Tropic fruit #2 by mermaid

Photography • Food • posted on Jan 05, 2009

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a Pitahaya, a red one, cause there are also yellow ones...this was the second fruit we bought..smile... tomorrow again the inside which was a stunning surprise to us...smile Thanks for taking a peek and for all you wonderful comments..smile

Comments (31)

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Faemike55

1:54AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Looks different, I'll say that much! can't wait until tomorrow to see what's inside!

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bmac62

1:58AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Wow, where does this fruit come from? My father (born 1908) used to tell me when he was a boy oranges were exotic and rarely seen by average families in the northern states of the USA. Now, look at what we all can buy if we are adventurous. Super shot! Bill

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mermaid

2:05AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Ah yes I should have included, Bill,...smile... so here it comes from the Wikipedia: "A pitaya (pronounced /pɨˈtaɪə/) or pitahaya (/ˌpɪtəˈhaɪə/) is the fruit of several cactus species, most importantly of the genus Hylocereus (sweet pitayas). These fruit are commonly known as dragon fruit – cf. Chinese huǒ lóng guǒ 火龍果/火龙果 "fire dragon fruit" and lóng zhū guǒ "dragon pearl fruit", or Vietnamese thanh long (green dragon). Other vernacular names are strawberry pear or nanettikafruit. Native to Mexico and Central and South America, the vine-like epiphytic Hylocereus cacti are also cultivated in Southeast Asian countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. They are also found in Okinawa, Hawaiʻi, Israel, northern Australia and southern China. Hylocereus blooms only at night; the large white fragrant flowers of the typical cactusflower shape are among those called "moonflower" or "Queen of the Night". Sweet pitayas have a creamy pulp and a delicate aroma. If not otherwise stated, this article's content refers specifically to the pitayas of Hylocereus species, or "dragon fruit".

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3x3

2:10AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

wow!You make food art!I love this!

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Dianthus

2:44AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Nice macro:)

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jeroni

3:26AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details!

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durleybeachbum

4:18AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Super!

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fredster66

4:21AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Great job again... very nice.

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babuci

4:51AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Cool macro.

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JeffG7BRJ

6:00AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

My daughter had one of these just before Christmas, she saw it in the local supermarket and asked me to get one for her to try. She loved it, we have always encouraged her to try different fruits from being a baby. She has very expensive tastes though, she always goes for the exotic and therefore more expensive fruits. Seeing as we both love her she gets aways with it, she knows which side her bread is buttered as we say here in the UK. Excellent capture, I would not have known what it was without your added description, I only know it has the Dragon fruit. Bravo!!!!!

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DAVER2112

6:42AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Very nice macro image!! :)

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tennesseecowgirl

7:10AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Looks yummy!

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efron_241

7:42AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

fun.. like the open mouth of a sea monster.. seldom saw a thing like it

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awjay

8:37AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

super shot

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auntietk

9:15AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Great macro!!

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moonrancher

9:37AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

So interesting and a great close-up. Mexico is not far so we should be able to find some. One time we tried the kiwano, and it took away our adventure for trying the other expensive varieties. This one sounds good. Please tell us if you like it. :D

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evielouise

9:38AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

mermaid--it sounds like it's full of good vitamins perhaps of "C" & "D" I sure would love to find one do you think we have them in California? I will have to look maybe farmers market?? yummy looking thanks for theinformation and photo: 5++++++

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