Yellow dragon fruit

The flesh of dragon fruit contains many small, black seeds. Their aroma is lost when heated.

The outer colour is red or yellow. The red pitahayas have either white or red flesh. The taste of the red-fleshed fruit is more intense than that of the white-fleshed fruit. There are no fibres inside. In its homeland, the fruit is mainly used to decorate buffets. For preparation, dragon fruit (analogous to kiwi fruit, for example) can be cut open and spooned out; with ripe fruit, the peel can be peeled off (as with oranges, for example). Dragon fruit is sensitive to pressure and therefore rather difficult to transport. Deliveries reach Germany from Central America from July to December and from Vietnam from January to June. Fruits are imported from Thailand by air freight all year round.