My favorite fruit

My favorite fruit varies, alot!  Usually my favorite is based on whatever fruit I happen to be consuming at the moment.  Up until yesterday afternoon my favorite fruit was port, served of course, with a lovely, full bodied maduro. 

So what happened yesterday afternoon that changed my favorite fruit? I found fresh dragon fruit at the local Asian market.  For the next few days dragon fruit will be my favorite.

Cactaceae Hylocereus undatus

 

 

Dragon fruit is produced from the beautiful night blooming cereus cactus.  The fruit is a fleshy berry with red or white flesh, depending on the variety.  The fruit I bought was white fleshed.  The flavor is something like kiwi-light.  Almost a cross between a non-tart kiwi with a hint of strawberry. The fruit has a low sugar contant so it really doesn't need alot of acid to balance the flavor and it is SO juicy!

 



 

Worldwide production seems to be centered in Vietnam but it can be grown in any tropical area with less than 50 inches of rainfall in a year.

I usually post a recipe with new update but the best way to eat this fruit is fresh.