I finally got to taste my first fresh dragonfruit, also known as Pitaya. I found them for sale at the local Asian market priced at $5 per pound. I asked if these fruits were shipped from Asia, such as Thailand or Vietnam. But the cashier said these were from the wholesale fruit market in San Francisco. I wonder if it’s from American farmers out in southern California.

The fruit of this size was priced at $2.  It had such a nice pinkish red skin with white flesh inside. I was hoping it would be sweet, but it was very bland! Kind of like a water fruit, possibly great if you were thirsty. But the seeds were nutty and gave it some texture. The flesh near the skin was a bit tart too.

Dragonfruit flesh also reminded me of eating prickly pear and kiwi fruit.  Especially with the melon like flesh and the tiny black seeds. They are great summertime fruits, when chilled.

Dragonfruit is full of antioxidant, fiber and high in vitamin C.  I’ve heard that the red flesh version is the best tasting one. It is also the ones I buy dried from Trader Joe’s (when it’s in season).  Dried dragonfruit has much more vitamin C then the fresh one.  I usually use it to make tea and it taste very much like hibiscus tea.

I cut them up into small pieces.  Taste very light and the seeds gave it some texture.  It reminded me of eating gelatin, a real fruit Jell-O.