Fruits That Look Too Unique to Be Real

Buddha’s Hand

Golden citrus shaped like fingers reaching outward—fragrant and bizarre, more art than food.

Nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

A wild-looking yellow fruit with multiple protrusions resembling udders—used in festivals and folk medicine.

Horned Melon (Kiwano)

Covered in spiky orange skin and filled with jelly-like green flesh, this fruit looks straight out of a sci-fi movie.

Pandanus Fruit (Screw Pine)

Segmented like a cluster of exploding petals, this bright orange fruit resembles a spiked tropical grenade.

Jabuticaba

Glossy purple fruits grow directly on the trunk of the tree, giving it a beaded, alien-like appearance.

Wood Apple (Bael Fruit)

Rough and round like a rock on the outside, it cracks open to reveal fragrant, sticky pulp—used in Indian sherbets.

Ackee Fruit

Red skin splits open to reveal black seeds and creamy arils—delicious when ripe but toxic if eaten too early.