...It's time to play
International Foods Roulette again...
...we went to the International Foods store again over the weekend...and got some things that we needed...
...including this Dragon Fruit...also called a
Pitaya...
...so we cut it in two...
...it looks and smells vaguely like a kiwi fruit...and it's full of little black seeds...
...so we scooped out the fruit with a spoon...
...it came out pretty cleanly...
...we diced it up...
...it really feels like a kiwi fruit...
...then we put the diced cubes back in the little cups...
...and put them on some
pretty glass plates...
...so what did it taste like?...
...not really much of anything...it was very mildly sweet...not really sweet enough...and it definitely had a kiwi fruit texture...
...we're glad we gave it a try...but I don't think anyone liked it well enough to have it again...
...have you ever tasted a dragon fruit?
~Have a lovely day!
yes i have - in both Beijing and Taiwan! it's a staple over there on their breakfast buffets. usually served right beside the passion fruit!
ReplyDeletelove, k
found this photo from my blog of my 2007 Beijing trip.
ReplyDeletei tried to insert the actual photo but i don't think i know how! haha
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1VW4__ApuW4/SZWnS6gQ-JI/AAAAAAAAERw/GkqL1Pti38U/s1600-h/Lichi+Fruit+%28Large%29.JPG
I have tried quite a few unusual fruit but not this. It looks beautiful from the outside but a bit odd inside.
ReplyDeleteYou can buy it here, in Australia, but it's not something households would commonly buy.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is a good desert fruit, because it absorbs syrups and sauces.
A very pretty fruit, and doesn't live up to it's exotic appearance.