Not only does it have a unique appearance, this type of dragon fruit also comes in a variety of colors that look beautiful and extremely attractive.

Dragon fruit is a fruit that is abundant in Vietnam, but up until now you have only seen dragon fruit with exactly two colors: white and red flesh. Therefore, when you see this beautiful dragon fruit in Mexico, many of you will love it and want to enjoy it immediately.

Pitaya dragon fruit.

This special type of Mexican dragon fruit is called Pitaya, this is a very popular fruit in the state of Jalisco and a few other states, but according to Mexican people and tourists, the Pitaya in Jalisco has the best taste. The sweetest in the country.

Pitaya has a trunk similar to a desert cactus, also in the same family as the popular dragon fruit plant in Vietnam but has more sharp spines. In particular, this Pitaya plant has very beautiful flowers. After the flowers fade, the Pitaya fruit will gradually get bigger and ripen deliciously.

Pitaya is a seasonal fruit, each Pitaya season only lasts for about 7-8 weeks, usually starting from late April to June every year, when the first rains appear, Pitaya also begins. Trees appeared at the beginning.

Pitaya is a seasonal fruit.

Pitaya has the characteristic that it can only be preserved for 2 days, so in order to avoid inventory when sold, farmers must harvest Pitaya early in the morning. At this time, it was still so dark that we had to use lights to illuminate each fruit to pick them in time to sell them all that day.

The special feature of Pitaya dragon fruit is that the outside is covered with a layer of sharp thorns. Therefore, the work of harvesting Pitaya is not easy. Because the Pitaya tree is quite tall, farmers sometimes have to use a long pole to pick it. And after picking, they have to use a knife to remove the outer layer of thorns, then put them in a basket lined with soft polyscias fruticosa leaves and bring them to the market to sell.

The outside of the Pitaya dragon fruit is covered with a layer of sharp thorns.

As mentioned above, the most attractive point of Pitaya is its eye-catching colors. More diverse than the popular dragon fruit in Vietnam, Pitaya has many attractive colors such as white, purple pink, bright red, orange yellow. And inside the pitaya fruit, there are still many small black seeds, no different from dragon fruit. In addition, Pitaya’s outer shell often has many colors from light to dark, so when Pitaya is placed on the shelf, Pitaya is eye-catching from afar as soon as it is seen.

Pitaya is recognized as a fruit rich in fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants, so this fruit is very popular with Mexican people. In particular, in addition to eating fresh like dragon fruit, Pitaya is also used by Mexicans as an ingredient in making traditional cakes, Western cakes or delicious drinks. And with Pitaya’s already eye-catching colors, these cakes and drinks increase their appeal many times over.

Pitaya is a fruit rich in fiber, vitamin C, antioxidants…

Pitaya dragon fruit is small and beautiful and colorful like the 7 colors of the rainbow, it truly looks indescribably beautiful. Therefore, when you come to Mexico in April – June, remember not to miss this extremely attractive fruit.