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Lifestyle => Tha G-Spot => Topic started by: Dogg_Pound_Gangsta on January 18, 2007, 10:52:56 PM
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The plant has adapted to live in dry tropical climates with a moderate amount of rain. The dragonfruit sets on the cactus-like tree 30-50 days after flowering and can sometimes have 5-6 cycles of harvests per year. There are some farms in Vietnam that produce 30 tons of fruit per hectare every year
The fruit comes in three types, all with leathery, slightly leafy skin:
Hylocereus undatus, white flesh with pink skin
Hylocereus polyrhizus, red flesh with pink skin
Selenicereus megalanthus, white flesh with yellow skin
The fruit can weigh from 150-600 grams and the flesh, which is eaten raw, is mildly sweet and low in calories. The flavour is sometimes likened to that of the kiwifruit. The fruit may be converted into juice or wine; the flowers can be eaten or steeped as tea. Sesame seed-sized seeds are embedded throughout the flesh. Although the tiny pitaya seeds are eaten with the flesh, the seeds are indigestible.
The red flesh variety is believed to be rich in antioxidants.
The bonsai version of pitaya plants can be found in flower markets in Taiwan.
I love these things!!! I tried a dragon fruit margherita in Cabo when I was there in June for my Honeymoon!
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id fucks with it. 8)