{"id":2178,"date":"2021-07-19T20:38:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T01:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2021-07-30T00:42:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T05:42:24","slug":"%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%82-dragon-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2021\/%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%82-dragon-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u179f\u17d2\u179a\u1780\u17b6\u179a\u200b\u1793\u17b6\u1782 | Dragon Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dragon Fruit, or Pitahaya, is a tropical fruit indigenous to the Americas that is grown widely in Southeast Asia. It gets it&#8217;s draconic moniker from it&#8217;s colorful exterior, the mildly sweet fruit has a gentle flavor that&#8217;s somewhere between a kiwi and pear. It&#8217;s nice and refreshing when served chilled after lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_111023-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_111023-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_111023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_111023-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_111023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_111023-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_111023-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragon Fruit grows on a bush-like cactus. I&#8217;m including some photos from a plant near our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2019\/local-grocery-store\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"792\">local grocery shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_082006-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2181\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?attachment_id=2181\" class=\"wp-image-2181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_082006-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_082006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_082006-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_082006-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_082006-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_082006-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2182\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?attachment_id=2182\" class=\"wp-image-2182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081920-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2183\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?attachment_id=2183\" class=\"wp-image-2183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210708_081928-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also a variety called red dragon fruit with purple flesh, instead of white, but we tend to avoid it because it stains. There&#8217;s a slight difference in taste but not enough so that I can quantify it. We were originally told that the purple fruit had been genetically modified but have since learned that it&#8217;s a natural variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41luOwsowJL._AC_SY450_.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon.com : WWI 2 Cuttings Purple Dragon Fruit Tree, -Plant with 9 Inch  Cutting - RK318 : Garden &amp; Outdoor\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210730_123202-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210730_123202-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210730_123202-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210730_123202-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210730_123202-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210730_123202-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210730_123202-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Red dragon fruit should come with a warning: only eat while wearing black.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Fruit, or Pitahaya, is a tropical fruit indigenous to the Americas that is grown widely in Southeast Asia. It gets it&#8217;s draconic moniker from it&#8217;s colorful exterior, the mildly sweet fruit has a gentle flavor that&#8217;s somewhere between a kiwi and pear. It&#8217;s nice and refreshing when served chilled after lunch or dinner. 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