Dragon fruit:
Dragon fruit or maybe to some more commonly known as the ‘beautiful
pink fruit’, is native to Mexico, South America and the Central America. It
comes from the cactus plant, Hylocereus, which only blooms at night time and
has large, white, fragrant flowers that are just as beautiful as the fruit
itself. The fruit comes in 3 colours:
two have pink skin, but with different coloured flesh of which one is white and
the other one red, while another type is yellow with white flesh.
This red skinned fruit can weigh up to 1kg and is even used
in some folk medicine to reduce headache symptoms. It has a juicy flesh, but
regrettably has a dull and bland taste with a mild sweetness as most people
would describe it. Almost like a melon or kiwi fruit.
The seeds can be dried and used for numerous things- the
best of which would be to eat it just as is. Like I believe- natural is always
best. It is unpretentious and genuine.
Dragon fruit can also survive temperatures up to 40 degrees
Celsius which is probably why they originated in Mexico. It contains several vitamins and antioxidants
and is also very low in calories for those who are on a strict diet- although I
think that food is too glorious to waste your time and energy on dieting and
not be able to enjoy the contentment that food gives you…especially dragon
fruit sorbet on a hot summers day!
In all my travels this is one fruit I have never tried. After reading this I will be on the lookout for it and will try it at the first opportunity.
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