It’s that time of year again—summer is coming, the weather is warming, and colorful, cool, delicious fruit is beginning to decorate bowls and plates across the land.

But let’s face it: eating the same fruit year after year is boring. Strawberries, oranges, apples, bananas, and pears are great, but if you want to really stand out from the crowd, it’s time to be daring and try something new this summer—exotic fruit.

Certain fruit is rare in America for a variety of reasons. Some don’t ship from their native countries well. Others spoil quickly or require special preparation. Some don’t make it over just because, well, they look funny and we’re picky eaters.

But we’ve been missing out. Some of the best-tasting, most beautiful and interesting fruit in the world is also some of the strangest and most foreign. They might be oddly colored, shaped like stars, covered in spikes, or smell downright weird, but they’re delicious, nutritious, and will make you the star of the next summer picnic or get-together.

So let’s get adventurous and take a look at some of the best summer fruit you’ve never heard of so that you can make your next meal a memorable one.