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Rose Apple has the shape and size of a small pear. Unripe rose apples have a bright green color. If ripe, the skin is rose-pink and waxy. The fruit is crispy, has a wooly texture and tastes like an apple. The liquid to flesh’s remarkably refreshing and juicy.
Availability : Year round
Peak : Jan - Jun, Sep - Oct
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Papaya has a soft and sweet flesh colored deep salmon-pink.
It is widely grown throughout Thailand and available throughout the year. The skin is red-orange or yellow when ripe and the flesh is red or yellow-orange, firm and sweet.
Green papayas are widely used as a vegetable.
Availability : Year round
Peak : Dec - Feb
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The most common variety of banana in Thailand is "Klui Nam Wah". It is a small banana compared to the variety commonly available in the worldwide market. Each hand has between 10-15 bananas. Each banana is about 3-4 inches in length and about an inch in diameter. The flesh is off white with tiny edible seeds inside.
Availability : Year round
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Asparagus is long, slender vegetables that grow as shoots. The straight, firm stalks, which range from pencil thin to as thick as your thumb, are prized for their delicate flavor; the tender tips have a particularly delicate flavor and texture.The most common variety is green and sometimes tinged with purple at the bud.Trim the stalks before using. Cut or snap off the tough ends and discard.
Availability : Year round
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Coriander or cilantro leaves or "Pak chee" in Thai. It is a leafy aromatic herb. In Thai cooking, the whole plant is valued, from the tender leaves to the firm roots. The sweetly scented leaves are tossed into soups at the last minute (cooking dissipates the refreshing flavor) and eaten raw in salads; sprigs serve as the ubiquitous garnish; and roots and bottom stems get smashed and added to soup stocks and stews, or minced and reduced with other herbs to make curry and chilli pastes.
Availability : Year round
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Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale with a firm, striated texture. The flesh of the thai ginger rhizome is yellow. It is covered with a brownish skin that may either be thick or thin, depending upon whether the plant was harvested when it was mature or young.
Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice. Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste.
Availability : Year round
