Understanding the fruits of mother nature can be confusing. Although, now we can cherish different kinds of wondrous and amazing bounties of food treasures right at the comfort of our home, thanks to globalisation. From weirdly named ones to strange texture kinds, there are so many kinds of fruits that belong to different countries of the world. All of these are now available globally in the local supermarkets, so you don’t have to travel across the seas to enjoy them. We have listed down such exotic fruits from different parts of the world that are known for exceptional health benefits as well as taste. How many of these have you known before?

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Mangosteen is a tropical fruit. It is plump and juicy inside while hard from outside. It is sweet-sour in taste and reddish to purple in colour from outside when ripe.

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Originated in the southeast Asian region, cheese fruit is also known as 'noni fruit' or the fruit of starvation. Nonior cheese fruit has a weird pungent smell which is why it is also called as the 'vomit fruit'. Belonging to the coffee family, it has a bitter taste which is liked by many. Seeds of this fruit is also consumed by people as a snack.

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Snake fruit is eaten as a snack in Indonesia. It has a weird scaly layer which opens up to the soft whitish flesh in the inside. Taste wise it is close to pineapple or lime and has a sweet and sour flavour.

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This tropical fruit is named after bread as the fruit's texture is similar to freshly baked bread. Taste wise it is closer to potato. It is quite a popular fruit that can be used in many vegan recipes. Apart from its known health benefits from its consumption, bread fruit is also known to be an insect repellant.

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