Dragon fruit

@djoyce71 (2511)
Philippines
August 25, 2008 10:10am CST
Have you heard about, seen or eaten a dragon fruit? It was my first time actually to eat a dragon fruit. It's sweet and delicious and the color inside and outside is so beautiful. It has small black seeds in the inside. They said dragon fruits are from cacti.
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@yogeshdhusa (2236)
• India
26 Aug 08
Dragon fruit - Dragon fruit. look nice and delicious
Hi djoyce, i have not tasted yet, but surly i will, is this the fruit you are talking about? check the pick. if yes.. i think it is not available in India.. might be but not commonly available.. thanks and enjoy:)
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@djoyce71 (2511)
• Philippines
26 Aug 08
Yes, yogesh. It's sort of like that, but the color here is so dark and even the in the inside, the color is dark purple. That might be a different variety of dragon fruit. Thank you for the reply yogesh
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
29 Aug 08
Yup, they are sold here, in our markets and hypermarkets. I have tried once, but I don't like the small black seeds inside - it's a bit troublesome, having to spit out the seeds!
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
25 Aug 08
I have never had it fresh, but I have had it dried before. I am sure the drying process changes the flavor some just like it changes the texture. I like the dried stuff, but I wish the seeds would not stick in my teeth so much.
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@tintinn (277)
27 Aug 08
Yes I had dragon fruit so many time, though I did not like it that much. I personally prefer fruit like water melon, strawberry or rambutan. In fact, those fruits are my favourite! lovely and juicy.....
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• Thailand
29 Aug 08
it is one of my favorite fruit. I actually like apple more
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@krkchn (160)
• Philippines
28 Aug 08
I tried it once in Singapore. It was fine at first, but i didn't get to finish it because the taste was bland. I guess it is good only when tasting it.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
25 Aug 08
Yes I have! I have eaten these in Asia and you can also buy them in Australia at certain times of the year. They are a strange looking fruit but quite tasty with not a strong flavour at all. I didn't realize this before; but am not surprised that they are fruits fron cacti when you consider how they look!
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
8 Sep 11
Hi, djoyce71. I have drunk a drink by Vitamin Water that has the flavor of dragon fruit in it. I have never just actually ate a piece of dragon fruit all by itself though. I would like to taste this fruit, because the dragon fruit flavor tastes very delicious in the Vitamin Water that I love to drink.
• India
25 Aug 08
I have neither seen nor heard as such question of tasting does not arise. May introduce you a fruit Advocate. This fruit is available in Europe and I had a chance to taste it while I was to Paris on vacations with my wife. We liked it much. It is green outside and is very tasty. Have u seen if so comment.
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@msedge (4011)
• United States
2 Sep 08
I don't know what dragon fruit is.Maybe i have seen it already but i don't know that its the name.
@my125125 (818)
• Malaysia
25 Aug 08
Ya, in Malaysia, there are a lot too, red skin and white inside, small black seed, if you eat whole, you will full. Dragon fruit got two type, white inside and red inside. I like dragon fruit, as specially the red one.
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@dong1970 (1572)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
hi des, i don't know if how the dragon looks like,it's my first time to hear that kind of fruit.I'll ask my wife if she had eaten this kind of fruit.
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@nstrouse (24)
• United States
25 Aug 08
Where would you get dragon fruit? I live in PA and have never seen it. I have tried it as flavored drinks come and really like the taste of it, but have never seen it in stores in my area. Any suggestions? I would really like to try it if it is as good as it tastes in flavored drinks.
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• United States
23 Mar 10
Yes ive had dragon fruit i found a dragon fruit plant with a perfectly ripe fruit so i picked it and ate it and kept some seeds it was a deep purple on the inside filled with the deliciously small black seeds its perfectly sour and yes it grows on a cactus a weird cactus actually its like a cactus vine and it only produces fruit if its flower witch is only open for a few hours late at night is cross polinated so im saving the seeds i have until i can get the seeds of a different strain :)
@bunzor (303)
26 Aug 08
I tried one a while ago and hated it! I thought it was disgusting. It tasted like a watery and slightly sharp kiwi fruit to me. Not nice at all.