Due to its overpowering smell, durian has been banned on many types of public transport across Thailand, Japan and Hong Kong. In Singapore, the fruit is banned across all types of public transportation and even taxis have signs to let you know they refuse to carry passengers transporting the smelly fruit.
The cactus flower that produces dragon fruit survives only a single night. It blooms in the evening, ready for pollination by baths and moths, and wilts the very next day. The very brief pollination period, however, is sufficient for the plant to bear fruits.
The sapodilla tree supplies the building blocks for a number of products utilized by humans. Long ago, the Mayas and Aztecs would boil its ‘chicle’ sap, mold it into thick blocks and cut them into small pieces to chew. They were making the first chewing gum!
| Fruit | Genus | Characteristic | Cost (GBP) | Cost (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfruit | Stenocereus | Juicy | 3 | 2.72 |
| Durian | Durio | Smelly | 1.75 | 1.33 |
| Naseberry | Manilkara | Chewy | 2 | 1.85 |
| Strawberry | Fragaria | Sweet | 1.5 | 1.69 |
| Apple | Malus | Crunchy | 0.5 | 0.56 |