalis

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    AmyRodriquez-Alpin
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    11 years ago

    Also known as Pichu berries where I live.

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    #30

    Guava(bangkok)

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    Jamyson Gouveros
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    10 years ago

    The tastiest juice when mixed with passion-fruit and watermelon.

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    Kumquat

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    Luke Chung
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    6 years ago

    They look like long oranges

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    #32

    Chinese Long Beans

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    Community Member
    11 years ago

    It's a vegetable, not fruit. This articles includes fruits and vegetables. It's called 20+ of the weirdest fruits and vegetables

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    #33

    Watermelon Radish

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    FatéméAhmadi
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    11 years ago

    We call it "chogomdar" in Iran. It's sweet.

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    #34

    Ugli Fruit

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    MagiLuna
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    11 years ago

    Ah, this is not 'ugli fruit', it's some type of orange that we eat in Indonesia.

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    Samphire

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    megkath10
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    11 years ago

    it looks like asparugus XD

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    Anaar

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    WilliamCarswell
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    11 years ago

    pomegranate

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    Purple Carrots

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    EM
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    7 years ago

    Carrots used to be a variety of different colors. Orange carrots only came about through selective breeding in the Netherlands to celebrate their independence several centuries ago.

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    #38

    Kepel (stelechocarpus Burahol)

    Kepel (stelechocarpus Burahol)

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    11 years ago

    Kepel is a very rare and endangered tree from Central Java, Indonesia. The fruit grows on the lower trunk and has a sweet mango-like taste.

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    #39

    Jicama

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    TirzaBinti
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    11 years ago

    We Indonesian called these bengkuang, it has crispy sweet watery taste

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    Gac

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    EdSmith
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    11 years ago

    Momordica cochinchinensis: Gac in Vietnam & f*k in Thailand. Red seed coats are super high in lutein & zeaxanthin to enhance retina health

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    #41

    Aboujahl Watermelon

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    Elizabeth Molloy
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    8 years ago

    Awwww! it's so smol!

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    #42

    Aboujahl Watermelon (how Do You Call It In English?)

    Aboujahl Watermelon (how Do You Call It In English?)

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    Tiffany McIntyre
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    5 years ago

    mouse melon

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