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Pulasan
Nephelium ramboutan-ake, the pulasan, is a tropical fruit in the family Sapindaceae. It is closely related to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. Other related soapberry family fruits include lychee and longan. Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia. The name pulasan comes from 'to twist' (cognate to Visayan pulas 'to take off, remove' and Tagalog pilas 'to rip, tear'). by how the fruit is opened twisting it with both hands, hence pulasan.
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Nephelium ramboutan-ake, the pulasan, is a tropical fruit in the family Sapindaceae. It is closely related to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. Other related soapberry family fruits include lychee and longan. Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia. The name pulasan comes from 'to twist' (cognate to Visayan pulas 'to take off, remove' and Tagalog pilas 'to rip, tear'). by how the fruit is opened twisting it with both hands, hence pulasan.
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