Pitaya is a fruit with an exotic appearance and varied colours. A fruit with a sweet and refreshing taste that arouses curiosity and conquers you with its eyes, it is that beautiful.

The name pitaya means: bowl fruit in Aztec culture.

 

Pitaya: Dragon fruit

Known as Dragon fruit ("dragon fruit" in English and Asian countries) because of its scaly appearance and flowers, like The Flower of the Night because of the plant that blooms at night, with large white flowers. It is a juicy fruit, with an interior similar to the Kiwi, with small seeds through the flesh, but sweeter, has many nutrients that offer many health benefits.

 

How to consume :

he most common way to consume pitaya is of course, just peel and consume the flesh. You can cut the fruit crosswise with a knife or pocketknife and again the two halves, giving you 4 slices, from which the skin can be easily removed.

Another interesting way to eat pitaya is to make a transverse cut with a knife and eat each half with a spoon, using the skin as if it were a natural bowl. It is a very pleasant way to eat the fruit.

You can also choose to separate all the flesh by making a superficial cut around the fruit and then peeling it by hand, giving you a pitaya ball that you can use for slicing, decorating or even making squares to make a fruit salad. Pitaya goes very well mixed with strawberry, kiwi or melon.

Juices

Pitaya juice is very nutritious and since it has a very rich pulp, it makes a lot. It is a great adventure to mix pitaya juice with different fruits to taste, such as lemon, orange, pineapple, etc. For those who love it, it is interesting to add mint.

 

 Why pithaya from Biobelga :

 

- Grown in Europe so low ecological footprint in terms of transport, due to limited shelf life, non-European producers are obliged to transport by planeI

-Plants have a very low ecological footprint due to their long lifespan (20 years) and limited water consumption unlike many other fruits in the South.

-Top fresh : due to limited transport transit time

-Biobelga grows organic/ecological fruit, so absolutely no use of harmful pesticides and fertilisers.