Fruits

Mga Prutas sa Pilipinas
Fruits in the Philippines

SABA

Photo by Toyang Noresa of peeled saba bananas

Sabá is a cooking variety of banana having the scientific name Musa saba. It has been called cardava, cardaba or kardaba in English and other languages. The Indonesians call it pisang kepok. The sabá is much fatter and starchier than the typical table banana.

Aratiles

Scientific name: Muntingia calabura Variations on spelling: aratilis, aratiles, aratalis, alatiris A

Chico

Tsiko is the brown fruit known as sapodilla in English.

Bayabas

Guavas can be enjoyed freshly picked off the tree, with or without

Bignay

These fruits have been called Queensland cherries, Philippine wild cherries, Philippine blackberries, and tree currants.

Langka

Langka or Nangka is the Tagalog word for “jackfruit.” It’s the largest fruit that grows on a tree! See the other photo!

Rambutan

This is a popular fruit in the Philippines.

Durian

Durian fruit from Davao — for sale in Metro Manila. Photo by Angie Pastor.

The durián is the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family. People often mistake it for the jackfruit but it is different.

The flesh of the durián emits a distinctive odour even when its husk is intact.

Dalandan

Photo by Angie Pastor.

Scientific name of dalandan: Citrus aurantium.

To compare, the similar-looking dalanghita has the scientific name Citrus nobilis.

Mangoes

Mangoes are the most esteemed of Philippine fruits — the carabao variety more than the piko.

In selecting mangoes, one should look for those with firm, fully rounded cheeks, without bruises or black spots.

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