Why Pitaya (Mexican Dragon Fruit) Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food

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Covered in spines and hiding a rich, colorful pulp, the pitaya, a type of dragon fruit, can make or break the economy of entire towns in Mexico during the growing season, when a batch of 4,000 pitayas can sell for over $7,400. Getting your hands on some in the US can cost up to $22 for a bucket of five fruits. Pitayas are hard work. They are extremely delicate and go bad quickly. Workers must pick, despine, and transport the pitayas all in a single day to ensure they reach customers without spoiling. So what makes this fruit worth the painstaking task? And why is it so expensive?
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@DroogyParade Жыл бұрын

Had no idea these were so rare. My grandma had a lot of these cactus on her farm in Mexico and we'd eat these a lot growing up.

@hunnybeee6702 Жыл бұрын

U soooo lucky

@DelRae Жыл бұрын

Sounds like fun, reminds me of going down to canals for blackberries that grew wild alongside it

@HaggisMuncher-69-420 Жыл бұрын

k taco muncher

@noeramirez2828 Жыл бұрын

They're kinda not rare lol just depends where you are from. It literally grows on the side of the road where my family is from, but not in other parts

@gerardoamparan192 Жыл бұрын

We have a lot un my city its like a poors person fruit here in a way, cheap af

@whatshisface1390 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know these were rare bcz where I’m from in Mexico pitaya are found in abundance! They are absolutely delicious!!

@Wonka1776 Жыл бұрын

Me too 😊 they are very delicious 🤤

@luzesquivel6010 Жыл бұрын

And..YES. They are PITAYAS." Dragon fruit?? HA! MONKY SEES, MONKY DOES."

@Chris-bf1ux Жыл бұрын

@@luzesquivel6010 Hola, entonces en Mexico existen los tres (pitayas, tunas, y pitahayas)?

@diegoibanez2609 Жыл бұрын

@@luzesquivel6010 Sí, existen las tres

@anadil888 Жыл бұрын

@@Wonka1776 น้ำแข็งใส้

@joshbennett8690 Жыл бұрын

This man alone is just inspiring. I went the whole video thinking, "oh this guy started his own business selling these local fruits." Then to find out he also sells tortillas, has a butcher shop, and makes tequila with the agave he makes? Pretty darn impressive if you ask me

@Matthew-ut3km Жыл бұрын

bro is playing stardew valley

@taracannonllc Жыл бұрын

Ikr!

@elvergontemeto714 Жыл бұрын

Most of us Mexicans work hard in our own country too,Not only in the US. This man lives in my home state and the people from my home state are hard working people. We grow Pitaya,Corn,Raspberry,Cactus,Agaves,Avocados and many many other fruits,vegetables and even livestock

@peterlee9691 Жыл бұрын

Basically just saying he's a farmer that has livestock, fruit and vegetables. And his income is seasonal and cannot survive on a monoculture product.

@SmokeyChipOatley Жыл бұрын

Coming from a family of Mexican immigrants to the US (incidentally also from the state of Jalisco), it never ceases to amaze me how incredibly hard working they are. But unlike the typically “soulless” work ethic of places like the US or Japan, Mexicans typically have an immense amount of pride in whatever work they do. Whether it’s a young artist painting handmade crafts or a smiling grandmother selling bowls of fruit, you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone who is just “getting through the day”. Not to say they’re living handsomely, far from it. But what I’ve gathered from my family at least is, if you work hard and put your heart into it, anything is possible.

@republicoftexas4651 Жыл бұрын

If you've ever had _tuna,_ prickly pear, imagine that x10 in flavor and sweetness and that's a _pitaya._ And both are super healthy.

@billyd7628 Жыл бұрын

ever had saguaro fruit? how is it compared to pipe cactus?

@m.b.8446 2 ай бұрын

@@billyd7628I've had the opportunity to eat both and they taste identical, or nearly so. My family and I picked pitayas in Sonora way back when. The saguaro fruit I got to eat in Arizona. If I had to choose between the two I would go pitaya as the flavor and smell are more pronounced.

