Pitaya, fruit of the dragon (reprise)
In January 2025, I wrote a post about pitaya (called "dragonfruit" in English). Since it is a fruit that grows in tropical regions, it had been difficult to find in the areas where I've lived most of my life. The outside of the fruit is definitely strange looking 🙀 and lends credence to the English name for the fruit, with little imagination required. But, the inside is what really captivated me when I saw pictures of it online. I'd never seen a fruit with such a creamy-white inside, dotted with little black seeds. It looked amazing, like something from another world!
In that above-linked post, I wrote about the price of the fruits here, and how I found a better deal on frozen chunks of the fruit in a local market. I enjoyed it, and found the flavor to be somewhat reminiscent of both kiwi fruit and red raspberries. The fruit was red on the inside, though, not white. So, while I was happy to finally have tasted dragonfruit and liked it, I still wondered what the white-inside variety was like.
One day I happened to find a whole dragonfruit in another market and decided to buy it. The price was still a bit high for one fruit (USD $5, or about 5 HBD), but I remembered that ...𝕐𝕆𝕃𝕆... and added it to my basket. But, what was the color of the fruit inside...?!?!? Apparently, there is no way to know, just by looking at the outside of the fruit. It could be white, or red, and I think I read somewhere that yellow is another possibility, all with a slightly different flavor.
~ the thick, leathery-feeling "scales" on the outside gives "Dragonfruit" it's English name ~
When I cut the dragonfruit open, I was delighted to find the inside was white. I sliced the fruit into little cubes and popped one into my mouth. It had a similar flavor to the red variety, but it leaned more towards the taste of a kiwi fruit and less like raspberries. And I noticed the flavor was much more subtle than the red variety.
So, if I were to buy dragonfruit again (and I very likely will, at some point), I think I would rather have the red variety because it's more flavorful. I think the bag of frozen chunks I found at Walmart was the best deal, overall, for several reasons. First, the bag definitely contained more pieces than a single fruit would have, and was cheaper than a single fruit, too. Plus, there's the guarantee of getting the more flavorful red variety. And frozen, I can eat what I want and put the bag back in the freezer again; although I assume fresh dragonfruit could be frozen, too.
It is fun trying new foods and life is short. So, '𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒑𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒎' and go for the gusto! Do you like dragonfruit or other tropical fruits?
𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘! 😊
SOURCES & NOTES
1 Wikipedia: Pitaya
- All writing is always by me with NO AI used, not even for proofreading.
30-Oct-2025
!BEER
View or trade
BEER.Hey @thekittygirl, here is a little bit of
BEERfrom @pixresteemer for you. Enjoy it!Learn how to earn FREE BEER each day by staking your
BEER.There are so many different fruits in the world it's crazy!
Always wanted to try one of those! Thanks for the information!
How awesome! I love dragonfruit, but it is so often overpriced. When I lived in the Caribbean in was cheap and available just about everywhere. I miss those good old days...
I'm glad you bought it and you are right, YOLO!
I bet the Caribbean is a food paradise! There was a guy from Puerto Rico who moved to North Carolina and opened a restaurant. His fare was amazing, often made with fresh ingredients he sourced from his hometown! Thanks for the comment! 😊
Interesting. I have checked around since I saw this post to confirm the traditional name for dragomfruit, unfortunately I couldn't find any .
Humm, I would like to physically search for the fruit at least to see it and if possible, have a taste of it.
Few Asian grocery stores are around my route so my search begins.
Thank you for sharing.
You can find more info in the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitaya
Wikipedia says it is grown in southeast Asia, but dragonfruit / pitaya is native to the Pacific coasts of Central America, although it has been cultivated in other areas in recent years. GOOD LUCK finding it! 🙂
Woah, this is interesting 😳 🤔.
I have asked few people about it, starting with my colleagues.
The best bet I have gotten is to visit a spar supermarket owned by Asians.
Another option is to visit the Indian Village or their market square around my office.
I have been engaged since morning.
Once I get the opportunity, I will check the Indian Market Square around my office.
If I get it,I'm going to come back with a feedback.
If not, on Monday, I will search further for it.
Just curious about the fruit 🤔 😋
This post has been manually curated by @bhattg from Indiaunited community. Join us on our Discord Server.
Do you know that you can earn a passive income by delegating to @indiaunited. We share more than 100 % of the curation rewards with the delegators in the form of IUC tokens. HP delegators and IUC token holders also get upto 20% additional vote weight.
Here are some handy links for delegations: 100HP, 250HP, 500HP, 1000HP.
100% of the rewards from this comment goes to the curator for their manual curation efforts. Please encourage the curator @bhattg by upvoting this comment and support the community by voting the posts made by @indiaunited.
Thank you so much! 😊
looks like a fruit filled with stracciatella ...
ha! Now that would be interesting! 😄
I haven't come across this fruit so far in my area of residence but I plan to do more research on finding out which store could have it in my country.
