What is "pulasan"

1. n. East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan [syn: pulassan, pulasan tree, Nephelium mutabile]

2. fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter [syn: pulassan]

The pulasan, Nephelium mutabile Blume (family Sapindaceae), is a tropical fruit closely allied to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. It has various common names, including pulasan in English, Spanish and Malay, kapulasan in Indonesia, ngoh-khonsan in Thailand, and bulala or panungayan in the Philippines.

Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia.