chôm chôm

noun

• Rambutan

• A rambutan tree has a broad foliage and many branches. The tree yields fruit at the beginning of the rainy season in the southern provinces. The

• Chom fruit season finishes at the end of the rainy season (from May to

• October). The skin of the fruit is tough, thick and hairy. Its pulp is transparent white and tender, and has a cool sweet taste in the mouth.The kind of rambutan most reputed nation-wide is grown in Binh Hoa Phuoc village in Long Ho district (Vinh Long province). During the rambutan season, one can notice the typical bright red colour of rambutan fruit stands located in the markets or along road intersections throughout the southern provinces