mak ngaw

[Lao]

Rambutan. Related to the lychee with similar slippery, juicy white flesh around a black stone. It has stiff skin covered with hard, but not sharp red and yellow spikes, all of which is easy to remove. In Thailand they are in season from May to September. It is said that seeds in the wild only germinate when they have passed through a monkey's gut.

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