@0141amit Жыл бұрын

Give it to Japanese , they will make it 1 million USD per basket

@carlosperez9601 Жыл бұрын

It’s not about the money smh. Hopefully you can go to Mexico and taste the land through the fruit .

@ThaRealDinkle Жыл бұрын

It would be a hand crafted basket and 4 fruits but still a million 🤣🤣

@king_ltc_ Жыл бұрын

💀

@angryalientv4964 Жыл бұрын

😂😂 Say a piece of wood is from Japan and people will pay millions. Japan overrated

@ajinkyagaikwad5063 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@josefinanatividad6956 Жыл бұрын

Grew up eating these. They’re only available in very specific times and the rain has to be perfect or there is no pitaya season. Reason where we go in Mexico we only eat pitayas every couple of years. We literally walk through the mountains picking them in the hot sun but they are so worth it. A true delicacy. There is nothing like it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Glenn-F-Rice Жыл бұрын

While spraying fertilizer my dad also sprays the blackberry brier bushes it makes them twice the size and sweeter.

@raytheperson Жыл бұрын

Finally someone calling a food a delicacy and the food isnt japanese lobsters eyelides or somthing disgusting they always slap delicacy onto

@kickballfever Жыл бұрын

@@raytheperson Where I'm from we have a special variety of mango that is considered a delicacy.

@muzician7 Жыл бұрын

You just described my childhood!!

@filbao8113 Жыл бұрын

@@kickballfever which

@Hillbillybob54 Жыл бұрын

My grandmother back home used to make her fencing out of pitaya trees we would eat them all the time. Good times

@D.VA_00 Жыл бұрын

Growing up in Mexico my grandfather used to pick those for free and we would eat them together ❤

@BE74297 Жыл бұрын

Of course eating some is fine. But harvesting all of them seems sad. Are they needed by the cactus ? Bees certainly do need them.

@jmontoyar1985 Жыл бұрын

My local pedestrian Mexican ice cream guy sells pitaya flavored nieve de garrafa (hand churned Mexican gelatto”) and this flavor is soo yummy, and for some reason pairs amazingly with the “leche quemada” (burnt milk) flavor. I love living in east side San Jose, california, I have all the flavors of Mexico available to me in my neck of the woods.

@eyesofthecervino3366 Жыл бұрын

That's a very clever, practical way to preserve pitayas to sell over a longer period of time.

@DesdeElOeste Жыл бұрын

Where at? can you share the location for the pitayas. ?

@hibikime-we7sx Жыл бұрын

Yes I want to try the ice cream too

@jmontoyar1985 Жыл бұрын

@@DesdeElOeste I live in East San José. Unfortunately I cannot give you an exact location for the pitaya ice cream man because he passes by pushing his ice cream cart. Probably passes on my street every other day.

@jmontoyar1985 Жыл бұрын

@@hibikime-we7sx Yes!!! Hand Churned Mexican ice cream “nieve de garrafa” is underrated IMHO. It is similar to Italian Gelatto or Sorbet depending on the flavor. And what puts it over the top is the exotic flavors that are available such as burnt milk, cactus pear (tuna), and the pitaya. Just the other day I tried one made of tejocote fruit (nance). Wasn’t too much to my liking, but the chance to try something different made it worth it.

@AlexSilva-vr4wx Жыл бұрын

I was living in Oaxaca for awhile and these fruits are so cheap and so delicious! I miss my Mexico 🇲🇽

@respecteverybodynohate9637 Жыл бұрын

I use to get avocado and dragon fruit for so cheap everything was I remember I got a bag full of then for like 4 dollars

@g.g.v5716 Жыл бұрын

Pitaya is native to peru

@respecteverybodynohate9637 Жыл бұрын

@@g.g.v5716 Ik but I still found them in the central u gotta go man

@jihuronexi5858 Жыл бұрын

@@g.g.v5716 no it's not native to just peru. All types of cacti fruits are spread throughout the americas from the southwest deserts of the USA, mexico, central america etc

@theducklord6125 Жыл бұрын

if you miss mexico then you shouldn't have jumped over that wall

@lemonyskunkketts7781 Жыл бұрын

I just ride around Phoenix and forage all kinds of these. Some taste like banana, some like candy, some like berries. Each fruit is picked when it is bright pink, and right before it splits for the sweetest taste. The large ones are the most fibrous. The challenge is picking them before the birds, and dont fall in when harvesting them.

