Fruit Maven » Dragon Fruit http://fruitmaven.com Your guide through the wild world of fruit. Mon, 21 May 2012 17:54:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Red Pitaya (Dragon Fruit) http://fruitmaven.com/2009/12/red-pitaya-dragon-fruit/ http://fruitmaven.com/2009/12/red-pitaya-dragon-fruit/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:30:48 +0000 Fruit Maven http://fruitmaven.com/?p=1135 If you’ve been invited to a “Herb the Vegetarian Dragon” party and just haven’t been able to find the right hostess gift, then this is the fruit for you! red pitaya - dragon fruit
APPEARANCE 5 out of 5 stars

Fuchsia body with leaf shaped flaps that fade to green, the inside is white with tiny black seeds; reminds me of a cross between a shiny zebra and a poppy seed muffin. Also it is quite big – the size of a small nerf football.

AROMA 3 out of 5 stars

Cucumbers!

TEXTURE 3.5 out of 5 stars

Juicy and grainy with crunchy little seeds; similar to a cucumber but with more seeds and a little more snap to the bite.

TASTE 2 out of 5 stars

Reminds me of bland melon and kiwi and cucumber, but with a slightly sour note.

OVERALL 3.38 out of 5 stars

I’m not a fan of this fruit and I keep making faces every time I take a bite in order to describe some aspect of it. I had a bit of a red-fleshed variety at a potluck a few months ago and I remember thinking I liked it and wanted to look for it. So maybe this just isn’t a good one or maybe I was just feeling festive that day. I will say that this fruit is absolutely visually stunning and I really do wish I was throwing a party tonight with this fruit as the centerpiece. Oh how my friends would be jealous of me.

FRUIT

Red Pitaya

VARIETY

Unknown

PEAK

Unknown

ORIGIN

Unknown

GROWN

Unknown

PURCHASED

Asian Market

NOTES

This fruit is also called Strawberry Pear. You can see some gorgeous pictures of the plant (it grows on a cactus) here.

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