I like many fruits, including bananas, apples, oranges and cantaloupes ... but I like pitaya best.
Pitaya is very popular. It is oval with four or five rows of fleshy whiskers from beginning to end. Like willow leaves, there are four or five such "small willow leaves" in each row.
Pitaya, also known as Qinglong Fruit and Honglongguo Fruit, is named after its fleshy scales are like dragons.
Pitaya is native to tropical North America. Rich in nutrition, high in sugar content, containing 83.75g of water, and rich in protein, dietary fiber, vitamin b2, vitamin b3 and other nutrients.
The skin of pitaya is thick, and the red skin is peeled off. Clouds of pulp are wrapped in a white film, which is tender pulp. The flesh is white and slightly transparent. The pulp contains seeds, just like a layer of sesame seeds is evenly sprinkled inside.
After listening to my introduction, do you understand the nutritional value of pitaya?
Pitaya composition (2)
You must have heard of pitaya.
Pitaya is about the size of my fist. The plum-red surface is very beautiful. From a distance, it really looks like a flame! If you look closely, you will find many white spots in the flame. There are more than a dozen soft sword-like scales on the epidermis of plum blossom, which grow spirally and seem to be a winding ladder. The bottom of the scale is plum red and the middle is yellow, just like the epidermis of pitaya. When we reach the top, it will turn completely green. At the top of pitaya, there is a small hole. There are three small spikes in the bottom cluster of pitaya. If you stick them on your hands, you will definitely bleed. You should be careful. If you put your nose close and take a deep breath, a faint smell of grass will come to your nose and make you feel refreshed.
When you cut it open, the color inside and outside the skin of pitaya is different, and the side near the fruit is obviously darker than the outside. The pulp is white and fibrous, and there are countless black seeds in it, like black caviar. Dig a spoonful and taste it. It's sweet and refreshing, like ice cream with sesame seeds. Black seeds slide across the tip of the tongue, numb, chewing, crispy and delicious. After eating, pitaya is like a boat, red and beautiful. When you pinch it with your hand, the red sweat on the edge will flow out, like blood.
This is pitaya. Are you drooling? Try it quickly!
Pitaya composition (3)
My favorite fruit-pitaya. Every summer and autumn, I ask my parents to buy pitaya. Look, they went to buy pitaya again today.
Pitaya looks like a big pear. The middle part is particularly large. Its two ends are small, its color is red as fire, and its skin is particularly smooth. Strangely, its whole body is covered with triangular leaves, which are particularly sharp. The closer it gets to the head, the sharper it becomes, and some of them are even as long as pencils. I still remember the first time my mother and I went to buy pitaya. I was less than eight years old then. I walked into the fruit and saw pitaya at a glance. I asked, "Mom, what kind of fruit is this?" My mother smiled and answered me: "The name of this fruit is pitaya. Do you understand? " "I see, mom. I want to try this pitaya. Why don't you buy me some? " I said. Mom said, "OK, OK, I'll buy you some, a greedy cat, because you are so good today." As soon as I got home, I couldn't wait for my father to cut the pitaya. Wow! As soon as I saw it, the juicy pulp in pitaya appeared in front of me. These pulp look a bit like the jelly we usually eat, with black sesame seeds in it. I took a bite, and the juice of pitaya pulp rippled in my mouth. Chew it again, and your mouth will creak immediately, which is especially fun!
[Pitaya (hawthorn. ) Britt. et. Rose is a typical tropical plant belonging to Tripterygium of Cactaceae, which is native to tropical desert areas of Central America. Also known as Qinglong Fruit and Honglongguo, it is a plant introduced from Nanyang to Taiwan Province Province, and then improved and introduced from Taiwan Province Province to Hainan Province and Guangxi and Guangdong in the southern part of the mainland. Pitaya is named for its fleshy scales. When her bright and huge flowers bloom, the fragrance is overflowing, and potted viewing makes people feel auspicious, so it is also called "auspicious fruit".