@AntonioSerranoMx91 5 ай бұрын

Así es. Rápido y con cuidado. 🤙🏾

@chrisguillen1495 Жыл бұрын

I remember eating dozens of these at one time as a kid in San Luis. Good times 😂

@leodiscorpion3350 Жыл бұрын

what does it taste like

@CommanderAlpharocks Жыл бұрын

@@leodiscorpion3350 pretty much, nothing. But it’s good, I like it, it comes with a granulose texture and with a very very moderate taste.

@leodiscorpion3350 Жыл бұрын

@@CommanderAlpharocks just like the typical dragon fruit?

@rkevic Жыл бұрын

2:47

@leodiscorpion3350 Жыл бұрын

@@rkevic thanks

@pfv1247 Жыл бұрын

May God bless these farmers and keep them safe and prosperous.

@Marconi121 Жыл бұрын

God's not doing any good against the thousands brutally murdered by the cartels every year, return to earth.

@emotionalfish1181 Жыл бұрын

These farmers say, hey bud, thanks for your KZfaq prayer! Now that you've sent this out, it's easy street for these farmers now. God now knows what to do, bless these folks. Yay.

@pfv1247 Жыл бұрын

@@Marconi121 I get what you're saying. I hope you get what I'm saying.

@pfv1247 Жыл бұрын

@@emotionalfish1181 I get what you're saying. I hope you get what I'm saying.

@crimsonxcritter Жыл бұрын

God won't stop the climate change that will threaten these farmers in the very near future

@fatty4matty Жыл бұрын

As one of the few people who grow Pitayas in the US, I can definitely say that it is the fruit of the gods, you'll never find another flavor like it. Some are more tart, some have a floral sweetness to them, some are more intensely fruity, and some can even be as sweet as sugarcane. The different colors have different flavors, and its mind boggling to see the rainbows of different colors once they all ripen. Their best flavor is when theyre fresh off the cactus, and if you dont live in jalisco the only way to get that is to grow them yourself.

@alexmendoza9984 Жыл бұрын

they grow in different southern states not just Jalisco. I'm from Oaxaca we even have a variant Checonostle which are more sweet and tasty.

@ZoruaZorroark Жыл бұрын

i had prickly pear and dragon fruit, and want to try this fruit. even if i never ever have the chance to, i still hope that anyone growing the cactus continues to do so for as long as they can and anyone having one treat it like a gift a well as enjoy it

@salvadormendoza8535 Жыл бұрын

If you have the chance to come to Cabo San Lucas for Springbreak (just in season) you can find them 150km in the highway to La Paz (just ripped) or in the local markets (a little more expensive but not as tasty)

@Francisco-fe8ki Жыл бұрын

More rich flavor

@ernestodaggsk8 Жыл бұрын

It’s really nice to watch a video of Business Insider of something I thought I was very familiar with. I was born and raised in Guadalajara and have had this fruit for my whole life when it’s available between April-June, I used to think they were a little expensive because I didn’t know the effort the local harvesters put into bringing them to our city. I’ll appreciate more their work after this!

@andreaaraiza647 2 ай бұрын

Same! I just bought some outside my home, like an hour ago, and I was kinda bummed out cause I felt it was really expensive, and I wanted more of them, but couldn't really afford more this week... But then I started wondering why they were expensive, so I Googled it, and this video came up... Now I feel better about the price I paid for them and will be more appreciative of their value now.

@peace4myheart Жыл бұрын

You guys are one of my favorite channel on youtube for me. Entertaining and informative, always something new to learn that I have never heard of. This is an affirmation for you guys for all your dedication and hard work.

@anniesz6806 Жыл бұрын

Soy de Guadalajara y en mi familia esperamos con ansia la temporada de pitaya, es deliciosa! Es bonito ver que se valoran estas frutas a nivel mundial.

