

Rambutan is one of the fruits that marks the turn of the rainy season. The hairy red shells — the name comes from the Malay rambut, meaning hair — start appearing in roadside stalls around August, and by September they are stacked in palengkes across Laguna, Zamboanga and Davao. This section brings together rambutan postings from Filipino growers, backyard farmers and traders, so you can see who is selling, at what price per kilo, and where the fruit was picked before you contact any…