How to Eat a Dragon Fruit and Dragon Fruit Recipes

Dragon fruit is an exotic tropical treat for those that are lucky enough to taste them. Dragon fruit cultivation come from cactus plants grown in humid and tropical conditions such as Thailand where they are called “Pitaya.” This makes dragon fruit easier to find in Asian food markets. There are a variety of dragon fruit available; red dragon fruit are the most common, but pink and yellow dragon fruits are known for an extra sweet and unique flavor. If dragon fruit are difficult to come by, you may wish to look into dragon fruit cultivation by buying dragon fruit plants or cuttings.
Further, dragon fruit are phenomenally healthy because they are loaded with antioxidants, vitamin B, and vitamin C. Dragon fruit and recipe are abundant because they are delicious and versatile. Here are some tips for how to prepare dragon fruit.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ripe dragon fruit
• a sharp knife
• an ice cream scoop

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   Dragon fruit are most often found in Asian food markets throughout the year. The first step is to choose a fruit that is fragrant and has a sweet, fresh smell. After trying a few dragon fruit, you will begin to get the hang of the smell and feel of a perfect dragon fruit. The best place to look is the very base of the fruit where the dragon fruit had been cut. Smell the base and feel for a firm fruit.

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   Next, carefully cut the dragon fruit in half. Take your knife and then carefully peel away the outer skin of the dragon fruit. A quick way to do this is to place the flat half on the cutting board and cut away the outer skin. If you have an ice cream scoop handy, you may be able to scoop the dragon fruit out of the skin.

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   Once you have the fruit out, you can slice the fruit and place it in a blender with a bit of pineapple or orange juice or by itself with some ice cubes to make a sweet and refreshing fruit drink.

4. You can also take the dragon fruit and toss some slices in a salad to sweeten it up and give an exotic twist.

5. You can puree the dragon fruit and make a dragon fruit sorbet.

6. Or you can eat dragon fruit in the best way, slices of delicious dragon fruits bursting with flavor.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose dragon fruit with vibrant color and fragrant aroma.

[betterbody]

on 9/4/2009 Thank you for this 5 * info. I will try this.

[anthonya]

on 9/2/2009 Wow, I've never heard of a dragon fruit but I will look for one in our local market.