@g.g.v5716 Жыл бұрын

Pitaya es oriundo de Peru.Agradece

@ElCapricho-420 Жыл бұрын

@Robert Lemon es un sabor dulce , refrescante ... Único , las.venden aproximadamente a 10 pesos por pieza , nomás se dan en temporada y solo como dos meses ...

@anniesz6806 Жыл бұрын

@@g.g.v5716 no es la misma ustedes tienen la pitahaya; que es desabrida y no tan buena de sabor. Esta es pitaya, muy dulce y poco conocida

@anniesz6806 Жыл бұрын

@@g.g.v5716 yo no entiendo la gente del sur que quiere a fuerzas desacreditar a Mexico en todo. La pitaya no es de Perú, y si fuera así no tendría nada que agradecer.

@anniesz6806 Жыл бұрын

@Veronica Elis NORTEAMERICANA. F en geografía y F en conocimientos, la tuna es otro tipo de fruta muy diferente en sabor y apariencia a la pitaya.

@elisavetsandoval5362 Жыл бұрын

Pitayas are so delicious & refreshing out here in Juchipila Zacatecas we love our yearly dose of Pitayas.🤤

@bi-han9785 Жыл бұрын

I remember going with my grandma to pick these and eat them right off of the pitayo’s. Man I would go through several of these one of my favorite snack

@cristiaolson7327 Жыл бұрын

I am fortunate enough to live in a part of California where fresh pitaya can be found fairly easily while in season. I'm not sure if there are farmers here producing them since the organ pipe cactus can grow here, or if they're being quickly driven up from Mexico, but they are absolutely worth buying and eating. A little expensive, but a delicious treat that's tasty enough for me to want to plant one of the cactuses to grow my own once I buy a house.

@slewone4905 Жыл бұрын

I've seen the cactus locally, and hate them. Maybe I should pay attention if they fruit. I grow the other kind. My mother is better at it. I got a record three this year. Several years ago, someone robbed my mother enough to be a major crime. Wiped out most of our fruit.

@1972landcruiser Жыл бұрын

I have a pitaya tree, the variaty i have does not have spines but is a smoth skin variaty, I also have tunas.

@great.933 Жыл бұрын

@@slewone4905 why do you hate cacti ?

@danithaman4610 Жыл бұрын

I hope you are able to buy a house in California. Things are crazy in this state

@briansanchez6699 Жыл бұрын

@@1972landcruiser it’s not pitaya if it doesn’t have thorns. Same family but different name

@a.k.salazr Жыл бұрын

No wonder nobody knew what these were when I would talk about them. I’m from Jalisco and my parents brought me to the us as a kid. I miss these so much! They’re delicious. Guamuchiles too. Also grown in Jalisco

@yogi05lc Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd always be confused because I'd think these pink dragon fruits in the US aren't real pitayas. Guamuchiles are good, too. I always knew them as pinzanes in Michoacán. Nanches or changungas are great also.

@amaranthine43 Жыл бұрын

Ese Trinidad, todo un empresario bravo 🇲🇽💖

@StillElias Жыл бұрын

My guy has multiple business and he said he started selling the fruit from the ground up. This man is hustling! Respect 👊

@erdvilla Жыл бұрын

I live near a town that dedicates almost exclusively to harvest them. So we see people with the baskets at the town center archways when in season. And sometimes I think $3 for 12 was expensive... I think thanks to this video I'll be more appreciative of the effort put into bringing them to my city.

@imeldamartinez4028 Жыл бұрын

@hahna77 Жыл бұрын

That man is what you call a true entrepreneur.

@bumbum601 Жыл бұрын

el jale

@brearachelle4032 Жыл бұрын

One of my absolute favorite fruits! They taste so magical and balance out your digestive system and hydrate you!

@tephosnoopy Жыл бұрын

My grandma use to sell them and would always save some for me and my brother for when we went to visit her. I wish I could have this fruit so that I could share with the rest of my siblings the joy we had with her during those times

@Jesus_sosa123 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been blessed by having parents who send me every year to Puebla and eat as much fruit as I can , I got to say pitaya are my favorite

@morseythefat_cat_5lol312 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Trinidad and to hear a person have such a name is quite interesting💞

@agentbey Жыл бұрын

How does the name translate in Trinidad?

