My 13-year-old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Dragonfruit.
Reminds us of: watermelon crossed with kiwi.
Texture: like a grainy kiwi.
Flavor: like watermelon but not as sweet and with seeds like kiwi.
Verdict: very good!
Explore exotic fruit in this lovely board book that might entice your kids to try dragonfruit and more!
Exotic Fruit by Huy Voun Lee
This lovely board book starts off with dragonfruit! Lee describes it as having bright-pink skin and green leaves that resemble a dragon. Mangosteen, pineapple, kiwi, lychee, durian, starfruit, wax apple, and jackfruit are also included and will inform our Exotic Fruit Challenge! [board book, for ages 2 and up]
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BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is a book that I created to highlight books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books.
What a fun challenge idea! I’ve always wondered what dragon fruit tasted like.
It’s a little like kiwi but not as tart.
I LOVE dragon fruit, but it is only grainy when it is picked before it is ripe. I got spoiled eating it fresh when we lived in Guatemala, and have yet to find one in a US store that measures up…
Ah…that is probably our issue! It’s hard to find it really fresh here I bet! Thanks for that insight MaryAnne. If we make it Guatemala, we will try it there!