Dragon Fruit

Description

Dragon fruit, also called pitaya or pitahaya, is a tropical and subtropical fruit that is produced by several different cactus species. You’ll recognize it by its bright red or purple exterior with scaly spikes and its yellow, purple or white interior flecked with black seeds.There are two varieties, one more sour and one more sweet. The sweet pitaya varieties — which taste similar to a cross between a kiwi and a pear — include the iconic red skinned, white fleshed fruit as well as the purplish/reddish one that lends its hue to the instagram-famous smoothie bowls and “superfood” powders

Botanical Name: Hylocereus costaricensis