We went to the wonderful Hilo Farmer's Market!

There were people making fresh dishes to eat there or take-out, plus lots of fruits and vegetables. These are the Rubatan's that I mentioned eating at the Dolphin Bay Hotel. If you ever can get your hands on these they are wonderful. Just open the red, hairy outer covering and find the seed covered with the scrumptious sweet covering. These are in the same category as the Lychee Nut. The word "Rambut" in the fruit name if Malay for "hairy" and this refers to the spiky rind. This luscious fruit is slightly larger than a Lychee, usually the size of an apricot and has sweet translucient flesh.