Canned Rambutan product of Thailand

Rambutan trees fruit twice a year, yielding crops beginninglate June and August and in December and January.

Demands from Asian immigrant fans have increased the importof this rather rare fruit into Europe, the Middle East and North America. Thailandexports the most canned rambutan while Malaysia is the largest exporter offresh rambutan.

Rambutan is also known as litchi chevelu in France and is called "gente" in Malaysia. Thailand fondlycalls this fruit "ngob" and the Chinese refer to it as "bong maodan".