Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The fruit on top of the baskets, that is red and green, is called Pitaya.... or.... Dragon Fruit. It is the fruit of a cactus. For fun go look it up someplace to get a complete view at a really weird looking fruit.... Tastes pretty mild, with flavors reminiscent of Kiwi and watermelon. Grinay texture, with millions of tiny seed ( reminds me of berry pips). Comes in varieties of Red with white or pink to red interior, or Yellow inside and out. Not too sweet, but growers are working on that .... Grown in Central and South America, Thailand, Viet Nam. And other hot and reasonably wet areas. Importation is banned in the USA, unless fumigated. No one fumigates due to the cost and low value, so most of what you might see in the stores is grown in Hawaii or Florida, or if you are lucky, the back yard. Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net > http://www.pbase.com/image/147219253 >