5 Most Unusual

Kumquat Grown in China and Asia, Kumquats are eaten raw. The rind is sweet and the center is juicy  and sour. The fruit is considered ripe when it reaches a yellowish-orange color. It is also used to make candies, jam and marmalade. Sometimes it is used in salads. PhysalisThe Physalis fruit is similar to a firm tomato. It has a strawberry like flavor. It is used like tomatos or in salads. When dried it can be eated like apricots.Star fruitStarfruit is used for aroma in famous wines like Gruner Veltliner and some Sauvignon Blancs. The aromas and flavors range from grassy or green leafy, to lemony. Ugli fruit This fruit is a cross between a mandarin and a pomelo. It has a sweet and juicy  flesh. The skin of the ugli fruit is characteristically scarred with marks. It can be eaten like an orange or is used to prepare drinks.Dragon FruitThis fruit is round and red in color. The thin rind encloses a large mass of sweetly flavored pulp and small black seeds. It is chilled and eaten. Flower buds are eaten as raw vegetables.