Her fruit is bright in color, white or blood red in flesh, sweet but not greasy, with a hint of fragrance in lightness, which is better than "Hami melon". The development of pitaya can be made into fruit juice and various drinks, which has the effect of beauty and health care. Albumin in pitaya is a viscous colloidal substance, which has detoxification effect on heavy metal poisoning. It also has a protective effect on the stomach wall. Pitaya contains vitamin E and a more special ingredient-anthocyanin. Grape skins, red beets and other fruits and vegetables all contain anthocyanins, but the content of anthocyanins in pitaya fruit is the highest. They all have antioxidant, anti-free radical and anti-aging effects, and can also improve the prevention of brain cell degeneration and inhibit dementia. At the same time, pitaya also contains vitamin C for whitening skin and rich water-soluble dietary fiber, which has the effects of losing weight, lowering blood sugar, moistening intestines and preventing colorectal cancer. Pitaya, also known as red dragon fruit, is a fruit cultivation variety of cactus plant Pitaya, which is native to tropical Central America such as Brazil and Mexico. The fruit of pitaya is oval with a diameter of 10~ 12cm. The skin color is purple, gorgeous and charming, and the flesh color is white, yellow and red. Pitaya is widely planted in Taiwan Province Province, China, with a history of 178 years. At present, it has sprung up in Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces, and there are also sporadic planting in Chaoshan area. Pitaya is one of the famous tropical and subtropical fruits, and the research on Pitaya has been paid more and more attention.
Students, after listening to my introduction, do you also like to eat pitaya?
Pitaya composition (4)
Everyone has his favorite fruit, litchi, peach, watermelon, grapes and so on. If you want to ask me what fruit I like to eat, it must be it. It is pitaya, looks like a flame, and its flesh is juicy and delicious.
I like pitaya for a reason-one day, when I just finished eating pitaya and was savoring its taste, the growth process of pitaya was shown on TV: pitaya is a subtropical fruit, which has no requirements for soil, and it can live in harmony with the soil whether it is flat, paddy field, hillside or dry land.
The red body of pitaya highlights its name. Pitaya is not only delicious, but also very nutritious. Its nutrition includes protein, anthocyanins, vitamins b2 and b3, dietary fiber, etc. It has antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-free radical, weight loss, blood sugar reduction and so on, which really makes me want to eat another one.
Pitaya has tenacious vitality and the spirit of not abandoning it, which is worth learning, and this is the third reason why I like to eat Pitaya.
Yes, my favorite fruit is pitaya!
Pitaya composition (5)
In the fruit market, when people are choosing what they need, a very striking fruit attracts people's attention. As a result, it began to be shy, and its whole body was red. A few green leaves were embedded in the red face and opened slightly outward, just like the face of a shy child, which was particularly beautiful. This is a pitaya native to tropical Central America.
Pitaya is delicious! When you gently peel off its pink skin, white and tender pulp will appear in front of you. At this point, you can't wait to take a bite. The rich and sweet juice will make you shout, "Cool!" Take a closer look, there are some sesame-sized dots in this white pulp!
Pitaya is not only delicious, but also nutritious. It contains rare plant albumin and anthocyanins, rich vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber. In addition, there are many functions! Such as: detoxification and protection of stomach wall; Anti-aging, prevent brain cell degeneration, and inhibit the occurrence of dementia; Whitening and skin care; Lose weight, lower blood sugar, moisten intestine to relieve constipation, prevent large intestine, prevent colorectal cancer, etc.
What's the use of pitaya? It can dry wine, canned food and so on. The flowers of pitaya can also be dried and made into vegetables, and the color can also be extracted from food pigments. It can be said that pitaya is a treasure everywhere, which has brought many benefits to people.
Although the price of pitaya is slightly more expensive than other fruits, its beautiful appearance and rich nutrition are enough to make it a leader among fruits. With people's understanding of pitaya, the status of pitaya will gradually improve, and it will also become an indispensable fruit in people's lives.