@SuperEazyA Жыл бұрын

Tri-Ni-Dad

@edxmon Жыл бұрын

Mexico has a large Catholic population. The name Trinidad was likely given to this man by his parents in honor of the Holy Trinity, and not the country. The country, may actually also have been named as such due to religious reasons.

@Dianeediegoo Жыл бұрын

I have a cousin named Trinidad and it refers to the holy trinity since most Mexicans are catholic

@benyendleschannelofwondera3870 Жыл бұрын

Makes me homesick for Mexico to hear these great Mexican accents. Even though I only lived in Guadalajara for one year 😊 that's how great México is, it stays in your heart forever.

@DaViiloW805 Жыл бұрын

Our ancient ancestors are smiling every time we eat and harvest pitaya season. Love from Califas 🇲🇽🇺🇲

@kaeobermoy4401 Жыл бұрын

It grown all over the hills on waimanalo and Hawaii Kai in Oahu Hawaii because Hawaii is close to Mexico seasonal birds transported the seeds to the cliff Sides in Hawaii we have all the Mexican cactus types growing here they love the hot humid temperatures and thrive here when we have dry seasons the pitayas taste best in Hawaiian language we call the cactus fruits panini .

@grvcie Жыл бұрын

Reallyyy?? That sounds so interesting I want to visit Hawaii

@noxtlicomitl2944 Жыл бұрын

No lo creo, ni siquiera en Centroamérica existen todas las especies de cactaceas mexicanas, y eso que hay corredores biologicos donde facilmente se podrian extender especies de cactaceas como estas.

@kaeobermoy4401 Жыл бұрын

@@noxtlicomitl2944 si Tienes Razon pero no Tenemos todo como ustedes ..pero hay mucho de este tipos como en este video aqui en hawaii

@lupearteaga9791 Жыл бұрын

@@grvcie Mee too! What month of the year that would be? Same as Mexico in May?

@james21ap1 Жыл бұрын

I thought the Spanish brought it to Hawaii.

@rodrigocarmona9827 Жыл бұрын

For some reason, here in Brazil Dragon fruit is called "Pitaya".... we write and pronounce the same

@emerickdeneb9621 Жыл бұрын

No viste con atencion el video 😂

@vboyz21 Жыл бұрын

Same in Spain...

@grimone1309 Жыл бұрын

Wn mexico tambien se llama pitaya

@shads2369 Жыл бұрын

Pitaya is the general term for the fruits of several related cacti species. Dragon fruit is probably just the more common name for it in the US

@namedrop721 Жыл бұрын

@@shads2369 the beginning of the video, did you watch it? They explain pitaya and pitayha are two different fruits 💜

@hanaluong2672 Жыл бұрын

Pitaya = Mexican Dragon Fruit!!! But the Dragon Fruit was originated from Mexico. Two decades+ ago, I read a small book in Vietnam and learnt that the French, during the colonial days, had imported the Dragon Fruit from Mexico to Vietnam. Something happened in Vietnam, whether it was the weather (humidity) or the soil, and it became a big hit and different from its counterparts in Mexico. The name Dragon Fruit came from the Vietnamese name "Thanh Long" or "Green Dragon", probably based on the shape of the leaves. When I told my sister about the French import, she was like "Oh, the Vietnamese propaganda makes it like Vietnam gave birth to this fruit!". Anyway, the fruit is so popular that it spreads to neighboring countries and then America. And now Mexico bases, at least in this video, its pitaya on the Dragon Fruit standard. Happy Green Dragon!

@rosaspanjol673 Жыл бұрын

I remember eating this fruit when I was growing up in Guadalajara. They were so colorful and so good 👍!

@chidostyle9825 Жыл бұрын

I can say by experience these are so good and addicting like he said at 6:45 youre always left wanting another one

@elchekaner Жыл бұрын

My family owns a ranch in Puebla and when I was a kid we used to go, it was hard to get there usually we walked over 2 hours to get there but it was worth it, we used to eat tons of this for free and sweet tunas too.

