exotic fruits
Unusual orchard offerings
Exotic fruits are fruits unfamiliar to a given region, typically imported from tropical or distant climates.
What counts as exotic depends on where you live—mangoes and papayas seem ordinary in Southeast Asia but exotic in Scandinavia.
The term often implies unusual appearance, flavor, or texture: The market had exotic fruits like dragon fruit and rambutan.
Marketing sometimes applies the label to boost appeal.
- starfruitWaxy tropical fruit
- papayaTropical fruit, black seeds
- jackfruitLarge spiny tropical fruit
- lycheeFragrant Asian stonefruit
- dragon fruitScaly pink cactus berry
passion fruit · mangosteen · tamarind · guava · rambutan · durian · acquired taste · cherimoya · longan · feijoa · soursop · pitaya · prickly pear · blood orange · tropical · farmers market · fruit stand · smoothies
- packaged foodschips, cookies, crackers, cereal, canned goods
- tropical plantshibiscus, bougainvillea, frangipani, mahogany, palm trees
- delicaciescaviar, truffles, foie gras, wagyu beef, lobster
- royal feastsfeast, banquet, feast halls, high table, head table
- Specialty Cropssaffron, truffles, truffle, vanilla, vanilla beans