nephelium ramboutan-ake

Nephelium ramboutan-ake, the pulasan, is a tropical fruit in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. It is closely related to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. Other related soapberry family fruits include lychee and longan. Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia.

The name pulasan comes from the Malay word pulas (twist) related to 'pilas' (remove) of Tagalog. The fruit is opened through the act of twisting the fruit with both hands, ...