The famous Guava

Thailand is probably one of the favorite vegetarian’s countries and for all fruits-vegetables lovers. Here you will find all kinds of fruits and vegetables in abundance due to hot tropical climate and vast stretches of crops in the hinterland Thai. You can just walk around the streets of Phuket to see overflowing stalls of fruit and vegetables to every corner of the city, which are offered in multiple versions: whole to peel, peeled and cut in the form of shakes, cakes , salads, fried, etc. Fruits and vegetables also play a key role in Thai cuisine: most recipes mixes these ingredients in meat, rice and fish, to create unique dishes tasty and healthy.

The fruit and vegetables you can buy at very cheap prices, but in addition to the best-known varieties such as bananas, pineapple, mango, coconut, onion, eggplant, etc.

There are many more unknown to us … one of these is GUAVA.

The name of the Thai guava, or Farang, is the same used to describe Westerners. Farang can mean “white” or “Western” and is thought to have been attributed to the fruit because of its origins: the guava was in fact imported from Central America.

This fruit, rich of vitamin C, has the size, texture and appearance similar to an apple and can be more round or more oval depending on the variety. The skin is usually a little rough and may have a bitter or sweet taste depending on the type and level of maturation of the fruit. Even the color of the skin can change: if it’s green it means that the fruit is bitter, but when it reaches the maturation turns yellow or brownish. The guava scent reminiscent lemon, though less strong, while the taste of the flesh is quite sour; the color of the pulp can change from white to deep pink and has the seeds in the center.

In Thailand this fruit is consumed in a thousand ways, but the most common is eating it raw, sliced in a mix of pepper, salt or sugar, which helps to counteract the sour taste of guava.

From Kata Ocean View, you can go walking only 10 minutes to the nearest vegetables and fruits market full of varieties with very convenient prices. Otherwise you can book any time through our reception a taxi or a tuk tuk .

Another choice you can take is to go comfortably at Santosa’s Restaurant, inside the Kata Ocean View Residence, and enjoy the wonderful fresh guava and other tropical fruits in front of a breathtaking view of kata beach.