@pvrp_gxd Жыл бұрын

They’re everywhere where my family is from in Mexico, we would go in my grandpa’s land and get 4-5 bucketfuls with the carrizo whenever me and my cousins felt like it or when we were told to, awesome childhood memories!!

@760santi Жыл бұрын

I would eat these all the time when I was a child living in Mexico they are really good. I remember having them all the time. Crazy seeing a KZfaq video on the fruit that was part of my humble upbringing in Mexico.

@benwillvv Жыл бұрын

The various colors of these fruits is amazing.

@reynaldohernandez1425 Жыл бұрын

I grew up eating this. We had tones of these every year in our backyard. They’re delicious!

@jdlawncare5582 Жыл бұрын

Same here

@joaopa9250 Жыл бұрын

Las pitayas son simplemente una delicia 😋👍🏼🇲🇽

@sillypiggy2 Жыл бұрын

I remember as a child when my parents would go back to Mexico to visit family we would buy these already peeled from stands on the side of the road, very tasty!

@theshadowemperor2346 Жыл бұрын

9:17 this guy kinda looks like a millenial pablo escobar

@sanchezjukio96 Жыл бұрын

That is a hardworking man. Love this story

@pepitoesparza-marquez1317 Жыл бұрын

So damn blessed to have my family originate from where these are grown. Anytime we go it’s during pitaya season. My mom would mash some up and serve it with vanilla ice cream sometimes. So amazing.

@Mocktailmetal Жыл бұрын

That guy holding spikeful fruit and cleaning these 4000 a day with bare hand gives me slap of reality, of how fuckingly good, comfortable position I am.

@teresamexico309 Жыл бұрын

Pitayas can be found in many places in Latinamerica, however the taste is different. Once I was traveling trough San Luis Potosí state (MX) and I found some stalls selling pitayas, then I was excited to try them. Well, they looked the same but the flavor has not comparison to the ones from Jalisco state (and the ones from some part of Zacatecas state that borders with Jalisco). Later, I had the opportunity to talk to a scientist whom knew about the subject and he did mention that Soil was the difference and that soil gives those pitayas its specific flavor.

@g.g.v5716 Жыл бұрын

Indeed, I have tried Pitaya in Mexico and they are all blant and not sweet. Ive tried Pitaya from Peru where its from and its super sweet and more colorful

@teresamexico309 Жыл бұрын

@@g.g.v5716 I have tried Pitayas in Perú (around Cañón de Colca) and they were sour, which I like it as well. By your comment I get that you have not tried Pitayas from the Jalisco-Zacatecas area (MX) those Pitayas are so delicious and sweet (not overly sweet).

@noxtlicomitl2944 Жыл бұрын

No solo son las condiciones del suelo, también depende de la especie de cactus. En México hay una gran variedad de especies de cactaceas columnares a las que genericamente se les dice pitayao pitayo, y todas tienen un sabor diferente en su fruto.

@namelesswreck6383 Жыл бұрын

There's a big difference between being a native plant and being planted somewhere else....(the Spanish and the French took our flowers and fruits everywhere)

@itsame1477 Жыл бұрын

Yes! They are also native to the southwest (USA) Pitaya is a very important fruit for native Americans too. Like corn. 😊

@Los13Pitayos Жыл бұрын

Wow love this video. 👍

@MyBodyIsMyTemple Жыл бұрын

This is the BEST Pitaya video I’ve seen. Thank you for the amazing clarification on the difference between pitaya and dragon fruit. People confuse them all the time!

@eddieabbott370 Жыл бұрын

Bring us more more more. We love ❤ it. PITAYA. GOOD JOB YOULL

@stephenbrand5661 Жыл бұрын

Y'all*

@matthewreyes2401 Жыл бұрын

Man I remember these in Zacatecas when I would go visit my family with my father every year, these things were delicious.