Good luck! I hope you find it! Thanks for commenting! 🙂
☺️☺️
!ALIVE
Your post has been manually reviewed for curation by the Principality of Bastion.
Principality of Bastion - Our Leit Motiv? Uniti Crescimus.
Principality's site | Minava NFT Market | Discord | Our Twitch Channel
You may TRAIL this account (or @hive-143869) if you like the curation we do, or join our discord to know more about what we do.
Comment readers : Your post can be curated too using #BASTION to interact with our community or #FR if you speak French.
Thank you so much! 😊
Welcome :)
Dragonfruit is plentiful in Hawaii!!!
It does look strange... like a fruit from outer space!
Thanks for sharing, sis @thekittygirl !
!BBH
!LADY
!PIZZA
View or trade
LOHtokens.@silversaver888, you successfully shared 0.1000 LOH with @thekittygirl and you earned 0.1000 LOH as tips. (1/50 calls)
Use !LADY command to share LOH! More details available in this post.
Thank you, sweet sister! 😊
$PIZZA slices delivered:
silversaver888 tipped thekittygirl
@ekavieka(2/5) tipped @thekittygirl
Come get MOONed!
Congratulations @thekittygirl! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain And have been rewarded with New badge(s)
Your next target is to reach 52000 upvotes.
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOPCheck out our last posts:
Thank you! 😊
Awesome work @thekittygirl! You're well on your way to reaching your Hive goals. Keep buzzing!
HEre pitaya is also expensive hehehe, You can try the icecream made of pitaya is also delicious, at least in Brazil you can find it xD
oh, that sounds yummy! Thanks for stopping by & commenting! 😊
you can get a Kilo or two of that dragon fruit here in my place, but considering the transportation cost, and the tarrif, I think the one that cause it to be very expensive there. the outer skin will be more reddish in color the one that we have here
I am not really a big fan of this fruit though.
!LOLZ !PIZZA !LUV
lolztoken.com
He's working in the crust station.
Credit: reddit
@thekittygirl, I sent you an $LOLZ on behalf of ekavieka
(1/8)
Farm LOLZ tokens when you Delegate Hive or Hive Tokens.
Click to delegate: 10 - 20 - 50 - 100 HP
Yes, I agree that transportation costs & tariffs are probably the reasons for the higher price here. The fruit I got was much more red on the outside than appears in my photos — my lighting at the time was not ideal. 😕 Thanks for commenting! 😊
I love dragon fruit. It’s pretty readily available here so I’m lucky. I use it in a marinade for a chicken dish I came up with. Very tasty
That's cool, that you use it in a marinade for a dish you invented! Yum! 😋
These fruit I find very delicious and pick up a few from my local Asian or non-Asian grocers 6 to 8 times a year. They may be imported but since most grocers carry this fruit I can easily find a deal or two.
!LADY
View or trade
LOHtokens.@kerrislravenhill, you successfully shared 0.1000 LOH with @thekittygirl and you earned 0.1000 LOH as tips. (2/50 calls)
Use !LADY command to share LOH! More details available in this post.
What an interesting idea, to check an Asian grocery shop! I don't live near one, but I come close to one a couple times each year when I go to a nearby city. I'll have to keep that in mind! Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
I didn't know about this fruit. It doesn't exist here in my country. I hope I can try it someday. Thanks for showing it to us!
Have a great day!
Not so long ago, I had not seen it in my area, either. I think it was only in the bigger cities, and I live outside of a small town. So, perhaps one day, it will come to your area, too! 🙂
I like this kind of dragon fruit, it's yummy and has many good benefits for the body especially it has antioxidant.
oh, I didn't know it had antioxidants! Good to know! Thanks for the comment! 🙂
I really enjoyed reading this! I love how you described the dragonfruit — it does look like something from another world 😄 I’ve tried both red and white varieties too, and you’re right, the red one is definitely more flavorful! Still, both are such fun fruits to try.
I wonder about the first human to ever eat dragonfruit — what did they think, and what made them want to try to eat it...? 😂 Thanks for the comment! 😊
Haha, true! 😄 I’ve wondered that too — maybe they were just curious about how something that looks so unique would taste! Thanks for sharing that thought, it made me smile. 😊🐉
DRAGON FRUIT!! :p
I've never seen or come across this type of fruit before
I hope you can find it some day and sample it, too! 😊
I hope so too, thanks so much
Congratulations @thekittygirl! You received a personal badge!
Wait until the end of Power Up Day to find out the size of your Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out our last posts:
Thank you! 😊
Congrats @thekittygirl, your participation in Hive Power Up Day is appreciated.
Congratulations @thekittygirl! You received a personal badge!
Participate in the next Power Up Day and try to power-up more HIVE to get a bigger Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out our last posts:
Yes, I agree red variety of dragon fruit is more flavorful than any other varieties. I am also glad that you like this fruit because it is also one of my favorites.