Exotic. Every once in a while don’t we all need to experience a little something exotic? The other day when I was shopping at Ingles I was drawn into the exotic fruit section. Now is that what you were thinking? Their display drew me in and I felt like I absolutely had to try some of the fun and different fruit that they had on display.
The fruit that really drew me in was the Buddha’s Hand. I mean how could you not look at this and think you had to have one? Seriously.
This is not a fruit that you really just sit down and eat. As the label says it is good for using as zest and infusing and that is exactly what I am using it for. It is so citrusy and has a lovely fragrance. It is a really neat looking fruit and one I had to try.
Next up is the dragonfruit. I have had it in dishes before at primarily Asian restaurants and I love it. It is also great in smoothies and drinks and has a unique flavor. I can’t really describe what it tastes like but I like it – a lot. It is kind of like a lot of different fruits all mixed together. I love the color, don’t you?
Next up is one that I have seen but never tried and it was a fun one. The Kiwano Melon is a prickly looking fruit but one that is surprising once you cut it open. The one I cut open tasted a little sour and I wonder if it wasn’t quite ripe yet. So it is kind of a combination of a kiwi and a melon with a lot of seeds. The seeds remind me of cucumber seeds so it was kind of weird to have them in a fruit. But this one kind of grew on me and I liked it.
Every once in awhile it is good to try something different and I think this was a good little experiment. I am not sure that I will be buying tons of exotic fruit but for this time it was a fun thing to do.
What do you think? Have you ever tried any of these? Or any other “exotic” fruit that you would recommend? I am on the lookout for some other ones to try to let me know in the comments if you have any I should try. Remember that every comment on the blog this month means a 50 cent donation to our Comments for a Cause recipient Shadowbrook Farm.
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Leave a commentI’ve seen these at the store, but was too scared to try them. Thanks for explaining what they taste like.
Well the tastes are hard to describe but it was a fun experiment!!!!
I love anything with dragon fruit in it but have never actually bought one. And I don’t think I’ve ever heard of or seen the other two fruits. So interesting.
Looks like a fun experiment into exotic fruit. We don’t find unusual fruit at our supermarket here – oh maybe an occasional star fruit or something. But every time we venture out into Cincinnati, Ohio on our way to visit our daughter and son-in-law, we stop at a place called Jungle Jim’s, a huge market which has sections of food from other nations. We’ve tried some of the different offerings of fruit there. Always a surprise!
How fun. My sons are keen to try thing like this This would be cool to serve at a party or family gathering. Maybe I’ll make a platter for Thanksgiving!
You are prompting me now to look more closely at the fruits. I wonder if all of these are available locally as sometimes choices are limited here in rural Minnesota. That Buddha’s hand looks like something to set out for Halloween.
This was fun. I am not sure I would try them on my own but it was fun seeing and hearing about them. Thanks for sharing.
Once Jake and i bought a bunch of fruits from the supermarket and tried them. It was fun! I haven’t had some of these. I remember trying dragon fruit for the first time in China – the bakeries used it to top cakes. She warned me it looks more flavorful than it actually is. It’s really pretty.