Dragon fruit aka pitaya

[gasteropod]

I spotted them in Tesco today and just had to try one, just had half of it now and it was a sweet, refreshing delight. Anyone else eat them?

[bradavon]

No but the Thai fruit "Durian" is lovely. It's known as the "smelly fruit" as it does pong a bit though. I've never seen it for sale in the west:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

[gasteropod]

I think I saw loads of those in Chinatown in London a few years ago.

[bradavon]

Really? You may have done. I've only seen them in Thailand but no doubt they're all over the Far East or at least South East Asia.

[Shingster]

I've seen these Pitayas in my local Asda as well and always been tempted to try them, I'm a bit iffy about seeds though and avoid raspberries and the like because of them. Are those black seeds pretty hard?

I'm sure I saw Durians being sold in Asda once as well (last summer I think) as I remember being shocked by their appearance on the shelves in amongst the regular fruit!

[bradavon]

Actually I'm pretty sure I've tried this fruti, whilst in Vietnam. I definitely recognise the inside.

[gasteropod]

Nah they're not hard Shing, I was consciously trying to chew them (because they're meant to be good for you) but having no luck because they're so small, it's like eating a kiwi.

[Shingster]

Cool I might pick one up then, don't mind the seeds in a Kiwi.

[Markgway]

Durians are common in Hong Kong.

In movies characters always make jokes about them reeking.

[gasteropod]

Yeah, I think they're used as weapons on Miracles and Looking for Mr. Perfect.

[Yi-Long]

Yeah, I had both Durian as well as Dragon Fruit.

Dragon Fruit I had to eat because some of my girlfriend's relatives thought it might be good for my stomachproblems. It wasn't ofcourse, but the fruit itself was OK to eat. Can't say I LOVE it, has a kinda weird 'structure' and all the pits remind me a bit of a kiwi...

Durian is OK. My girlfriend loves it but it's REALLY fucking expensive here in Holland, so she usually just eats it when she's in Hong Kong.

[Shingster]

Durians are common in Hong Kong.

In movies characters always make jokes about them reeking.

Funnily enough I was watching Drink, Drank, Drunk the other night and sure enough there was your standard Durian stench gag in that!

[gasteropod]

Today I tried another new fruit: greengage. I spotted them in M&S and bought them because I'd never even heard of them before. They're lovely! Basically green plums. Anyone tried them?

[grim_tales]

I think I have once Gas
I had lychees once.

[Markgway]

What have we learned today?

That Gas likes sucking on plums.

[bradavon]

I like most fruits but hate how they make my hands and chops all messy. It usually puts me right off. Call me fussy buy I hate it.

"The Greengage (Prunus domestica italica or the Reine Claude) is an edible drupaceous fruit, a cultivar of the plum. It was developed in France from a green-fruited wild plum (Ganerik) originally found in Asia Minor."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greengage

[gasteropod]

Just wash your hands after eating them lol

[bradavon]

Trust me I do, but I'm really anal about getting my hands sticky. Insert rude joke here, if you wish.

I've inherited it from my Dad. Most fruits (like say Apples) I endure but I literally refuse to eat oranges for this precise reason. I adore orange juice though.

[Yi-Long]

Trust me I do, but I'm really anal about getting my hands sticky. Insert rude joke here, if you wish.

Ow alrighty then: SO YOU PREFER FINISHING IT OFF WITH YOUR MOUTH THEN!?!?!?!?

I've inherited it from my Dad. Most fruits (like say Apples) I endure but I literally refuse to eat oranges for this precise reason. I adore orange juice though.

Freshly squeezed orange-juice is delicious, yeah.

Personally, I like many kinds of fruit (actual fruit), but I think strawberries on fresh white bread with some sugar is my favourite. Sadly though, also because of pricing and me being a cheapskate, I rarely buy fruit.

Ow yeah, I love melons as well. Big juicy melons

[bradavon]

Strawberries on bread? Yuck! The Dutch do have weird tastes, not even putting milk in tea . I like all types or Orange Juice. Do you buy snacks? If so, your point about finances makes no sense .

[grim_tales]

I love freshly squeezed orange juice

[Yi-Long]

Strawberries on bread? Yuck! The Dutch do have weird tastes, not even putting milk in tea . I like all types or Orange Juice. Do you buy snacks? If so, your point about finances makes no sense .

Hell yeah I buy snacks. But although I love fruit, I love chocolate ALOT more

And some dutchies do put milk in the tea btw. Personally, I don't really like that, and want my tea as watery and light as possible.

[gasteropod]

I don't put milk in my tea and I'm English lol, if you want any beneficial effects from tea you mustn't add milk as it chemically combines and renders the antioxidants useless allegedly.

[bradavon]

I'd be surprised if it renders them useless but don't actually know. Milk in Coffee is a must, it's gross Black. I prefer tea with Milk but don't mind it without, it depends on the tea though.

[Shingster]

Surely the vast majority of tea drinkers in the world and in the history of tea drinking don't put milk in tea. That's something we Brits started!