@Unknownxxx2345 Жыл бұрын

I love Manuel's voice, it's so soft

@marthareal8398 Жыл бұрын

Great memories, I enjoyed this fruit as a little girl in the outskirts of Guadalajara. Pitayas a great fruit as well. Thank you for posting this video.

@LenaShrimp Жыл бұрын

My favorite fruit, so so delicious I wish it was more known

@s15specv Жыл бұрын

It’s been over 25 years since the last time I ate a pitaya 😢. They also grow in Michoacán which is where I’m from.

@yogagai Жыл бұрын

I am so blessed that in my childhood. I had lots and lots of pitayas to eat thanks to my grandpa Jose and to my relatives who own pitayas fields. 😊

@gladrooster1155 Жыл бұрын

I Like how she said only found in Mexico and some parts of the USA u remember going down there once and my parent's brought back some and planted em here in texas and they given off some food fruits all these years I was surprised they survived so many freezes over the years

@Keyit0 Жыл бұрын

Variations of colour is fascinating!

@brandont.9925 Жыл бұрын

In the state of Michoacán Mexico, there is another variety that's called Pitire and is usually bigger and even more sweet and colorful

@travel_blog1212 Жыл бұрын

Excellent!!!

@amyx231 Жыл бұрын

I love dragonfruit and cactus pears. I’ll have to try these one day, if I ever go to Mexico!

@anneofgreengables9096 Жыл бұрын

This is very similar to the horrisia fruit found in the horrisia cactus here in Australia. I live in rural QLD, if you drive along the roads or go to a farm you c an find hundreds of horrisia cacti that grow fluorescent pink skin and inside it looks identical to the pataya, with the same shape and size. It has what I assume is the same texture, very sandy, but is fairly flavourless with a sweet tang.

@genghiskhansbabymomma5649 Жыл бұрын

Most dragon fruit doesn't really have a strong flavor

@hope30341 Жыл бұрын

BCS Mèxico se venden en los pueblos ,en las fruterias ,en aguas frescas , en nieves ,en la carretera te puedes bajar y buscar tus propias pitayas,son deliciosas mas si se comen frias son un manjar.

@booob8 Жыл бұрын

I live in Colorado and I came a cross this during a delivery to a small Mexican restaurant the owner said that he payed $200 for a small basket. Let me have a couple and it was amazing.

@thefreshprincessofeverywai4302 Жыл бұрын

Where the springs???

@JoePvpii Жыл бұрын

Tried these once in El rancho en tiempo de Pitayas. Absolutely top 3 Fruits I've ever ingested.

@rogeliogonzales5307 Жыл бұрын

They are the best. I love them they taste delicious. For me it's way tastier than dragon fruit

@alexanderbriceno2524 Жыл бұрын

Y es una fruta súper deliciosa

@johnxo3253 Жыл бұрын

My grandparents have one of these trees in their backyard in Mexico , pitayas were my fave when I was little 😍

@hungrybesties Жыл бұрын

So yummy and healthy! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day

@jojanglesa8436 Жыл бұрын

I literally googled this like two weeks ago because I got a craving for it

@djquinn11 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard of it but I’d love to try it.

@elvergontemeto714 Жыл бұрын

You shoud man. Its delicious, Go to my home state some day and enjoy our fruits and food. Just be careful with the evil people out there.

@undeadaxolotl8584 Жыл бұрын

They're so worth it. They're in my top 3 alongside mangoes and watermelon.

@emmahardesty4330 Жыл бұрын

Yum. Will add to the list of things to eat before I die.

@ivanjimenez6797 Жыл бұрын

I love fruits , but pitayas are something else, i love to see when people eat one for the first time. is just adicted eat pitayas.

@sunnyverse7979 Жыл бұрын

Bro, this fruit exsist in Eritrea. Do you know how I know. I used to eat them all the time there. They were so cheap there. In matter of fact you could even pluck them by yourself. This fruit is the best tasteting fruit ever, it’s so sweet but not in a bad way. Which makes them so addicting.

@amf5060 Жыл бұрын

They originate from central and south america like tomatoes, corn, and peppers, they were spread around the world when the Spanish started trading them around the world.

