Rambutan

At Russ’s Market one day last week, El Jefe and I saw a poster describing Rambutan, an Asian fruit that really resembles some type of sea anemone.  Yesterday, when I got done with Farmer’s Market, I stopped in to grab some lunch supplies and they were doing free sample day.  In the produce dept. they had some tasty new red pepper hummus and – tada! – Rambutan.  The color and texture are very like a lichee/lychee, and there’s a seed about the size of a long peanut in the center.  It’s sweet but also kinda bland.  While it’s incredibly cool to look at and fun to touch, I have to admit I’ve gone overboard about excess packaging.  It seems like such a waste for the amount of fruit you get out of it!  Hey nature, how’s about a little conservation of resources, ah?