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How to Eat a Dragon Fruit

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By WriterGig
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Dragon Fruit
Dragon Fruit

If its fierce, spiny exterior intimidates you, you'll want to know how to eat a dragon fruit before you get out your paring knife. Don't worry, though, because these harmless and delicious fruits don't breathe fire. Native to Mexico and South America, the different dragon fruit (pitaya) come with such exotic names as the Lake Atitlan, Yellow Dragon, and Dark Star. Here's how to eat a dragon fruit:

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1
    Pick a  Dragon Fruit
    Pick a Dragon Fruit

    Select a dragon fruit. In Mexico and South American, they are available fresh at many markets and stores. However, they are hard to find in ordinary grocery stores in Northern Climates...but are often available online.

  2. Step 2
    Slice a Dragon Fruit
    Slice a Dragon Fruit

    Try eating dragon fruit by the slice. The skin is not eaten, but the fleshy interior (which is generally white or rose colored) and black seeds are enjoyed much like a kiwi fruit.

  3. Step 3
    A Dragon Fruit
    A Dragon Fruit

    Add dragon fruit cubes to fruit salad, and surround the bowl with uncut fruits. Because of their exotic look, dragon fruit make excellent buffet table decoration.

  4. Step 4
    Fruit Tart
    Fruit Tart

    Add slices of dragon fruit to a fruit pie or fruit tart. Dragon fruit improves both the beauty and taste of fruit dishes.

Tips & Warnings
  • Dragon Fruit are good sources of antioxidants, fiber, Vitamin C and minerals.
  • Now that you know how to eat a dragon fruit, consider growing them if you live in a warm, sunny climate.

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WriterGig said

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on 3/19/2008 Rockney, check ethnic grocers, which tend to stock more exotic fruits than your typical store.

Rockney said

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on 3/18/2008 What are certain stores we should look for these Dragon fruits?

WriterGig said

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on 2/23/2008 Well, as long as the plant is kept from freezing, it will survive the winter. Thus your best bet may be to bring the plant indoors in a sunny area during the winter. There are some very large containers you could use to plant the dragon fruit to make it mobile, since your temps get low during the winter.

guitarguy said

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on 2/23/2008 Writer, what is the cold tolerance for these plants? I would love to grow some. We get down to 15 in the winter and as much as 120 in the summer.

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