@theforestgardener4011 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. I consider myself a rare fruit expert but didn’t know about this one

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT Жыл бұрын

Beautiful fruits! Great information.

@isralara3479 Жыл бұрын

Personally, I've always preferred Tuna (the fruit that grows in the cactus named nopal) to Pitaya so I used to throw them out just because I don't like them, I didn't know it was so expensive, there are plenty of them where I live.

@cortes1020 Жыл бұрын

I find the title misleading Mexican Dragon Fruit, dragon fruit is a native species to Mexico and Central America too.

@msmiley00 Жыл бұрын

Pitayas grow in my grandparents back yard ❤️❤️❤️

@maryannedelaney Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@lifeaddict Жыл бұрын

So I watched this yesterday and now I found it at the local corner shop. I live in London. 7-8/10. Got this watermelon sweet, hint of Pineapple, sandy texture with lots of seeds. Nice

@edxmon Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, unless your local corner shop in London got the variety grown in Jalisco, Mexico imported, received and sold you the fruit within 24 hours of it being picked, you are not having the 10/10 experience.

@lifeaddict Жыл бұрын

@@edxmon yes that’s what I noticed 😅 they were a bit smaller than the video, one day I’ll find fresher pitaya. But it was a good fruit I recommend

@ultragamer4960 Жыл бұрын

It’s expensive because they usually give one big crop a year. We eat them every June in Northwestern Mexico (but it’s from a different cactus than the one in the video.)

@elvergontemeto714 Жыл бұрын

I bet its not the same flavor as the ones from Jalisco

@DrKeroro Жыл бұрын

I love dragonfruit, the "pitahaya" - would love to try these too!

@wild7317 Жыл бұрын

Back in my hometown Guanajuato Mexico my neighbors had pitallas and they were free and so yummy. The best type of dragon fruit.

@temotemo1099 Жыл бұрын

Soy de guerrero México, por la parte de tierra caliente; ahí tenemos mucha variedad, y de todos colores y sabores.

@ozos8587 Жыл бұрын

This fruit is not only in jalisco it is in southern mexico as well and they're are delicious!!!

@Pwee88_909 Жыл бұрын

My grandpa has them in his backyard (he lives in SoCal)

@noramendez9657 Жыл бұрын

My family is from Puebla, the desert area and we have pitayas. We have them both in May and September. LOVE THEM SO MUCH.

@carlosdcpcg Жыл бұрын

Just has some that my grandma carefully brought over from Guadalajara..truly a wonderful fruit !

@anasfishcollection Жыл бұрын

We get these every time we go to Mexico our family give it to us for free but we know they cost money and always give them cash. They are very sweet

@elizabethmarquez6417 Жыл бұрын

En Jalpa Zacatecas tambien hay ese tipo de pitaya 🏜 muy dulce y deliciosa 😋🌵

@rromero9763 Жыл бұрын

Las de jalpa son mejores

@karisdelreal7264 Жыл бұрын

Si! Puro Jalpita la Bella!

@ylb1000 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love these. I would eat buckets of them when i would go to Mexico to visit my grandparents. I recently found some today at a mexican farmer's market and paid $20 for 3 pounds. So worth every single cent.

@candyrosepetals Ай бұрын

I will certainly appreciate my beloved pitaya more each day now! What an amazing journey to my bowl.

@gils100games Жыл бұрын

I found some in a Mexican market in Chicago for $10 a pound. They were perfectly ripe ! I was wondering about the logistics. The man who sold them to me said he had to get rid of them by the end of the day if not he had to make juice or marmalade out of the ones he didn't sell.

@blackkennedy3966 9 ай бұрын

Guy has connections lol.

@bcatbb2896 Жыл бұрын

if i were to visit mexico, i would def love to try some

@pavezxxD Жыл бұрын

Usually you can find them around april/may here in Guadalajara, you can buy around three big ones for a dollar and the sellers also sell pitaya punch, pitaya bread and pitaya ice cream

@dusama9382 Жыл бұрын

You can also find them in puebla, and while the heat does damage the fruit, u can maintain it in the fridge for varius days with out any problem and they are even more delicious.