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> I don't dislike Dragon Fruit but having had 30 or so of them in SE Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan) I've never had one that was "extrem

> I don't dislike Dragon Fruit but having had 30 or so of them in SE Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan) I've never had one that was "extremely sweet". All of them were relatively on the bland every place I had one. It's good to know they can be sweet but I'm curious why finding a sweet one is so rare. Our experience is vastly different! While not a fan of dragon fruit, I do eat it relatively often as my wife loves it. We usually buy pre-peeled pack at the super market when we visit. For me it is definitely sweet. Not 'extremely' but it's definitely sweeter than a good banana or royal grape. Definitely not bland at all. I don't think I've had a non-sweet version in any of the countries you listed. Edit: I just had a thought. I always eat Purple dragon fruit, not the white one. Maybe that's the difference.

greggman3 6y ago
I had both white and purple. I had hoped the purple would be sweeter but I never noticed a difference. It's hard to describe in words what how sweet something is but if I was to rank every fruit I've ever eaten in terms of sweetness Dragon Fruit would be at or near the bottom. I've have bland watermelon but I've had tons of sweet watermelon. I've bland other melons but I've had ton of sweet ones. I've never had a unsweet mango or an unsweet lychee or an unsweet mangosteen. I have had unsweet strawberries but mostly sweet ones. Anyway, I'll keep trying dragon fruit hoping for a sweet one. I think at the moment my favorite fruit I've had in SE Asia is cherimoya and I'm surprised they are not way more popular as they are so dang delicious! It's like someone made an apple + orange creamsicle fruit
- philliphaydon 6y ago
  OH Custard Apple!!! The best I've had is in Taiwan. It's one of my wifes favourite fruits, but we can't find good one in Singapore.
  - lokedhs 6y ago
    Don't they have them in regular grocery stores in Singapore? They might only have them when they're in season though.
    - philliphaydon 6y ago
      They aren't very good. A lot of the time they are rock hard and if you let them rippen they don't turn out very good. Just used to Taiwan where it's always nice and soft and yummy.
chriskanan 6y ago
Try yellow dragon fruit. It actually has a flavor. I find white and red to be bland or maybe grassy tasting. Yellow is sweet.

greggman3 6y ago

I had both white and purple. I had hoped the purple would be sweeter but I never noticed a difference. It's hard to describe in words what how sweet something is but if I was to rank every fruit I've ever eaten in terms of sweetness Dragon Fruit would be at or near the bottom. I've have bland watermelon but I've had tons of sweet watermelon. I've bland other melons but I've had ton of sweet ones. I've never had a unsweet mango or an unsweet lychee or an unsweet mangosteen. I have had unsweet strawberries but mostly sweet ones. Anyway, I'll keep trying dragon fruit hoping for a sweet one. I think at the moment my favorite fruit I've had in SE Asia is cherimoya and I'm surprised they are not way more popular as they are so dang delicious! It's like someone made an apple + orange creamsicle fruit

philliphaydon 6y ago
OH Custard Apple!!! The best I've had is in Taiwan. It's one of my wifes favourite fruits, but we can't find good one in Singapore.
- lokedhs 6y ago
  Don't they have them in regular grocery stores in Singapore? They might only have them when they're in season though.
  - philliphaydon 6y ago
    They aren't very good. A lot of the time they are rock hard and if you let them rippen they don't turn out very good. Just used to Taiwan where it's always nice and soft and yummy.

chriskanan 6y ago

Try yellow dragon fruit. It actually has a flavor. I find white and red to be bland or maybe grassy tasting. Yellow is sweet.