Got it once in Chinatown. It was a little expensive but really good. We'll definitely get it again. Not quite sure what else to do with it other than eat it by itself and add it to a fruit salad to unnerve some unsuspecting people!

I've never had the fruit except in drink form. In Nicaragua, we make a juice from pitahaya, otherwise known as dragonfruit, simply adding lime, sugar and ice. It's very fun to drink because of the fruits and the color is hot pink.

This fruit is actually native to Central American, but cultivated in other tropical parts of the world as well.

I meant to say that it's very fun to drink because of the seeds.

This is a timely post, as there is a dragonfruit in my fruit bowl as we speak. I was super psyched to find them at an international grocery store in my new neighborhood. I had one in Mexico a couple of years ago and fell in love with it. I'm saving mine for the perfect Saturday morning breakfast.

The dragonfruit is one of the prettiest/weirdest looking fruit out there! I get really excited about it whenever I do have it, but I would never go out and buy it myself. It's expensive and it doesn't actually taste of much. I'd file it under "exotic and exciting, but not worth it."

This is one of my favourite fruits! It's great for fruit salad, giving a nice white colour with those little black seeds. Really beautiful.

I'm always amazed at how expensive dragon fruit is at "western" grocery stores in Los Angeles (like Ralph's, etc.) where it can cost $9+/pound. But if you go to the Ranch 99 Asian markets, I can find it for $2/lb (when on sale).

In Vancouver, BC dragon fruit sells for super cheap at almost any market. Dunno why it's so pricey down here.

Do you eat the whole thing or just the interior?

just the interior. don't think that amazing exterior is edible.

While undoubtedly one of the most exciting looking fruits out there, it may be the most boring in terms of flavor. Great to look at, but not so great to eat, unfortunately.

@salsa, it's certainly not intense, but it does soak up flavours well, like juice and honey. It can also be hard to get one that's really flavourful, kind of like buying a peach in the supermarket out-of-season. Good ones are amazing; many are so-so.

I had it it Spain where it was pretty cheap. They had 2 different ones. The one seen in this picture and one with a yellow interior. That one was more flavorful, a bit sweeter.

I agree with ScottArany--a good one is divine, a so-so one, and you're likely to have the attitude of "take it or leave it? leave it." I like to slice them and remove the exterior hull(?) and then drizzle with a little agave nectar infused with pancetta and jalapeno. A friend made it this way for me once, and I've been hooked ever since. Just don't use bacon--the smokiness is too overwhelming and the dragonfruit will get lost.

Love to nom this, we put it in the fridge and eat it cold when it's hot outside. Been thinking about making it into sorbet but not sure what complementary flavors to use--but Anita83 is making me think I should just use some lime and be good to go. Nom nom nom.

A Dragonfruit cocktail you drink from the hollowed-out skin... Can it be done???

I never really comment but I just had to on this post. I just got back from Vietnam this summer and tried dragonfruit while I was out there. There's actually two versions....one with the white fruit like the photo and one a hot pink interior (same shade as the outside). I must admit that my giant extended family (who live there) covets the pink version way more than the white since it's much sweeter. I have to say that I agreed...although I never did figured out how to tell which one from just looking at the outside.

We love them and are lucky to have a market that carries them here in Tampa! Try putting a little lemon juice on the slices- it gives them a slight strawberry taste!

Had some in smoothie form in Indonesia. It was lovely! And it had a strong flavor - maybe it was the pink one not the white one? The drink was kind of pinkish. Never actually saw the fruit.

This is called chickenette in the Caribbean.

There are piles of these right now all over Chinatown in New York. The prices did not seem particularly startling.

im obsesssed with dragon fruits! I have at least one a day :)

YUM. i love dragon fruit. i am taking my boyfriend to Vietnam in january and i'm so excited to eat fruit all day long!

the first time i had it was in merida, mexico. i love it and have found it in chinatown in nyc and brooklyn. i like to make a fruit salad with dragonfruit, papaya, persimmons, and lime juice.

Anyone know how to tell when it's going to be pink or white inside? It's always a surprise when I cut them open!

i wish i was a deity and there were fruits offered to me. i would serve the people well by eating everything!!!! especially this exotic treat