Not having spent any appreciable time vacationing or living in the tropics, we considered this quite the novelty when we heard that the local grocery store was selling dragon fruit.
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| This be the outside |
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| This be the insides |
Interestingly, it turns out these are fruit from a cactus rather than a tree. Also interesting how the outside pink skin peels off easily to reveal a pulpy seed-mass. The flesh was mild yet rather tasty - NOTHING like our adventure with the durian. We all agreed we would have them again, preferably on location somewhere tropical and preferably not at $3.50 a pop.
We've saved a bit of the seeds with thoughts of sprouting them. It's unlikely we could grow a plant big enough to bear fruit as we live in a place that freezes and they do require multiple plants for cross-pollination by bats and moths. However, it might make an interesting potted plant.
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| Mmmm, vitamin C and lots of fiber |
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