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Rambutan - Tico, tickle or twaddle berry
Those who watched the recent episode of Ugly Betty, especially Malaysians, would have been flabbergasted when a red hairy fruit is referred as “Tico berry”.
“Tico” is simply the name commonly used to refer to Costa Rica’s native inhabitants, which is also widely used to depict beautiful people.
In the said Ugly Betty episode, “Tico berries” are supposed to make one sexy and Adriana Lima, a Victoria Secret hottie, eats them to maintain her super model good looks!
Well, here’s one more reason to visit Malaysia. What Adriana showed was actually Rambutan fruit, Nephelium lappaceum, which is native to Malaysia. The name “rambut” actually means hair in Malay and “rambutan” means lots of hair.
Posted: February 24th, 2010 under Nature - Plants, Tongue in cheek.
Tags: rambutan, tropical fruit
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