Why so many asian countries have many different kind of fruits american don have?
Basically different climate & soil conditions. As one person pointed out, even in 4-season temperate countries like Japan (China, Korea etc) ‘Western’ fruits like apples, oranges, grapes, strawberries have different varieties and taste. As for the Asian countries further down south like in South East Asia, I think the all year round warm & wet climate close to the Equator is a major factor in producing fruits which are also different from the rest of Asia. Despite the global market these days, the delicate nature of some fruits mean that Americans & others don’t get to enjoy the same wide spectrum of fruits in Asia or the same fresh quality. Some fruits just don’t travel well, including the controversial durian, so you can only see poor specimens overseas, even in the Asian grocery stores. Some only come in cans, which is day & night when compared to the fresh fruit. If you’re sick of eating the same stuff daily, simply pop over to your nearest Asian store or Chinatown to investigate a
