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  The DragonFruit Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Brought in by the French, the dragonfruit is called thang loy in Vietnamese and cultivated extensively in Vietnam where the average yield range from 20-25 tonnes per hectare.
In Malaysia, commercial cultivation of dragonfruit was initiated in Sitiawan, Kuala Pilah and Johor as early as 1999.
A warm climate cactus, dragonfruit can be cultivated in semi arid areas and has promising prospect as a plantation crop on account of its potential for industrial processing into juice, flavorings and wine as well as its medicinal properties.
www.dragonfruit.com.my /history.html   (161 words)

  
 Canadian Dragon Fruit - Your Online Source for Dragons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Dragonfruit are a climbing cactus and as such, whatever container you transplant in to
Remember, Dragonfruit is a jungle cactus and needs more water and food than a desert variety - but it is still a cactus.
Dragonfruit are from the cactaceae family, genus - hylocereus
www.canadiandragonfruit.ca /care.html   (214 words)

  
 VietnamTrade.org :: Business News Archive
The dragonfruit has brought money and wide recognition to a poor part of central Vietnam, much to the delight of local farmers.
His dragonfruit, though on the sea for a long month, still look fresh as if they have just been plucked from trees.
The dragonfruit barons have never esteemed themselves as directors or farm owners but say, "We are farmers and we want to live and make money on the land, which we have inherited from our ancestors." They have also created thousands of jobs for local people with monthly wage ranging between VND800,000 and VND1 million.
www.vietnamtrade.org /news_archive.cfm?pubid=2E205F61-48C3-4793-8045-12BDAF26866F   (775 words)

  
 De Gezonde Apotheker - Productinformatie over de cactusvrucht Pitahaya of Dragonfruit
andere namen zijn: pitaya, dragonfruit (drakenvrucht), cactusvrucht, strawberry pear
De Pitahaya of dragonfruit behoort tot de cacteën en word hoofdzakelijk in columbia verbouwd.
Wij zijn gespecialiseerd in aardappelen groente fruit exotisch fruit exotisch primeurs groentespeciaalzaak paddestoelen delicatesse delicatessen dolma dolmas dadels vijgen cumberland jam vruchten recepten stampot boerenkool groentewinkel groentenwinkel hachez cacao chocolade Regionale producten uit Groningen : knipselbonen of droge bonen.
www.degezondeapotheker.nl /vensterpags/vepitahaya.html   (191 words)

  
 dancanada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The dragonfruit was an absolutely gorgeous fruit to behold a large, roughly teardrop shaped fruit that was mostly bright red with these little triangular structures bending off of it (which were yellow, green, and other colors).
Granted dragonfruit is always supposed to be subtle with no tartness, however, these fruits were bland to the point of near tastelessness.
Granted many people (like me) have had poor experiences with dragonfruit (namely I think from poor varieties or early picked fruit), and others just don't care for a subtle fruit lacking in sourness; but I'm pretty sure that good dragonfruit is much better than what I had.
www.quisqualis.com /dantoronto.html   (1550 words)

  
 .::. BAR Chronicle .::. A monthly publication of the Bureau of Agricultural Research
I learned that the dragonfruit is a climbing cactus whose fragrant white flowers bloom at night.
Dragonfruit is also medicinal- the sap of its stems can be used as a vermifuge or dewormer but it is said to be caustic and hazardous.
Recently, the dragonfruit has already made its way into the European market and latest figures show cacti fruit sales are soaring across the world.
www.bar.gov.ph /barchronicle/2002/jul02_1-31_dragonfruit.asp   (626 words)

  
 Ramblings About My Life..: The Santi Forest Monastery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The organizers were worried that the the excursion might have to be cut short with the cancelling of the trip to the dragonfruit farm.
After touring the dragonfruit orchard, we went to view the orchids that the owner of the farm cultivated for commercial reasons.
A half-ripe dragonfruit can be seen on one of the stems of the plant.
killakat.blogspot.com /2005/08/santi-forest-monastery.html   (1964 words)

  
 What's Cookin'? | The San Diego Union-Tribune
This fruit was banned from importation to the United States because of pest issues, but fortunately, Southern California and Florida do have a few strips of land that can accommodate the temperature-sensitive Tropical Dragonfruit.
Tropical Dragonfruit has rich flesh colors ranging from deep iridescent magenta to sparkling blush pink.
Dragonfruit is generally ripe and ready to eat.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040908/news_lz1f8cookin.html   (406 words)

  
 Your Produce Man - Produce News
Tropical Dragonfruit is the fruit of a climbing vine Cactus.
Tropical Dragonfruit is not only unique in its appearance, but also in the way it flowers.
Tropical Dragonfruit, tenderly guarded by a protective coat of palm green and flamingo pink scales willingly surrenders to an interior eye-popping magenta bed of fl-seeded flesh that melts in your mouth and makes its way into your heart.
www.yourproduceman.com /news_sept_13_04.html   (1743 words)

