I have been going to Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok for my local fruit fix for years and I never knew it was so close to the famous Chatuchak Market. Chatuchak is where one goes for a bargain for everything from household items, to clothing to just about anything you might want.
Between Chatuchak and Or Tor Kor, I take Or Tor Kor hands down. Not as crowded and always full of seasonal fruits. How can one forget about the mangoes in Thailand. They have several types of mangoes including some varietal imported from Australia and now grown locally. Red skinned and almost oval in shape, I was told they are grown in the northern parts of Thailand.
Then the regular mangoes. And again several types and sizes but the kinds they have are just so sweet that it is like drinking honey. The flesh is yellowy orange in color and each fruit is about 350 grammes - pretty large and much flesh. The kernel is rather flat so you get a lot more flesh.
And my favorite dessert… Mango with sticky rice and coconut milk.
And the star of this season must be the lychees. These are the varietals from Thailand. As juicy as the ones from China but their seeds are much larger. The Thai varietal are not as sweet as the China ones but they are just as juicy.
The China lychees are packed in a cane basket and weighs about one kilogram each.
And my are they sweet, fleshy and juicy!
Next up will be the post on mangosteens. Stay tuned!
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