Produce Briefs...
Maui Onions
Two characteristics set the Maui onion apart from other yellow onions: the high sugar and high moisture content of its flesh.
Fingerling Russian Banana Potatoes
Although very petit in size, fingerlings are fully mature when harvested, thus they should not to be confused with new potatoes, potatoes that are harvested when immature.
Seasons/Availability
Dragon fruit is typically available in the fall through the winter months.
Description/Taste
Oval to oblong and up to four inches long, dragon fruit may be red, peach-colored or yellow. This grapefruit-sized fruit actually grows on a climbing cactus. Its spongy pulp is white or sometimes pinkish red, sweet and juicy with numerous tiny edible black seeds scattered throughout. This big bright red fruit's thick skin presents prominent scales giving it the appearance of an exotic oriental lantern.
Applications
Dragon fruit flesh is mild-flavored, soft and juicy, but will hold it's shape when cut. Dice and add to fruit salads or desserts with other tropical fruits. Juice and combine with fresh fruit cocktails, leaving the seeds intact for a unique appearance. Puree dragon fruit flesh, combine with sugar and freeze into sorbets and sherbets. To store, refrigerate.
Geography/History
Thought to be native to Central America and Mexico, "pitaya" is the Spanish name for this fruit. Unopened flower buds are sometimes cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The plant is a vining terrestrial or epiphytic cactus that produces fleshy stems that can measure merely a few inches up to a whopping twenty feet long on mature plants.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Dragon Fruit. One
is easiest, three is harder.
Dragon fruit is typically available in the fall through the winter months.
Description/Taste
Oval to oblong and up to four inches long, dragon fruit may be red, peach-colored or yellow. This grapefruit-sized fruit actually grows on a climbing cactus. Its spongy pulp is white or sometimes pinkish red, sweet and juicy with numerous tiny edible black seeds scattered throughout. This big bright red fruit's thick skin presents prominent scales giving it the appearance of an exotic oriental lantern.
Applications
Dragon fruit flesh is mild-flavored, soft and juicy, but will hold it's shape when cut. Dice and add to fruit salads or desserts with other tropical fruits. Juice and combine with fresh fruit cocktails, leaving the seeds intact for a unique appearance. Puree dragon fruit flesh, combine with sugar and freeze into sorbets and sherbets. To store, refrigerate.
Geography/History
Thought to be native to Central America and Mexico, "pitaya" is the Spanish name for this fruit. Unopened flower buds are sometimes cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The plant is a vining terrestrial or epiphytic cactus that produces fleshy stems that can measure merely a few inches up to a whopping twenty feet long on mature plants.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Zeca Trading Co. | San Diego CA | 619-410-1576 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Dragon Fruit. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Mike's Table |
|
Dragon Fruit and Coconut Sherbet |
| White on Rice Couple |
|
Dragon Fruit Salad Recipe |
| Almost Bourdain |
|
Mini Pavlovas with Exotic Fruit |
| Tokyo Terrace |
|
Cocktail Friday: Dragon Fruit Mojito |