  
 Canadian Dragon Fruit - Your Online Source for Dragons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The purpose of this site is to provide dragonfruit plants exclusively for the Canadian market.
The dragonfruit plant has a long and travelled history, first being grown in the South Americas and eventually spread all over the world.
They can bear fruit all year round and because of their readiness to crossbreed, there are literally 1000’s of different types of fruit, ranging in size, color and taste.
www.canadiandragonfruit.ca   (186 words)

  
 Melissa's Produce, Fruit & Vegetable Information  - Tropical Dragonfruit
Originally from Central America and now domestically grown in southern California and Florida, the Tropical Dragonfruit is an exotic cactus fruit that is sweet, juicy, and crisp and has a taste reminiscent of pear, kiwi and watermelon.
The fruit is round and its exterior ranges in color from a hot pink to red.
Common dragonfruit has white flesh but Melissa's Tropical Dragonfruit has a rich interior hue ranging from deep iridescent magenta to a sparkling blush pink.
www.melissas.com /catalog/index.cfm?product_ID=2458&info=Yes   (280 words)

  
 Your Produce Man - Produce News
In a saucepan, bring peach juice and cinnamon to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Place peach halves in dessert cups, garnish with scoop of ice cream and top tropical dragonfruit sauce.
Mix peaches and tropical dragonfruit, toss both together.
www.yourproduceman.com /recipe_dragonfruit.html   (74 words)

  
 noodlepie: Seasons in Saigon
I remember having to google for the dragonfruit, since I'd no idea what it was called in Chinese or English, or any language in between.
I also think the smaller dragonfruit are a tiny bit sweeter eaten at room temp.
I think there are two kindsa of dragonfruit, maybe one is very fragrant, but the ones I have had have been lacklustre.
www.noodlepie.com /blog/2005/05/seasons_in_saig.html   (1485 words)

  
 The DragonFruit Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Thang loy, pitaya, cactus fruit, dragonfruit; these are names commonly used to describe the fruit of certain warm climate cacti, in particular Hylocereus undatus/ polyrhizus/ocamponis and Selenicereus megalanthus.
The Hylocereus and Selenicereus are climbing cacti, epiphytic with aerial roots to cling to supporting hosts or structures.
The cacti’s ability to withstand high temperature and arid conditions make for the potential cultivation of the dragonfruit in areas such as the Negev Desert of Israel and other arid places.
www.dragonfruit.com.my   (190 words)

  
 Stash Tea: Stash Dragonfruit Tea
For our Dragonfruit tea our master blender combines Assam and Nilgiri fl teas from India, and Ceylon from Sri Lanka with exotic Dragonfruit flavor.
The result is a rich, pleasantly sweet tea with a taste reminiscent of Lychee fruit.
Dragonfruit (Hylocereus sp.), a member of Cactaceae family, is cultivated in tropical regions worldwide.
www.stashtea.com /w-111222.htm   (310 words)

  
 Anyone trying Dragonfruit?
So I grabbed it up, it was a bargain compared to the $80 jackfruit, fl sapotes and jaboticabas next to it.
The above followup was added by Ben K on August 31, 2004 at 11:00 am PST.
I have grown quite a bit of these in my backyard past 4 years.
www.cloudforest.com /cafe/forum/19046.html   (1449 words)

  
 Svadhisthana, Dragonfruit - Tea, 6 Units / 18 bag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Juicy dragonfruit sparkles on the tongue, combined with a cool aftertaste of ginger and mint.
Created with the mysterious damiana herb, which enhances male and female sexuality.
Hibiscus flowers, orange peel, ginger, peppermint, chicory, damiana and natural dragonfruit flavor.
www.vitaminfever.com /home-grocery/29193.htm   (67 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Glaceau Vitamin Water Power-C Dragonfruit (C plus Taurine) at Epinions.com
Vitamin C tends to enhance my immunity, or that has been my experience, and I do enjoy most berry type fruit flavors, so was drawn to the Dragonfruit.
Glaceau Vitaminwater in the dragonfruit flavor comes in an 8 fluid ounce plastic container.
The top is clear, and there is a band of rose (dark pink for you guys) in the middle, and white at the bottom.
www.epinions.com /content_145310453380   (651 words)

  
 mintyfresh » yummmmmmy pink goodness
Every once in a while I’ll stumble into a batch of weird and/or wacky produce, particularly since I have a knack for doing my grocery shopping all over the city (I have no idea why this happens, but it does).
I bet dragonfruit would be great in a milkshake.
You can buy them on the street there for a dime a dozen (actually, it was probably cheaper than that)… anyway, I think they are kind of bland - but very, very pretty.
mintyfresh.lilybug.ca /index.php?p=310   (416 words)

