Thai name: La-mut
Season: September to December
Somewhat resembling a small brown mango in shape, the sapodilla is grown in several widely scattered provinces, among them Chonburi, Sukhothai, Nakhon Sawan and Nakhon Si Thammarat. The fruit is eaten when ripe. After the peel is removed, the firm reddish-brown flesh is sliced into pieces which are often carved into decorative shapes.
Phuket, formerly known as Thalang and in Western sources, Junk Ceylon (a corruption of the Malay Tanjung Salang, "Cape Salang"), is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.