Top 10 Weirdest Fruits In The World

9. Dragon Fruit – Mexico

The Dragon Fruit also known as Pitaya, reflecting its vernacular Asian names. They are more sour and refreshing, with juicier flesh and a stronger taste. The sour pitaya or pitaya agria in the Sonoran Desert has been an important food source for Native Americans. The Seri people of north western Mexico still harvest the fruit, and call the plant ziix is ccapxl – “thing whose fruit is sour”.

Pitaya flowers bloom overnight and usually wilt by the morning. They rely on nocturnal pollinators such as bats or moths for fertilization.

To prepare a pitaya for consumption, the fruit is cut open to expose the flesh. The fruit’s texture is sometimes likened to that of the kiwi fruit because of its black, crunchy seeds. The flesh, which is eaten raw, is mildly sweet and low in calories. The seeds are eaten together with the flesh, have a nutty taste and are rich in lipids, but they are indigestible unless chewed. The fruit is also converted into juice or wine, or used to flavour other beverages. The flowers can be eaten or steeped as tea. The taste has been described as being “very bland… like a melon or kiwifruit,” with a “mild sweetness.”