This box brings you fresh rambutan in your choice of 3, 5, or 8 pound sizes. The name comes from the Malay word for hairy, and one look at the soft red spines explains it. Score the shell, give it a gentle squeeze, and it pops open to reveal juicy white flesh with a sweet and slightly sour flavor close to a lychee, only sweeter and a touch creamier..
Work the flesh off the inedible seed and enjoy it by the handful, or drop a few peeled rambutans into fruit salads, smoothies, and cocktails. Keep them in the refrigerator and eat them within the week, since they are at their best fresh. Every order ships with our Arrive Fresh Guarantee, so your rambutan arrive plump with soft, flexible spines.
Why Choose Rambutan from Tropical Fruit Box?
• Freshness Guaranteed: Your rambutan arrive plump and juicy with soft, flexible spines, the telltale sign of freshness, backed by our Arrive Fresh Guarantee: get it fresh or we'll make it right.
• Sourced Direct: We source our rambutan from trusted growers in tropical growing regions and pack every box carefully so the delicate fruit travels safely.
• Free Shipping on Every U.S. Order: Delivered straight to your doorstep with no minimums and no added fees.
• Women-Powered, Family-Driven: Tropical Fruit Box is a women-powered small business in Miami, and rambutan season always gets our Tropifruiters talking.
Best Ways to Enjoy Rambutan
Peeled and Eaten Fresh
The classic way to enjoy rambutan is straight from the shell. Score the skin with a small knife or your thumbnail, squeeze until it pops open, and enjoy the juicy white flesh, minding the seed in the center.
Tossed into Fruit Salads
Peeled rambutan brings a juicy, grape-like bite to fruit salads. Pair it with mango, pineapple, and citrus for a bright, tropical bowl, where its gentle sweet and sour balance keeps every spoonful interesting.
Dropped into Drinks and Desserts
Rambutan slips easily into cocktails, mocktails, and iced teas, where the sweet flesh soaks up whatever it floats in. It is just as comfortable spooned over sorbet or folded into a chilled fruit dessert.
A Natural Pick for Lychee Lovers
If you already love lychee, the rambutan lychee comparison ends in your favor either way. Rambutan brings the same fragrant white flesh with a sweeter, creamier character, so lychee fans feel instantly at home here.
