1. Mangosteen
It is a round shaped fruit that has a purple shell. Inside the shell are white flesh portions with a distinctive flavor. The fruit is known to have a cooling effect on the body. To know the number of eatable sections inside, you can count the number of petals at the bottom of the shell.
2. Durian
This is perhaps the most expensive Thai fruit. It has an aggressive look and some people term it as the most provocative fruit on earth. With that, the fruit has a good number of its fun as well as its critics. It has a very powerful smell and flavor. It is also believed to make temperatures in your body rise.
3. Mango
Mangoes are common in Thailand and there are different varieties of them. You can enjoy mangoes by having a mango juice or cut it into slices and eat it.
4. Watermelon
Watermelons do well in Thailand and have a delicious flavor. They are often used in fruit carving with their thick rind.
5. Snake Fruit
Just like its name, the rind of this fruit has a hard shell resembling that of a snake. Inside are white lobes that have a sour or sweet flavor.
6. Coconuts
Coconuts are versatile in Thailand. The nuts can be used to make admirable souvenirs and its juice is more hydrating than water.
7. Jack fruit
This is a big fruit with the size of a watermelon and something surprising is that it can weigh up to 80 pounds. It tastes just like pineapple but has large seeds and less juice. Have you eaten the juicy fruit chewing gum before? Well, the jack fruit tastes exactly that.
8. Rambutan
This is a red tiny fruit that is covered with hairs. If you squeeze the fruit between your palms, it will crack open and inside is a white firm texture that you hew and extract the seed.
9. Rose Apple
This is a red small apple with shiny skin and it's bell-shaped. It is eaten raw with salt and sugar and has a crunchy taste.
10. Banana
Thailand has about twenty different types of bananas. Some are small and others are large all with different names. Bananas can be fried, boiled, or can simply be enjoyed fresh.
Other fruits
Other common fruits include pineapples, guavas, papaya, lychee, pomelo, custard apple, sapodilla, longan, langsat, dragon fruit, tamarind, and salak fruit.