  
 Cannabis World Online Archive - DRAGONFRUIT & SHAMEN(X) X STARFRUIT: what we're workin' on @NUCLEARSTRNZSATELLITE ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This strn is somewhat of a challenge for us- we rec'vd a MAUI WOWEE clon and crossed it with our tried and true SHAMEN(X) the outcome after the first backX to the original SWT#3 brought out the pheno of what we call DRAGONFRUIT.
If anyone has had the luxury of eating DRAGONFRUIT which is native to HAWAII, then you'll know that we have a winner.
WE have been in contact with a seedbank in CANADA who is interested in contracting w/us to add this strn to their list of availble pedigrees.
cannabisworld.org /vbportal/forums/showthread/t-57979.html   (3425 words)

  
 Melissa's Buy Produce Online Specialty Produce & Gift Basket  - Tropical Dragonfruit
With its striking fuschia exterior and bright white, pink or magenta interior (color will vary depending on availability), the remarkable looking cactus fruit demands a double take.
It has a delicately sweet and mildly acidic flavor reminiscent of watermelon, cactus pear, and kiwi.
Aside from its tiny edible seeds, the melon-like texture of the Tropical Dragonfruit makes it ideal for blending in drinks as well as using in sorbets.
www.melissas.com /catalog/index.cfm?Product_id=2458&Info=NO   (194 words)

  
 Stash Tea Company - Svadhisthana-Chakra #2
With every cup there is the potential for growth and transcendence.
Hibiscus flowers, orange peel, ginger, peppermint, chicory, damiana and natural and natural dragonfruit flavor.
A TEA FOR PASSION & CREATIVITY Juicy dragonfruit sparkles on the tongue combined with a cool aftertaste of ginger and mint.
www.lotuslight.com /ingr/ingr202710.cfm   (305 words)

  
 The DragonFruit Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
We believe that it is a fruit full of riches, be it in monetary value or its health enhancing contents.
The DragonFruit site is a proprietary website of the company.
Here we welcome pitaya farmers to join us and be one of the family and enjoy the benefits we can offer you: networking, protection and of course, publicity, which is also one of the important course we are persuing here.
www.dragonfruit.com.my /findus.php?memberid=1   (138 words)

  
 Penang Faces: Red Dragonfruit (Pitaya)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
I know I had blogged about dragonfruit before.
I bought two bottles of red dragon fruit wine which is Made-In-Malaysia.
I have heard abt dragonfruit jam which I was planning to make once I get my hands on some red dragonfruit.
penangfaces.chanlilian.net /archives/2005/07/red_dragonfruit.html   (579 words)

  
 "Feast of the Senses" Mille Feuille of carambola, dragonfruit and ricotta fraiche :: Recipe :: ABC Far North Qld   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
"Feast of the Senses" Mille Feuille of carambola, dragonfruit and ricotta fraiche :: Recipe :: ABC Far North Qld
"Feast of the Senses" Mille Feuille of carambola, dragonfruit and ricotta fraiche
Place scoop of sapote ice cream on the side and drizzle caramel sauce over the whole lot.
www.abc.net.au /cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/farnorth/stories/s1362160.htm   (309 words)

  
 Dragonfruit Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Dragonfruit Records works exclusively for Celeste Prince and her fans, providing production and marketing support for her releases and shows from our offices in Tokyo and Los Angeles.
Please have a look around or click on the image above to link directly through to Celeste Prince's website at http://www.celesteprince.com.
Dragonfruit Records // 5482 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1923 // Los Angeles, CA 90036
www.dragonfruitrecords.com   (71 words)

  
 Natural Dragonfruit, Rasberry, Strawberry, and Lime Flavors, With Other Natural Flavors
Natural Dragonfruit, Rasberry, Strawberry, and Lime Flavors, With Other Natural Flavors
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These are all of the energy drinks in the database that use this ingredient.
www.niftygeek.com /energy-drinks/ingredient-details.php?iid=115   (155 words)

  
 Snapple Elements - The BevNET.com Review
Now with a metallic package, Snapple Fire is an interesting and refreshing beverage.
Made with dragonfruit, pear, raspberry, strawbery, and lime flavors, this beverage has a sweet berry-like flavor.
As for the herbal/functional elements of this flavor, Snapple Fire features Ginseng, Guarana, and Ginkgo Biloba to provide a natural energy boost.
www.bevnet.com /reviews/snapple_elements   (1018 words)

  
 Clock Crew BBS - View Profile: Dragonfruit Clock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Clock Crew BBS - View Profile: Dragonfruit Clock
Send a message via email to Dragonfruit Clock
Dragonfruit Clock is not a member of any public groups
www.clockcrew.net /bbs/member.php?userid=508   (26 words)

  
 Santepheap - The Cambodia Weblog: Pizza, Dragonfruit, Donuts and Muddy Roads
A tourist by the name of Nananatalie has put together some decent first-hand accounts of her 10-day trip through Cambodia.
And she has some nice pictures of Cambodian pizza, dragonfruit and streetside donutmakers, among other things.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
pookaibooks.org /weblog/2005/08/pizza-dragonfruit-donuts-and-muddy.html   (187 words)

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