Exotic fruits

Living in Hong Kong we get to sample all of these delicious and bizarre looking fruits.  Markets are filled with local and international produce. Here is a run down of some of our favourites.

Olivia loves these. The longan or 'dragons eye' as we call them, resemble an eye ball once opened. Crack open the brown brittle shell ( a bit like you would a litchi) to reveal the whitish translucent pulp enclosing a glistening black seed.  The flesh is juicy and sweet. We chill them and pop them into the mouth for a sweet, refreshing treat!

Dragon fruit, Pitaya fruit.

Olivia loves these too. For myself and hubby, they don't have much taste. It is a fruit filled with water and I guess when temperatures are above 30° C with a humidity of 98% a fruit like this that quenches the thirst is more than welcome.
Its slightly sweet and filled with black poppy like seeds.
On the outside they are equally beautiful. Bright pink with flipper like growths. These flippers/spikes are  I guess what gives it the name dragon fruit.The thick rubber like skin peels off easily revealing a stunning white fruit speckled with black dots.