What is that?

I was in the fresh fruits and vegitables section of a Chinese grocery store was surprised at how many were completely foreign to me. I picked out the strangest-looking ones and took them home with me...

Rambutans are tasty...very much like leechees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambutan

I made a dish with the lotus root and the black fungus. My family couldn't eat more than a few bites because of how bitter it was...I may have picked the wrong string of bulbous roots or maybe it just needed to be cooked longer...

To be honest, the rest rotted before I did anything with them, but this was fun and I would like to give each the attention they deserve in the future...with the liklyhood of several iterrations.





http://www.recipeland.com/recipe/22672/