Edible

This species has even been grown by the Maya’s for their 5 cm large, orange-yellow edible fruits. The plants can still be found on old Maya temples.

The tindola can be eaten fresh as a cucumber or added as a vegetable to a variety of dishes.

The Jackfruit is the largest fruit in the world, and can weigh up to 50 kg. The tree originates in India and the fruits grow directly on the stem.

The oval fruits ripen from pink to dark purple to black, and have juicy, sweet flesh.

Javanese cardamom, or kapulaga, is a tropical plant from the ginger family native to Indonesia.

The eye-catching leaves of this Citrus species are very aromatic and have a fresh-sweet smell and taste.

The Kasturi mango is a delicious, sweet fruit with juicy flesh.

The up to 50 cm large leaves of this species have many uses.

Coffee from the Kona district on Hawaii, where fertile volcanic ground provides excellent soil for growing great coffee. It’s one of the most expensive coffee species in the world.

The fairly small fruits, about half the size of a regular mango, have a slightly sour and citrus-like taste.

An annual plant with very aromatic leaves that taste like a combination of mint and apple. The leaves can be used as a vegetable in a variety of Korean dishes.

The kukui or candlenut is used in the Malaysian and Indonesian cuisine. The nuts are very oily, so they can burn like a candle.

The Lamba is an exceptional houseplant with fascinating characteristics. it grows as a small herbaceous species on the forest floor and produces edible, flavour altering fruits.

The dried fruits of this pepper species are used in many Southeast Asian cuisines.

The lowland breadfruit fig is very rare and is native only to the island of New Guinea. It has striking fruits that resemble flowers.

The Mamey sapote is one of the most popular fruits in Central America due to its delicious flavour and graceful tree.

Mexican coriander is a well-known herb in the kitchens of Central and South America. It is similar in flavor to the common coriander, but with a stronger taste.

After eating these fruits, sour and bitter things taste wonderfully sweet. Lemon juice, for example, tastes like sweet lemonade.

The monkey fruit is a rare tropical tree from India, Nepal and Southeast Asia that produces striking irregular fruits.

Tropical fan palm from the wetlands of South America with edible fruits covered in glossy scales.

The Mountain Soursop forms green, 15 cm fruits with pale yellow flesh.

The yellow fruits have a thin skin and slightly acidic, citrus-like flesh.

The flowers of the nam-nam bloom on the stem and are followed by unusually shaped fruits.

The fruits of this particular species are softly hairy and yellow-brown coloured when ripe.

The peculiar yellowish white noni fruits are famous for the healthy juice that can be made of the fruits. It is an easy plant to grow indoors.

The seeds of the nutmeg tree are the source of two popular spices: nutmeg and mace.

A tropical Amazonian palm with purple fruits that taste like sweet chocolate and contain an oil that resembles olive oil.

Grows quite pretty in a glass jar on the windowsill. Peanuts grow underground on stalks that grow from the flowers. 

The red-orange fruits taste like peanut butter and can be eaten fresh or processed into jam or milkshakes.

The pedalai has striking hairy and edible fruits and belongs to the same genus as the jackfruit.

The rare pinang tanah palm is a strikingly elegant palm that produces both its flowers and fruits entirely underground.

All bananas in the store come from hybrids of this banana. This is also a hybrid, however, this is a natural one between M. acuminata and M. balbisiana.

The Red Angled Tampoi, also known as Belimbing hutan, is a rare tropical tree with striking red, edible fruits.

The red durian is considered the tastiest variety of durian.

The red ginger lily has a very striking red inflorescence just above the ground and belongs to the same family as the ginger plant.

The red sapote is a very rare tree with sapote-like fruits that resemble a tomtato in appearance.

Red shiso is a variety of shiso and has deep purplish-red leaves and an intense flavour.

The bright red fruits have shiny scales and thus resemble snakeskin.

This species contains more caffeine, therefore the coffee tastes a little bit more bitter. Robusta coffee is often blended with Arabica, providing an optimal taste and a layer of foam.