Dragon Fruit

[Gonna Smoke]

I was at the grocery store and saw that they had Dragon Fruit on sale. I've never had it and remembered our daughter saying that our 2 youngest grandgirls love it so I bought 2. They look interesting...

Even more interesting cut in half...

I was informed by the grands that the proper way to eat them is to scoop out the middle with a spoon...

Got to get it all...

I'll say that despite its looks, the taste is bland and I wasn't impressed at all, but they love them. To me they're a novelty and not worth the money...

 

[JLinza]

Same here. I said its like chewing on air lol. No flavor. Glad the kiddos like it though

 

[pineywoods]

I've never tried them but glad the Girls like them. You now know another treat to buy them

 

[Dirty Steve]

I’ve never tried it. Maybe they weren’t rip? I don’t know.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

If it was bland it wasn't ripe. A ripe one will taste sweet kinda like a guava.

 

[Steve H]

Yup. Sounds like it wasn't ripe. Dragon fruit juice is pretty good. Not that I'd go out of my way for it though.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

The bestest ever Dragon fruit is part of a fruit tart from Porto's bakery. Yum level 10.

Dangit, I had to save this pic at 2:30am when Porto's is closed. This one is $32 and well worth it.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Those some great pictures Charles.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I’ve never tried it. Maybe they weren’t rip? I don’t know.

If it was bland it wasn't ripe. A ripe one will taste sweet kinda like a guava.

Yup. Sounds like it wasn't ripe.

Could be that they weren't ripe enough, I have no idea how to tell. I picked out 2 that were soft when squeezed...

 

[WaterRat]

It’s a subtle flavor, not crazy like the outside implies. Works well in a nice summer salad.

 

[Steve H]

It’s a subtle flavor, not crazy like the outside implies. Works well in a nice summer salad.

Good for mixed drinks too.

 

[WaterRat]

Good for mixed drinks too.

Oh?? Do tell

 

[Steve H]

Oh?? Do tell

I never made one. But a hotel at VA beach we stayed at made a killer Dragon Fruit Mojito .

 

[Smoke-Chem BBQ]

The only time I've ever had dragon fruit was in a dragon fruit smoothie I got at a farmer's market in Hawaii.

It was incredibly good! Of course, I don't know what was in it in addition to the dragon fruit, but it was great.

 

[Coreymacc]

Go easy on the yellow dragon fruit. Lets just say you will be busy in about 30 min. Thats all im gonna say about that.

Corey

 

[Steve H]

Go easy on the yellow dragon fruit. Lets just say you will be busy in about 30 min. Thats all im gonna say about that.

Corey

That reminds me of my first field training exercise in HI. Passion fruit grow wild there. And I had too many of them. Oh boy!!

 

[DRKsmoking]

I always wondered about the taste, now that I see the insides. I think I will look more into them

David

 

[DRKsmoking]

That reminds me of my first field training exercise in HI. Passion fruit grow wild there. And I had too many of them. Oh boy!!

Hope there were some trees to hide behind in the field training, to do your clean up,

David

 

[mneeley490]

According to Wikipedia:

AI Overview

A ripe dragon fruit should have bright, vibrant skin (red or yellow) with few blemishes and feel slightly soft to the touch, similar to a ripe avocado or kiwi. Look for withering, drying, or curling green "wings" on the skin, which indicate it is ready to eat. Avoid overly mushy or dull-colored fruit